Google Wave Invites

[Billy Crook]

I've got a few to give out. Speak up if you want one.

[jamesmi...@googlemail.com]

How about a nice review of it.
is it worth it?
mike

[Christofer C. Bell]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM, jamesmi...@googlemail.com
<jamesmi...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> How about a nice review of it.
> is it worth it?

How about watching Google's exhaustive presentation covering Wave and
its features?

http://wave.google.com/

--
Chris

[major chapman]

   I will take an invite.  Like to check it out.

   Major
   reach...@gmail.com

[dustin...@gmail.com]

It will be useful when folks I want to use it with actually have an account. We shall see.
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone, powered by CREDO Mobile.

[Tim Eberhard]

I'll take one..

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Billy Crook <billy...@gmail.com> wrote:

[jamesmi...@googlemail.com]

I heard about that, but I dont belive the hype.
I would like to know from the users if it is worth the time?
mike

[Aaron Brown]

jamesmi...@googlemail.com wrote:
> I heard about that, but I dont belive the hype.
> I would like to know from the users if it is worth the time?

Google Wave is a collaborative software suite with a by-invitation-only
beta and a very limited user base at the moment. Which is to say,
Google has shot itself in the foot with this one.

Once everyone can use it, then the jury may render a verdict on its
utility. Until then, I'm going to pass, I think.

- Aaron

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Aaron Brown :: aa...@thebrownproject.com :: www.thebrownproject.com

[Billy Crook]

It's beta. Expect nothing. It's definitely lacking in some areas.
It's definitely innovative in others. I find myself constantly
comparing its various parts to email, IM, IRC, and phpBB forums. If I
could merge together many different communications media like that
into one open, federated protocol, I'm all for it. It's also aiming
at Google Docs and blog comment applications.

Once it's better established, I'll run it on my own domain.

And since it's Google, of course its the best thing ever, until they
unleash the next best thing ever.

[James Ownby]

How about you reply, while not acting like a self-centered cockfuck?

James

[jamesmi...@googlemail.com]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 5:27 PM, Aaron Brown <aa...@thebrownproject.com> wrote:

> Google Wave is a collaborative software suite with a by-invitation-only
> beta and a very limited user base at the moment.  Which is to say,
> Google has shot itself in the foot with this one.
>
> Once everyone can use it, then the jury may render a verdict on its
> utility.  Until then, I'm going to pass, I think.

That is what I am thinking, I am going to pass.
thanks,
mike

[Richard Mote]

I would like an invitation.  It would be interesting to try it out and see what it has to offer.


Sincerely,

Richard Mote

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:12 AM, Billy Crook <billy...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Austin Morgan]

I would like one. I also have an invite to google voice if anyone is
interested

----------------original message-----------------
From: "Billy Crook" billy...@gmail.com
To: "Undisclosed Recipients" Billy...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:12:32 -0500
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[Jesse Davis]

If you've got an extra Wave invite, I'd like one.

[Billy Crook]

If you asked in private I've confirmed your nomination in private. If
you asked in public, this message is to confirm I've invited:
r.j.mote
reachmajor
xmin0s
chillyweasel
nairbemail
darylvf

Asked before 12:27 Central time and don't see yourself in that list?
Ask again. 5 invites remain.

[Billy Crook]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:12, Billy Crook <billy...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've got a few to give out.  Speak up if you want one.

And they're gone. For those who are not aware already, the invite
system works by "nominating" people, not directly inviting them. I'm
not sure if it is publicly known what happens between nomination and
you actually getting the invite or why they have that step at all. It
was a day or two between when I was nominated and when I got my
invite. I don't know if they rate-limit or bump up people that get
nominated multiple times.

When you get your invite, it will look like the forwarded message
below. The signup is pretty straight forward.

After you've had your account for some period of time, or sent some
number of blips (the wave equivalent of an IM, or EMail, or /msg), a
new wave will show up in your inbox, with the subject "Invite others
to Google Wave", with a widget that allows you to do just that. Check
this thread for people wanting wave invites after 2009-10-27 04:00
Central, to pick up where I left off.

Have fun!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <wave-n...@google.com>
Date: Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 19:35
Subject: Billy Crook has invited you to preview Google Wave
To: y...@gmail.com

Googlewave
preview

Billy Crook has invited you to preview Google Wave!

Google Wave is a new online tool for real-time communication and
collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document where
people can discuss and work together using text, photos, videos, maps,
and more. Learn more at wave.google.com.

This is still an early preview of Google Wave, so you may run into
some bumps along the way but we look forward to your feedback.

To accept your invitation, sign into Google Wave at the following link*:
https://wave.google.com/wave/invite?a=pre&wtok=0123456789abcdef&wsig=1tQg31BbBk8uliYl4Z7K0BAxK4ofcQhRfi
(If you do not have a Google account, you will be prompted to create one)

Once you've signed in:

Check out the videos and example waves
Update your profile
Start waving!

Happy waving!
The Google Wave Team

For help, please visit http://www.google.com/support/wave

* This link will only work for one invitation to Google Wave, it
cannot be shared!

Copyright 2009. Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043.

[Russell Valentine]

I actually just watched this video, and it is was a good suggestion to
watch it.

Eventually I would hope to see the fall of email and rise of Google Wave.

At first I was thinking that there would be no way that many companies
would trust their collaborative data on the google servers. But they
have open protocols and it seems like a open source server so people
could host their own Wave system.

Russell Valentine

[Karl Schmidt]

Russell Valentine wrote:
> I actually just watched this video, and it is was a good suggestion to
> watch it.

I agree - helped me get to sleep without any pills..

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[Justin Dugger]

I imagine it's to build a better influence and social network graph
(or perhaps to make selling invites harder). This way you can be
nominated multiple times and the data would link you. Once you go
down the web traffic analysis path, you discover it goes pretty far
and takes you to strange places like this.

Justin