November 25, 2009


Google Wave invites

Update: Since David Lawson has already built a proper website to handle this process, I hereby recommend that you swap Wave invitations over there instead of here: WaveShare.org. Accordingly, comments here are now closed.

First, everybody wanted them and nobody had them. Now, you can’t give these damn things away.

When I first got my own invitation and signed on, I had eight, and none of my Twitter friends needed them. Today I have sixteen. Does anybody here need an invite—or, rather, a “nomination,” since you may still languish in the waiting list for an indefinite period of time? I propose that those of you who want invites post comments here, and those of us who have invites to distribute give out as many as we think is decent.

Updated for the n00bs: If you put your real e-mail address into the comment form, you do not need to repeat it in the body of your comment; to do so is just to invite spammers to your inbox.

Similarly, if anybody wants an invitation to Brizzly, I have ten of those. I don’t see anything special about it, myself, but others seem to like it—maybe if you use both Twitter and Facebook it makes sense?

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115 Responses to “Google Wave invites”

  1. Mary on November 25th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    I would love one thanks, always fun to take something new out of the box

  2. Mario on November 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    Brizzly no longer needs invites. && I have 6 Google Wave invites to give away.

  3. India on November 25th, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    Well, see? You can’t give those away, either.

  4. Justin on November 25th, 2009 at 9:39 pm

    could send me one google wave invite ?

  5. Robert on November 25th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    Man, I will gladly take a google wave invite. I’m still searching.

  6. Brad on November 25th, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    I would like a google wave invite please.

  7. Elwyn Jenkins on November 25th, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    If you have a spare Google Wave invite, I would like one. Thanks in anticipation.

  8. vinod on November 25th, 2009 at 9:46 pm

    Hey dude will be realy nice if u can send me d invite in my gmail id…….
    Thnxs
    VInod

  9. Eric on November 25th, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    I’ll take a wave invite if you are giving them away please.

  10. India on November 25th, 2009 at 9:55 pm

    All right. Justin, Robert, Brad, Elwyn, vinod: you’re on.

    FYI, folks, as long as you put your real e-mail address in the header of the comment form, you don’t have to include it in the text of your comment. Less spam that way.

  11. Michel Torres on November 25th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    Hello! I would love a Google wave invite, if you still have any. Thank you!

  12. India on November 25th, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    And Mary and Michel.

    I’ve got nine left. If those all go, I’ll forward up to the next six e-mail addresses to you, Mario, if that’s okay with you . . . ?

  13. Katie on November 25th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

    That’d be amazing! I feel like I’ve been on their waiting list forever with no luck. : ( Thanks!

  14. Mario on November 25th, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    Well, actually, I just checked Wave and Google decided to up my invites to 14!

  15. Chris on November 25th, 2009 at 10:02 pm

    I’d appreciate one if you have any left. Thanks!

  16. Colin on November 25th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    I’d love an invite!

    I would be eternally indebted to whoever might invite me!

  17. Phanindra on November 25th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

    Please send a google wave invititation to me.
    thanks in advance..

  18. Cody on November 25th, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    I would appreciate an invite

  19. Tom on November 25th, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    I would love one.

  20. Michel Torres on November 25th, 2009 at 10:45 pm

    Sweet!! Thank you very much!!!

  21. Justin McCormick on November 25th, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    Well, I’m getting along just dandy without either one. You know what I’d LOVE an invite to, though? Droplr. Go ahead and send me one why don’t cha!

  22. Becca on November 25th, 2009 at 10:56 pm

    I would really appreciate an invite if you have any more, thanks!

  23. Javier on November 25th, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    I would love one of them!!! Thanks.

  24. Nick on November 25th, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    me too please

  25. Steven on November 25th, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    is it still available? thanks

  26. Tom on November 25th, 2009 at 11:51 pm

    I’d love an invite. Thanks so much. I’m lookng forward to the business modeling tool sets.

  27. Mike Friedman on November 25th, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    I would love as many as you can give me.

    We want to trial Wave company wide (40 people) but we don’t have enough invites!!!

    Thanks
    Mike

  28. India on November 26th, 2009 at 12:02 am

    Cody, Phanindra, Colin, Chris, Katie, Eric, Becca, Javier, Nick: done. And that’s it for my invitations, for today, at least. Everyone else up to this point (Tom, Tom, Steven, and Mike) I’ll forward to Mario.

    (And sorry if it seems like I’m processing these out of order—I’m trying to do it first-come, first-served, but they arrive in my inbox slightly higgledy piggledy.)

  29. Kaahne on November 26th, 2009 at 12:12 am

    I would love to have one ! Seems amazing for collaborative working !

  30. Mario on November 26th, 2009 at 12:16 am

    Tom, Tom, Steven & Mike, invites sent. I have 10 left!

  31. Tiffany Taylor on November 26th, 2009 at 12:22 am

    I would be ever so thankful on this Thanksgiving if I was to receive a Google Wave invite…:-D

    Thank you~

  32. India on November 26th, 2009 at 12:26 am

    @Justin: Droplr looks sweet. What’s salty is that they don’t even have so much as a “sign up for our mailing list” option.

    So for now I’ll stick with Dropbox and SugarSync. (If you sign up through either of those links, even for a free account, I believe we both get extra storage.) Not as slick for tweeting download links, but still pretty simple.

  33. Montanajen on November 26th, 2009 at 12:31 am

    I would love a wave invite! Any love for the new girl?

  34. Paja on November 26th, 2009 at 12:37 am

    Hi, I’m Paja and I’m a Goole addict:-) if you would be so kind … I simply love their mail and docs and SketchUp, I may seem like a Google dealer, but these guys are just mages. I’ve seen all the vieos on wave and I think that’s it, that’s the simplest brightest idea of all. Please, please, I can’t wait anymore:-)

  35. Saurabh on November 26th, 2009 at 12:43 am

    Please send me one
    [e-mail address edited out to prevent spam]
    thanx a million ton in advance
    God bless YA…

  36. Shraman on November 26th, 2009 at 12:51 am

    I would love to have Google Wave invite. Please send me one, Thanks

  37. mike on November 26th, 2009 at 1:01 am

    I’d love a wave invite if you still have some left! really awesome of you to offer them up.

  38. Aaron on November 26th, 2009 at 1:09 am

    I would love an invite.

    [e-mail address edited out to prevent spam]

  39. Masaki on November 26th, 2009 at 1:16 am

    Could you please give me an Invitation of Google Wave?

  40. Michael Smith on November 26th, 2009 at 1:22 am

    India, I have six invites up for grabs. Let me know who I should pick up.

  41. ajay on November 26th, 2009 at 1:31 am

    do send me

  42. Mike Friedman on November 26th, 2009 at 1:40 am

    I would like to get for following:

    [e-mail addresses edited out to prevent spam]

  43. India on November 26th, 2009 at 1:41 am

    OMG I just had the CRAZIEST idea: Mario, Michael, and I could be coordinating who sends which invites . . . using Google Wave!!!

    Quick! Somebody ask for an invite so we can try it!

  44. Frank on November 26th, 2009 at 1:54 am

    I would defiantly take one!

  45. GN on November 26th, 2009 at 1:55 am

    well stories on availability of wave invites are thronging but when requests are sent alas no replies or invites are already distributed this is my personal experiance

    if i get one i would be thankful

  46. sajoo on November 26th, 2009 at 1:57 am

    plz i wana plz

  47. Frank on November 26th, 2009 at 2:03 am

    Yeah, If I was given an invite I’d be damn thankful too. This is like waiting in line for a furby :D when you get to the front of the line, they’re all out.

  48. Frank on November 26th, 2009 at 2:07 am

    send it here if so
    [e-mail address edited out to prevent spam]

  49. Kaybi on November 26th, 2009 at 2:12 am

    I actually took the effort to see the entire technical demo! An invite would be really appreciated [redacted]

  50. Krezan on November 26th, 2009 at 2:20 am

    Send me dude!!!

  51. shubhang on November 26th, 2009 at 2:26 am

    hi pleeeeeaaaaasssssseeeeee send me an invite.i’m dying to try out google wave

  52. India on November 26th, 2009 at 2:28 am

    We now have a few more requests than ready invites, so I’m closing comments on this thread until further notice. Maybe other people will chip in unused invites in the next few days, or maybe Google will top off Mario’s, Michael’s, and my accounts. If we get another bunch to give away, I’ll reopen comments.

    If you have invites to offer, you can write to my Gmail address—India dot Amos at the Gmail—with “Wave invites” in the subject line, and I’ll add you to the distribution wave. Do not e-mail me asking for an invitation; I don’t have any and will not add you to the list.

    Mario and Michael: Check your Wave accounts! You’ve got Wave! My friend Jodi has already taken care of a few of them.

  53. SAMIK on November 26th, 2009 at 10:46 am

    i would reely reely appriciate if this plea works out……..can i have wave invite..??….[redacted]

  54. India on November 26th, 2009 at 10:48 am

    Okay, everyone who’s posted so far should have been taken care of. I’m reopening the thread, so you can continue to post requests. Step right up!

  55. Sheila Ryan on November 26th, 2009 at 10:49 am

    Here Comes Everybody.

  56. India on November 26th, 2009 at 11:03 am

    Not quite. A lot of Everybody is sleeping in today, it seems.

  57. Linda on November 26th, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Can you send me an invite too? thank you!!!

  58. Mike Friedman on November 26th, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Thank you very much to Mario Villalobos for the invite.

  59. Alex on November 26th, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Can I please have one of those invites? Thank you again for sending them out to ppl – much appreciated!

  60. India on November 26th, 2009 at 11:08 am

    Whoa—and it looks like “nominations” are getting processed a lot faster than before. Some of the people I invited last night now show up in my Wave contacts list.

  61. Sheila Ryan on November 26th, 2009 at 11:12 am

    Some of Everybody is busy looking for tips on making SPAM stuffing.

  62. Giammatteo on November 26th, 2009 at 11:13 am

    I’d love to seriously dig in to wave. I would greatly appreciate an invite and I will return the favor, by handing out my invites. fgiammatteo dot com

  63. India on November 26th, 2009 at 11:17 am

    Frank, chill: You were nominated last night. It’s out of our hands.

  64. Giammatteo on November 26th, 2009 at 11:20 am

    Sorry, I am just so anxious.

  65. India on November 26th, 2009 at 11:27 am

    Obviously. I hear that if you eat a big serving of turkey, it’ll cure that.

  66. cwbshaw on November 26th, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Hi…..

    If you still have any google wave invites left, you would have a very grateful recipient here…..

    Thanx muchly in advance.

    cwbshaw.

  67. James on November 26th, 2009 at 11:58 am

    Can I has wave, kthxbye?

  68. Chris Thomson on November 26th, 2009 at 12:21 pm

    If you have any invites left, I would be very grateful for one.

    Many thanks!
    Chris

  69. Justin McCormick on November 26th, 2009 at 12:29 pm

    @India I think I much prefer dropbox over Sugarsync. I like using an actual folder to keep things synced, rather than dropping it into the app window.

  70. India on November 26th, 2009 at 12:32 pm

    Yeah, it’s a popular metaphor.

    For my part, I usually prefer to leave a file where it would normally be filed on my hard drive, and then just get a link for it. Less duplication, and less hunting around for stuff.

  71. Pri on November 26th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

    i’d love to have one..pls…thanks a lot! :)

  72. Kaahne on November 26th, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    Thank you so much dear mtdsmith :)

  73. Marcus on November 26th, 2009 at 1:24 pm

    I’d love a invite:) Thanks:)

  74. Adrienne on November 26th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    Hi,

    Does anyone still has a spare invite for me? Unfortunately among my relations Wave accounts are not so plentiful like India experienced ;-/

    Thanks in advance,
    Adrienne

  75. @Chris_Thomson on November 26th, 2009 at 1:36 pm

    Just encase someonelooking at this thread, but can’t access the emails and is dishing out some invites, my email is cmdthomson [at] googlemail [dot] com

    Cheers!

  76. Diogo on November 26th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    I would really aprecciate one, If possible.
    Thank you.

  77. Geoff on November 26th, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    Yes please!

    Happy Thanksgiving.

  78. Giammatteo on November 26th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    Thank’s mtdsmith! Stay well.

  79. India on November 26th, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    @Chris_Thomson, you’re second on the list right now, and Pavel (whom Michael invited this morning) already has some invites and has offered them to the cause. So you should be all set.

  80. Giammatteo on November 26th, 2009 at 2:02 pm

    I have 6 to give away. Who is ever in charge of this, let me know who you would like to invite next. As promised, I will be handing my invites out.

  81. India on November 26th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Thanks, Frank. I just added you to the Wave wave.

    I have to go cook for a while, but I’ll check the comments here every hour or so and keep adding people to the invitation list. Between Pavel and Frank, everyone who’s commented so far will be covered.

  82. Alex on November 26th, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Thanks for the invite Mario Villalobos!

  83. Linda on November 26th, 2009 at 2:27 pm

    thanks for the add mario!

  84. Andy on November 26th, 2009 at 2:29 pm

    I’d also appreciate an invitation if someone has one left. Thank you so much!

  85. @Chris_Thomson on November 26th, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    Awesome! Thanks a lot, India!

  86. Celso on November 26th, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    I would love to receive an invitation and share mine too.

    BTW, very nice work! :)

    Celso

  87. Andy on November 26th, 2009 at 6:25 pm

    Awesome, so fast! Thanx to Giammatteo!

  88. Lalakiki on November 26th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Can i have an invite please ? :)

  89. dan on November 26th, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    invite please

    gam sah ne dah!

  90. Joerg on November 26th, 2009 at 7:37 pm

    Would like a Google Wave invite if any available. Thanks.

  91. Tony on November 26th, 2009 at 8:05 pm

    hey, would love an invite! thanx!

  92. George on November 26th, 2009 at 8:38 pm

    I would also appreciate one. Thanks in advance!

  93. JScheirer on November 26th, 2009 at 9:24 pm

    I would like a Google Wave invite if you have any left. Thanks.

  94. Tony on November 26th, 2009 at 9:40 pm

    If anyone have a Google Wave invite, I would love to try it. Thanks.

  95. D on November 26th, 2009 at 11:02 pm

    I would love a google wave inv

    [redacted]

  96. g on November 27th, 2009 at 12:10 am

    also here. thanks.

  97. Kartik on November 27th, 2009 at 12:38 am

    I have 8 left, email me at budhraja at gmail dot com

  98. Lexan on November 27th, 2009 at 2:04 am

    Please give me an invite too!

    PS: This is the first site I’ve seen with a real-time comment preview. It’s like google wave!

  99. Jan on November 27th, 2009 at 5:08 am

    A Wave inv would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks for your effort in sharing the experience.

  100. puti leony on November 27th, 2009 at 5:38 am

    Can you send me an invite too? thank you!!! :) :)

  101. David Peirs on November 27th, 2009 at 6:09 am

    hi m8te,

    it would be sweet to get one of them invites.
    would be appreciated alot !

    cheers,

    David.

  102. Peter on November 27th, 2009 at 6:41 am

    If you have any Wave invites left, I’d really like one. If not, please tell me where to get one. Thanks.

  103. niraj on November 27th, 2009 at 6:48 am

    need a google wave invite. plz..

  104. metisera on November 27th, 2009 at 7:04 am

    hey I would love a Google wave invite if you still have any left! I can’t wait to try it!

  105. Ju-Liang Trigg on November 27th, 2009 at 7:09 am

    Hi there, I would love a Google Wave invite.. have you got any left?

  106. Bob on November 27th, 2009 at 7:28 am

    I would really appreciate a google wave invitation.
    Thanks.

  107. Wayl on November 27th, 2009 at 8:31 am

    I just miss your invite to have the en-plein of google services!

  108. David Lawson on November 27th, 2009 at 9:16 am

    Hey guys I know that its getting hard to give them away, thats why I built a website for that: waveshare.org

  109. Donna on November 27th, 2009 at 9:27 am

    If there are any invites left at all, I would love one! my email is: [redacted]

    Thx,
    D

  110. David Lawson on November 27th, 2009 at 10:10 am

    Hey Donna

    Yep you can get one here http://waveshare.org , let the sharing continue

  111. PD on November 27th, 2009 at 10:17 am

    I would like to receive an invite if some kind soul has extra’s. Thanks.

  112. sultana on November 27th, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Hi, would love a google invite too.. hopefully you still have some left. thanks xx

  113. parixit on November 27th, 2009 at 10:47 am

    cn ne1 send me google wave invitation plzon [redacted]

  114. Rick on November 27th, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Please and thank you for an invite!

  115. India on November 27th, 2009 at 11:04 am

    Yeah, see, I kept thinking, “Gee, I really ought to build a website that does this automatically,” but I’m not lazy enough. Since David has done so already, I recommend that henceforth those of us with invitations burning holes in our pockets post them over at WaveShare, and those who want them lodge requests at same. Accordingly, comments here are now closed.

    We’ll take care of everyone who’s commented on this thread up to this point.