# A Quick Favor From the Community: Google Wave **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 30, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105 "2009-09-30T14:54:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/1 "2009-09-30T14:54:34Z")
If any of you guys have access to it or are authorized to send out invites, I’d appreciate one. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/2 "2009-09-30T15:45:20Z")
Likewise. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/3 "2009-09-30T16:03:35Z")
Sure, if we are just asking for handouts, I would like an invite too. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/4 "2009-09-30T16:20:01Z")
Same here. I’d also like a Ferrari, but I appreciate how that might not be possible. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/5 "2009-09-30T16:54:23Z")
The Google what now? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/6 "2009-09-30T17:19:05Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Sure, if we are just asking for handouts, I would like an invite too. [There](http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/surfs-up-wednesday-google-wave-update.html). ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/7 "2009-09-30T18:15:27Z")
From the demo link (Sun Times), it looks like a really cool new way of communication. I can see how this would change SDMB, as well as make my life easier as a teacher and save myself from having to schlep to the school to participate in a lot of boring meetings, and thinking about what I should have said after the meeting is over. I am already thinking of other ways to use this they didn’t bring up in the demo. So far, I am impressed. About getting that invite…[DMark frantically waves for Wave] ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/8 "2009-09-30T18:17:29Z")
I’d like one too please! ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/9 "2009-09-30T20:35:27Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > From the demo link (Sun Times), it looks like a really cool new way of communication. I can see how this would change SDMB, as well as make my life easier as a teacher and save myself from having to schlep to the school to participate in a lot of boring meetings, and thinking about what I should have said after the meeting is over. I am already thinking of other ways to use this they didn’t bring up in the demo. > > So far, I am impressed. > > About getting that invite…[DMark frantically waves for Wave] It’s an interesting synthesis of e-mail, Gchat, and their Google Documents all rolled up in one program. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/10 "2009-09-30T20:41:56Z")
I’ll take one too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/11 "2009-09-30T20:43:44Z")
I as well. ---
**Author:** ![fubbleskag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fubbleskag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fubbleskag)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/12 "2009-09-30T22:03:25Z")
I’d trade all of your GWave invites for a GVoice invite. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/13 "2009-09-30T23:58:20Z")
I’d want a Wave invitation too… Sounds like the invites are rare at this point, though. [The Christian Science Monitor says they’re being sold on eBay.](http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/09/30/google-wave-invite-hits-ebay-price-soars/) ---
**Author:** ![aerodave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/14 "2009-10-01T04:37:10Z")
Add me to the list of moochers wanting an invite for no good reason. I signed up months ago when I first heard of it, but no love from Google yet. I got Google Voice in very quickly, but I’d much rather have me some Wave. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/15 "2009-10-01T12:11:17Z")
> [@gardentraveler](#): > > I’d want a Wave invitation too… Sounds like the invites are rare at this point, though. [The Christian Science Monitor says they’re being sold on eBay.](http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/09/30/google-wave-invite-hits-ebay-price-soars/) It doesn’t appear that many are actually being sold on Ebay. Maybe that’s a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/16 "2009-10-01T13:52:10Z")
> [@aerodave](#): > > I signed up months ago when I first heard of it, but no love from Google yet. I got Google Voice in very quickly, but I’d much rather have me some Wave. Same here. I got a “Bugger off, Canuck” on the Google Voice ask without too much delay, but not even that for Google Wave. ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/17 "2009-10-01T14:07:04Z")
I’ll see if I can spare any of mine or if they are claimed by my friends. Anyone tried it? I think it has so much potential but needs userbase to to suceed. It works pretty good for me both in Chrome and Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Sangwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Sangwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangwich)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/18 "2009-10-01T14:46:36Z")
I’ve been lurking in the shadows here for sometime now so I figure I owe y’all one–make that four–invites. Those are all I can spare at the moment. Happy waving! ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/19 "2009-10-01T14:51:23Z")
> [@fubbleskag](#): > > I’d trade all of your GWave invites for a GVoice invite. Go sign up for it. Hubby did that about a month ago, and got an invite within a week. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105/20 "2009-10-01T15:04:48Z")
Me tooooo! :: puppy eyes :: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-quick-favor-from-the-community-google-wave/512105.md?page=2)