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Google Wave Invitation Exchange: Haiku Contest

Ok, let's make a deal. If you received your Google Wave invitation today you have eight more to share. How about passing one on to a deserving commenter?

To stand a chance at earning an invite from a generous Google Wave News reader still your mind and crank out a haiku describing why you deserve such an honor. Maybe Google didn't see you as worthy but one of our readers will!

Remember folks it's 5-7-5.

First Impressions: Google Wave Invitations Round II

Did you get your Google Wave invite today? One hundred thousand were sent out so they went fast. Don't give up hope - maybe one of your friends will pass on an invitation to you.

Google clearly indicates that Wave is not ready for prime time and this round of invitations is designed to test scalability. In this beta version Wave is still missing core features related to user permissions.

If you received a Wave invite today jump into the comments and share your joy.

If you didn't get one this round then tell us how you are handling that empty feeling. We are hear to help.

100,000 Google Wave invites on the way?

The official Google blog indicates that 100,000 coveted invites will go out on 9-30-09. Those lucky recipients will also be able to invite others:

We'll ask some of these early users to nominate people they know also to receive early invitations — Google Wave is a lot more useful if your friends, family and colleagues have it too. This, of course, will just be the beginning. If all goes well we will soon be inviting many more to try out Google Wave.

Read the full story right here. And keep your fingers crossed.

Google Wave News Roundup - Fireworks Edition

Google's Seth Covitz spoke to a tech group focusing on the apps that will run on Google Wave. Sample apps here.

The Power of Platforms

Google Wave: Did You Haiku?

What message did you send the Google Wave team when you signed up for an invite? I talked truthfully about the potential for Wave to be used in the classroom since that's my day job. I can already see how Google Wave could be a benefit to teachers and students.

Did you offer a haiku? Revisit your college essay in an effort to sound worthy? Mention "saving the children"?

Tell us your story in the comments. Share your haiku. Let us know if your invite has come through yet.

Will Google Wave Invites Appear on eBay?

Remember when a Gmail invite was the golden ticket? Folks were selling them on eBay for $199. They were a hot commidity in 2004. I haven't scanned the Wave TOS yet to see if sales are allowed.

Would you sell your ONE invite or guard it with your life?