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31 Oct 2010 21:27

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Tech: Why did super-developer Lars Rasmussen leave Google, anyway?

  • what Lars Rasmussen, a key Google staffer who famously crated Google Maps (and Google Wave) decided to leave the company recently. Understandable, because they killed his Google Wave baby.
  • why He’s going to Facebook! He revealed the news to the Sydney Morning Herald, saying: “It feels to me that Facebook may be a sort of once-in-a-decade type of company.” We can see that. source

19 May 2010 12:20

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Tech: Google finally understands what to do with Wave

  • 2009 Google launches this crazy product called Wave at their I/O conference. It rides a huge wave of hype (and invites). Then it causes a huge backlash.
  • 2010 The main developer, Lars Rasmussen, says they finally understand what it’s for. “It’s about groups of people adopting Wave,” he says. Oh. source