McLane Creative The Youth Cartel

Win a Google Wave Invite

September 30, 2009 · 81 comments

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!

  • http://www.gigitastic.com kara szyarto

    adam is the best! [haha what else should i say?]

  • http://www.gavoweb.com gavin richardson

    because you love me so. and i’m inclined to keep the sharing going.
    gavoweb(at)gmail.com

  • http://www.larsrood.com Lars Rood

    So Contest 1 here it is. I’m a fan of google. I have a voice account where I was on the beta team and I’ve tried to figure out great ways to use if for my profession which is youth ministry. I’m interested in a WAVE account for the same reason. I’m always trying to see how I can reach and connect with students, parents, families and staff more effectively. There you go.

  • http://twitter.com/dylanwarner Dylan

    wow. i would LOVE an invite!!

  • http://twitter.com/twofourworship Two|Four

    GOOGLE WAVE!

  • http://elevationgeneration.org Shawn Michael Shoup

    Go Google! ;D

  • Chris

    I’d love to see what the hype is about.

  • mike

    please invite please

  • http://www.terracecrawford.com Terrace Crawford

    Goo Goo Dolls. I mean, Google Wave.
    Yep, I’d love an invite too.

    –Terrace Crawford
    http://www.terracecrawford.com
    http://www.twitter.com/terracecrawford

  • Jon

    Randomizer, baby!

  • nicatronTg

    Google Wave 4 me?
    @nicatronTg

  • EngDa59

    /roll
    (The RNG hates me)

  • Ryan Smith

    I love You Adam- I have been waiting so long for wave!

  • http://www.briansenecal.com Brian Senecal

    ::::waving:::

  • http://ysabel.tumblr.com Ysabel

    I hope I get picked! :)

  • http://ineedwave.com Jesse Fullen

    Randomly pick me please. Jessefullen@gmail.com

  • http://noneyet U Maasmeier

    Pls get me an invitation!

  • http://www.knowbedo.blogspot.com Charlie

    After using all the other Google products, shouldn’t WAVE be in my hands?? Go Irish!

  • http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=157384415888 Jesse Fullen

    Here is my entry for Contest number 2.

    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=157384415888

  • Henry

    OMG I love google

  • http://jonathanhochan.com Jonathan Chan

    PICK ME?!

  • http://None Srinivas Vasudevan

    Riding the wave!

  • Henry

    And here is my submission for contest #2
    http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=288985325166

  • http://richardinaz.blogspot.com Richard Jones

    richard.lee.jones@gmail.com would love the Google Wave invite!

  • Erica

    What the heck!

  • Ric

    seven.2004 AT gmail DOT com

  • AJ Buerer

    I would love Google Wave invite.

  • gst

    Ok. So I’ll try it too – maybe I’ll win :)

  • http://megagreat.claytonhughes.com Clayton Hughes

    Here’s for random numbers!

  • James

    noit88 at gmail dot com

    I’m on a WAVEHUNT MISSION.

  • Joe

    woo! i’m in for contest 1 but if i win i’ll save the whales. all of them.

  • Vishal

    A new Wave has hit the internet! Kudos Google!

  • http://mbhs.edu Kamal

    New Google products! The conquest of the world has begun!

  • Joe

    Please give me an invite.

  • http://betsblog.typepad.com Bet

    Random numbers are cool. Let’s hope Google Wave is too!

  • http://www.justinvanrheenen.com Justin Van Rheenen

    oh please! would love an invite!

  • Adam

    Let’s see how lucky I am :)

  • Tom King

    Well, guess I’ve as much chance as anyone… Cheers.

  • http://inspiredposters.wordpress.com Srini

    Invite me you must!!

  • http://www.pallab.net Pallab

    I have been dying to try this potential game changer. Would love to receive an invite.

  • Aiman

    Please, invite me!

  • http://www.nepalko.info Binit Prads

    Please invite.

  • Ben Tucker

    Please

  • lacky

    Please, invite me! ;)

  • Connor

    Please invite me!!

  • http://www.stevenspointtapestry.org/blog/ robert

    send me an invite and i’ll say wonderful things about you for the rest of the day

  • Eithan Smith

    I’d love to try Google Wave out!

  • http://roclee.net Roc

    A Wave invite would be greatly appreciated

  • Jeff Richards

    Why does this feel like playing craps?

    jeffreyorichards[@]gmail.com

  • sam k

    Looking forward to trying wave

  • http://Www.erikwithak.com Erik w/a k

    I love random.org

  • http://www.twitter.com/schottkey Nora
  • Ravi Shekhar S.

    How random can random get?

  • http://blog.roogles.com Eli Ruggles

    Wow, this post generated a lot of comments.

    Randomly pick me! :)

    roogles[@]gmail.com.

  • Al Darmonski

    I would love an wave invite!

  • Lorenz Roos

    please

  • Kerry

    Dis business.

  • Stef

    I hope that I’m random enough :)

  • Linda Brangwynne

    Love it Adam. Thanks for sharing. Yep, truly a random act of kindness. :)

  • http://thebobbypin.com Natalie

    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

    Thanks for having a contest. I hope I win!

  • http://youthhacks.com Josh

    If I get the invite, I’ll murder one person of your choice. Seriously.

  • http://zck.in zack

    I want.

  • Alanna

    Ooh, I REALLY want to try this!!!!

  • http://notpeacebutasword.wordpress.com bub

    I like winning stuff!

  • Kyle Evans

    I really want to try this

  • Brett

    I hope I win! Random pick me!

  • Martin

    I`ll give it a try :-)

  • Kangolroo

    *puts my name in the hat*

  • http://www.thesnuffy.com Todd Porter

    I knew you before you were hip and cool. Wait, have you actually become hip and cool yet? :-P

  • Jason

    invite please :)

  • alex

    can’t wait for this to go public–i’ll take my chances for an invite though

  • Phil

    Would love for randomness to choose me.

  • Psul Tilley

    I think im to late

  • http://snavenel.blogspot.com Len

    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

    I am caught up in a wave to get an invite to the wave.

  • Peter

    I wanna wave

  • http://www.youthworkers.net Alon

    Randomness rules! alon.banks(at)gmail.com

  • http://davelukedesign.com/blog Dave Luke

    well the odds are dropping as we speak!!

  • Rhett

    Fingers crossed.

  • Justin Halbersma

Previous post:

Next post: