Surfing around on Google Wave today

I'm just one day into my own exploration of Google Wave after getting my invite.

So very happy to have both these assessment round-ups arrive in the inbox to get wider expert opinions and feedback.

What Users Like/Dislike About Google Wave [DATA] http://mashable.com/2009/11/27/wave-feedback/

Why Google Wave Sucks, And Why You Will Use It Anyway

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/26/why-google-wave-sucks/

Now to find my way around the beta site and make the most of my early inclusion among the fortunate few, make my own initial conclusions and experiments.

Reserve your username all over the web - big timesaver

Apart from the time factor as those nice Mashable people point out with a groan - there goes the afternoon! this site will surely save you time over the longer haul.

With time in such short supply for most of us, any site or service that brings more 'shortcuts' is a fit for me!

Read the Mashable story -http://mashable.com/2008/10/11/usernamecheck/

and to visit direct - http://usernamecheck.com/

Tips and tools for your video career online

Flagging up a really helpful article today from TechCrunch for newbies wanting to get started with videos online -

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/17/tools-for-your-video-career/

This is a really good starting point to get to know the basics. Combine it with this great toolbox from the Mashable guys recently -

http://mashable.com/2007/06/27/video-toolbox/

And you'll be a video star within days. Seriously, there's so much good information here to work with however you're weaving video into your online strategy or activities, it's worth sharing widely they've done a ton of research.

If nothing else you can learn some tricks not to embarrass yourself on YouTube.