It looked pretty useful in 2009. Failing to push it was baffling then too.

I used it to plan a group beach trip back when it came out. We had a single page shared with everyone going on the trip. The page had live shopping lists, maps, weather forecasts, and other snippets of useful information. Now in 2026 I still can't think of any single technology that provides the same utility. Although to be fair, this might be a case of rosy retrospection.

notion isn't too far off

wave failed for weird google organizational reasons far more than anything inherent to the product or tech

It was awesome when released. I used it a lot, the multiplayer experience was awesome, and the mix of document-forum-wiki is still something I miss

It was too far ahead of its time.