Win a Google Wave Invite

September 30, 2009

Tonight the Google gods waved their magic wand and granted my wish by inviting me to the first group of beta testers for Google Wave. (See the video above.) Included in my account was the ability to invite a few people.

I have to be honest, I don’t see what all of the hype is about. Then again, that’s what I said about Twitter 2 years ago! I unwittingly posted a jab at Kristen that I had invites to give away and all of a sudden I was flooded with requests for an invite! Having no ability to chose, this is my attempt to give away some things while celebrating what I’m all about. Did you see people were selling invites on Ebay? Crazy!

Two Ways To Win an Invite

Contest 1: (one invite) Simply leave a comment on this post with a valid Google account email in the email field. Say whatever you want in the comment box. From this group of people I’ll pick one random person to get an invite using Random.org.

Contest 2: (one invite) Write a blog post or Facebook note about what you are doing to change your community for the better. Tell me how you volunteer at a community center, work with a local church, raise money for a good cause, or spend your weekends hand feeding endangered turtles. Then post the link here on my blog. (Either as a trackback or as a comment.) I will read them all and pick my favorite to get the invite. It’s not as democratic as the first contest but this part reflects who I am and what I’m all about.

Contest Deadline is Thursday, October 1st at 7:00 PM Pacific Time

Who is eligible? Anyone who enters. Feel free to share this link. One entry per person. I’ll delete multiple entries and remove you from my Christmas list. You realize that this blog logs IP addresses, right?

OK, 1-2-3 Go!

Update:

Contest #1 Congrats to Bet. She was the random comment chosen for contest #1. Bet, I submitted your invite already. It can take a day or so for Google to actually approve you.

Contest #2 Congrats to Justin. His post is about picking up some random kids traveling through town and offering them a weekends worth of hospitality. Great story!

Tagged as: change, Contest, Culture, google wave, meet the parents

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Erik w/a k October 1, 2009 at 6:13 am: I love random.org
Nora October 1, 2009 at 6:21 am: schottkey@gmail.com :}
Ravi Shekhar S. October 1, 2009 at 6:22 am: How random can random get?
Eli Ruggles October 1, 2009 at 6:37 am: Wow, this post generated a lot of comments.

Randomly pick me!

roogles[@]gmail.com.
Al Darmonski October 1, 2009 at 6:49 am: I would love an wave invite!
Lorenz Roos October 1, 2009 at 6:59 am: please
Kerry October 1, 2009 at 7:18 am: Dis business.
Stef October 1, 2009 at 7:59 am: I hope that I’m random enough
Linda Brangwynne October 1, 2009 at 8:02 am: Love it Adam. Thanks for sharing. Yep, truly a random act of kindness.
Natalie October 1, 2009 at 8:12 am: Well I’m convinced that random.org hates me! Yes, a automated web site and I are fighting, what now? But I’ll make up with random.org if I’m picked! Promise!

Natalie
Brandon October 1, 2009 at 8:36 am: Thanks for having a contest. I hope I win!
Josh October 1, 2009 at 8:58 am: If I get the invite, I’ll murder one person of your choice. Seriously.
zack October 1, 2009 at 9:07 am: I want.
Alanna October 1, 2009 at 9:23 am: Ooh, I REALLY want to try this!!!!
bub October 1, 2009 at 9:26 am: I like winning stuff!
Kyle Evans October 1, 2009 at 9:38 am: I really want to try this
Brett October 1, 2009 at 9:43 am: I hope I win! Random pick me!
Martin October 1, 2009 at 9:49 am: I`ll give it a try
Kangolroo October 1, 2009 at 9:55 am: *puts my name in the hat*
Todd Porter October 1, 2009 at 10:03 am: I knew you before you were hip and cool. Wait, have you actually become hip and cool yet?
Jason October 1, 2009 at 10:46 am: invite please
alex October 1, 2009 at 11:34 am: can’t wait for this to go public–i’ll take my chances for an invite though
Phil October 1, 2009 at 12:39 pm: Would love for randomness to choose me.
Psul Tilley October 1, 2009 at 1:14 pm: I think im to late
Len October 1, 2009 at 1:15 pm: Is this the record for your comments on one post? If so, it’s not the topic, it’s you because you are uber-popular.
indylarry October 1, 2009 at 2:36 pm: I am caught up in a wave to get an invite to the wave.
Peter October 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm: I wanna wave
Alon October 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm: Randomness rules! alon.banks(at)gmail.com
Dave Luke October 1, 2009 at 2:38 pm: well the odds are dropping as we speak!!
Rhett October 1, 2009 at 2:40 pm: Fingers crossed.
Justin Halbersma October 1, 2009 at 4:18 pm: http://methodistjustin.blogspot.com/2009/09/encountering-christ-in-stranger.html

entry for contest #2…and email included for #1