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!
Comments
81 responses to “Win a Google Wave Invite”
adam is the best! [haha what else should i say?]
because you love me so. and i’m inclined to keep the sharing going.
gavoweb(at)gmail.com
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.
wow. i would LOVE an invite!!
GOOGLE WAVE!
Go Google! ;D
I’d love to see what the hype is about.
please invite please
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
Randomizer, baby!
Google Wave 4 me?
@nicatronTg
/roll
(The RNG hates me)
I love You Adam- I have been waiting so long for wave!
::::waving:::
I hope I get picked! 🙂
Randomly pick me please. Jessefullen@gmail.com
Pls get me an invitation!
After using all the other Google products, shouldn’t WAVE be in my hands?? Go Irish!
Here is my entry for Contest number 2.
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=157384415888
OMG I love google
PICK ME?!
Riding the wave!
And here is my submission for contest #2
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=288985325166
richard.lee.jones@gmail.com would love the Google Wave invite!
What the heck!
seven.2004 AT gmail DOT com
I would love Google Wave invite.
Ok. So I’ll try it too – maybe I’ll win 🙂
Here’s for random numbers!
noit88 at gmail dot com
I’m on a WAVEHUNT MISSION.
woo! i’m in for contest 1 but if i win i’ll save the whales. all of them.
A new Wave has hit the internet! Kudos Google!
New Google products! The conquest of the world has begun!
Please give me an invite.
Random numbers are cool. Let’s hope Google Wave is too!
oh please! would love an invite!
Let’s see how lucky I am 🙂
Well, guess I’ve as much chance as anyone… Cheers.
Invite me you must!!
I have been dying to try this potential game changer. Would love to receive an invite.
Please, invite me!
Please invite.
Please
Please, invite me! 😉
Please invite me!!
send me an invite and i’ll say wonderful things about you for the rest of the day
I’d love to try Google Wave out!
A Wave invite would be greatly appreciated
Why does this feel like playing craps?
jeffreyorichards[@]gmail.com
Looking forward to trying wave
I love random.org
schottkey@gmail.com :}
How random can random get?
Wow, this post generated a lot of comments.
Randomly pick me! 🙂
roogles[@]gmail.com.
I would love an wave invite!
please
Dis business.
I hope that I’m random enough 🙂
Love it Adam. Thanks for sharing. Yep, truly a random act of kindness. 🙂
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
Thanks for having a contest. I hope I win!
If I get the invite, I’ll murder one person of your choice. Seriously.
I want.
Ooh, I REALLY want to try this!!!!
I like winning stuff!
I really want to try this
I hope I win! Random pick me!
I`ll give it a try 🙂
*puts my name in the hat*
I knew you before you were hip and cool. Wait, have you actually become hip and cool yet? 😛
invite please 🙂
can’t wait for this to go public–i’ll take my chances for an invite though
Would love for randomness to choose me.
I think im to late
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. 😉
I am caught up in a wave to get an invite to the wave.
I wanna wave
Randomness rules! alon.banks(at)gmail.com
well the odds are dropping as we speak!!
Fingers crossed.
http://methodistjustin.blogspot.com/2009/09/encountering-christ-in-stranger.html
entry for contest #2…and email included for #1