Google Wave Invites

Tue Oct 27 04:41:37 CDT 2009

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:12, Billy Crook <billycrook at 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-noreply at google.com>
Date: Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 19:35
Subject: Billy Crook has invited you to preview Google Wave
To: you at 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!