2 Free Google Wave Invites
October 15th, 2009 Filed under: Web | Tags: email, google, internet, waveGoogle Wave is Google’s new communication toy. It’s kind of like a new version of e-mail that includes aspects of wikis and chat as well as collaboration tools and more. I can’t really explain it but watch the little video below to get a run through of how it’s taking e-mail to the next level.
Watched it? Good, so now you know what I’ll talking about, you’re probably wondering how you can start using it. Well bad news is it’s actually invite only at the moment. But the good news is I have a couple (that’s 2) Wave nominations left to give away. I say nominations and not invites, because Google says “Invitations will not be sent immediately. We have a lot of stamps to lick.”
So what type of impossible request am I going to demand for you to receive one of the nominations? Nothing too hard really. Just leave me a comment saying why you want it here, plus leave a comment on any other post on my blog. In 24 hours I’ll pick the best two commenters and nominate them for a Google Wave invite.
here it goes: I want it because I’ve been looking for one invitation ever since the first GWave came out, it’s been a couple weeks of hunting and I haven’t been lucky. So tonight I’m laying on my bed wondering what else I’m missing on my physics essay and then I just felt like going on Twitter and search for invites once more. Not gonna give up. I WANT GOOGLE WAVE to get all my friends together in a single peaceful internet/vacational spot =)
Hi mate. Wasn’t aware you had a blog. Been a follower of yours on Twitter for a little while, but where I first got in touch with you was on Pownce, where you were spamming your amazing NZBeats Podcast!
Anyway, why would I like a Google Wave nomination? Simple really… I watched the Google I/O Presentation on YouTube awhile ago, and thought the concept looked amazing, and can see it playing a significant role in the future of communication. Basically, I’d just love the chance to have a go myself. To see what all the buzz really is about!
Anyways, I’ve bookmarked your blog. Good stuff mate. Going to have a read through your other posts now.
Well, Ki. I hadn’t heard of Google Wave til you started talking about it. I’m not up with the coolest thing on the internets, evidently. But it has become clear after some research (on Google, hmm) that this is indeed the next new best thing and I’m prepared to be dazzled… Anyway, if I don’t have Google Wave how are we going to co-ordinate, like, that big project we have planned over the summer? It’s no good if you’re on it but I’m not.
I’m on the brink of solving the world’s energy crisis and require Google Wave to disseminate my findings. ‘Help the geek, save the world.’
Hmm.. why do I want Google Wave?
Well, as a programmer and a geek, I need to keep on top of these new technologies: not as you might think to create mods or addons for it, or to even use it all!
No, I would like an invite solely for the bragging rights. Oh, I might play around with it for day or two, and engage you in a couple of real-time Wave conversations; but inevitably it will languish unloved and unused on my hard drive like so many other chat/social network apps that I don’t use.
So what’dya say Ki? Invitation coming my way?!
Oops, correction on my comment: Google Wave is a web app, It doesn’t get installed on my hard drive! Silly me.
I would love one, as I have been waiting for a long time, and would love to get this to share around more people. Thanks for the opportunity, I want to see what this is like on the BlackBerry too!
I know things about you Ki… secrets that you might not want others to know.
Give me the invite and nobody has to find out.
Once, while in the far away land of Faerun, I come across a tablet. On this tablet there were few words, but that ones printed had vital importance:
“Get into google wave or everyone dies. Everyone.
Love,
God”
And thus I seek an invite, for the sake of humanity.
Please? For Humanity?
-Lemur
Ok the winning commenters are SkinBintin and Sean. Congrates! Thanks again for commenting everyone else, but some of you should have read a bit more clearly. I asked for 2 comments; one on this post and one on another post.
Marissa I’ll try my best to get one out to you too!
Wow! Thanks Ki!
I wasn’t expecting on winning… looks like I’ll actually have to use it now
I’ll fire off a wave to you once the invite gets through, and I get up and running.
And if I get some spare invites, I can always share them around too…
Hi Ki,
How did you get so lucky to have google wave invites to give away. You are in a wonderful position to make some people happy and improve their lives. Lucky you.
I want a google wave invitation because I love the concept of all aspects of social networking, email, and chat blended into one platform. It’s brilliant.
I look forward to the day in public education when all educators have google wave. It’s so easy to send an email to a group of people, but the group communication stops when someone inadvertently replies to sender instead of replying to everyone. This happens all the time when the team is communicating with parents and other staff. Google wave would eliminate this.
Google wave would also be a great benefit to my PLN. Imagine the conversations when multiple thinkers are on the same page regarding a topic.
I like the idea of brain energy being transferred from one person to another. That’s what Google Wave is doing!
Want an invitation?
Get on that page and comment it
http://gregoryalussier.com/2009/10/18/free-google-wave-invitation/
Greg