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  • Awesome Black Friday Deal! Free invites to Google Wave! Just comment on this post!

    Sorry! All 16 invites have been given out – in less than three hours! I’ll post again when I get more to give away! :)

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    Ok fine, it’s not a “Black Friday Deal,” it’s just me announcing I’ve got Google Wave invites to give away to the first sixteen (16) people who comment on this post!

    Please remember to provide your email address!

    What is Google Wave? This might help:

    Wave still makes my head hurt but I’m addicted to learning and so are most of my educator friends. If there’s a way to use this thing to network and learn, we’ll find it!

    See you in the Waves!

    P.S. It may take a while, days in fact, for your invite to get processed by Mother Google, so, please be patient! There’s nothing I can do to speed it up. :)
    P.P.S. According to Espen these invites may be coming a lot faster than I thought – if so – BONUS!

    -kj-

    Published on November 27, 2009 · Filed under: !Hot Tips!;
    42 Comments

42 Responses to “Awesome Black Friday Deal! Free invites to Google Wave! Just comment on this post!”

  1. Espen said on November 27th, 2009 at 7:22 am

    Just kicking off with a comment; in hope of a Google Wave Invite!

    Best regards from Oslo, Norway.
    (Watching Google Wave video)

  2. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 7:23 am

    1 down! 15 left! Your Wave invite will arrive as soon as you give me your email address, lol! Thanks for reading NCS-Tech and/or following me on Twitter! -kj-

  3. Espen said on November 27th, 2009 at 7:33 am

    I thought it was enough to leave it under mail in the form, but here it is espenrud[a]gmail.com

  4. Damian said on November 27th, 2009 at 7:40 am

    Kevin, I DON’T need an invite (I’ve already been assimilated), but I’ve gotta say – as quickly as I usually take to new tech tools, Wave has got me over a barrel. I have played around with it a bit, and I don’t have the slightest idea what I’m supposed to do with it! :-D

    I know it’s supposed to ‘replace email’ and all that; judging by the screenshot, you’ve used it much more than I – what are you seeing as the advantages to this app?

    I’m as big a Google fanboy as they come, but I’m also getting the sense that Wave is not ready for primetime, and as such, I’m having great difficulty drawing a bead on its potential usefulness.

  5. Rogerio said on November 27th, 2009 at 7:41 am

    Me too rcperez at gmail pls !

  6. Espen said on November 27th, 2009 at 7:50 am

    Looking at the google wave video it looks like you can do whatever you want… As long as everyone you want to do it with are using it as well.

    Replacing email… I don’t know, but as a supplement for certain types of communication yes.

    I use email alot, and do need it offline as well at times, I subscribe to online exchange server for my family’s email needs and we use shared calendar and in invite eachother to “meetings” to keep both updated on appoinments and such.

    Anyway I’m looking forward to checking it out and it will be “fun” to see how it is going to be financed in the future….

    - espen

  7. Dcteacher said on November 27th, 2009 at 7:58 am

    How generous! Always enjoy your Twitter posts. Only good things can result from educators collaborating. In the end, students benefit!

  8. Nick C said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:09 am

    Love the twitter posts, if i could, i would love a Google Wave invite plz!!

    thanks,
    nick
    nhchandler[at]gmail[dot]com

  9. Susan said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:17 am

    I’ve been trying to figure out just what a google wave is but haven’t been able to get an invite. By the way, I have your blog bookmarked and get a lot of ideas from your tweets.

  10. Susan said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:18 am

    Forgot to leave my email – sarmusewicz@gmail.com

  11. julie Lee said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:22 am

    Spending time off from teaching this weekend to check out google wave

  12. julie Lee said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:25 am

    My email julieleerealtor@gmail.com

  13. Alison said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:25 am

    Me too please!!
    alison.a.cox@gmail.com

  14. Mike Varney said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:40 am

    Thanks for the offer.

  15. Mike Varney said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:41 am

    Forgot my email:
    mrv8ss@gmail.com

  16. Noreen said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:41 am

    Kevin,
    Thanks for this great offer! I’ve been champing at the bit ever since I saw the demo of Google Wave, so I’ll be thrilled if I’m one of the sixteen.
    Keep up the great posts…they’re very much appreciated.

  17. John said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:45 am

    I’ve been wanting to try Wave for a while. Thanks!

  18. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:46 am

    Ok! I have ‘nominated’ these 5 so far:

    Alison, julie Lee, Susan, Nick C, Rogerio!

    That means I have 10 left. Dcteacher, did you want one?

    @Damian – Like I said, wave makes my head hurt. The most useful it’s been for me so far has been for a discussion around an idea for “EdCamp Philly,” basically an education-focused unconference in the spirit of BarCamp Phily. It’s been VERY helpful for brainstorming, but I find the UI very counter-intuitive, it’s been a bit unstable (a few crashes but no lost work thankfully), and the inbox is hard to manage, but that’s just me! Right now I see the biggest advantage for educators to be real-time collaboration with peers. Since you need a Google Account, and those now require a cell phone, people won’t be Waving with students under 13. Perhaps Wave will be made available to Google Apps for Education at some point but I’d bet that’s a ways off. So, explore it as a means to connect with other Wavers, and see where it takes us!

    @Espen, I agree, I don’t see it ‘replacing email’ anytime soon, but I think Google’s main goal is to get us interacting and to ‘invent’ a new medium of communication, much the way Twitter has burst on the scene (and become invaluable.)

    Ok folks! 10 Google Wave invites left!

    -kj-

  19. John said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Here’s my email:
    uga009(at)hotmail(dot)com

  20. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:47 am

    Ok! Mike, you are in. REMEMBER FOLKS I NEED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO SEND THE INVITE!!! :) -kj-

  21. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 8:49 am

    John, you’re in! 8 invites left!

  22. Steve Van Dyk said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:04 am

    Kevin – This is fantastic. Thank you. I would love to see Mother Google open this up to Apps for Education.

    steve@vandyks.name

  23. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Steve, you’re in!

    7 invites left, folks!

  24. J Kitterman said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:10 am

    Been trying to get an invite for awhile. I appreciate the resources that you share on this Blog. Thanks for sending an invite to jdkitterman – at-gmail.com

  25. Peter said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:12 am

    Ok. I’d like a wave invite, see what all the fuss is about.

    Thanks for the chance.

  26. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:15 am

    J Kitterman and Peter are now in!

    5 invites to go!

    This is fun!

    -kj-

  27. J Kitterman said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Many thanks! How long does it take to be activated?

  28. Jacki said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:30 am

    I would love and invite if there are any left!

  29. Marti said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:32 am

    oooo….I would LOVE one if there are some left!!

    marticanipe(at)gmail.com

  30. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:39 am

    Jacki & Marti you are IN!

    3 left!

    -kj-

  31. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:39 am

    @JKitterman, I dunno, but my invite to WEEKS to materialize after I was nominated, so, it could be a while! :/

  32. Espen said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:42 am

    I got my invite very fast and have activated my account already!

    - espen

  33. Espen said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:44 am

    I got my invite just now, so I guess Google have gotten their speed up!

    And thank you for the invite Kevin!

    Best regards
    Espen

  34. Max Droege said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:48 am

    I want it!

  35. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:50 am

    Thanks Espen! Who knew it would be nearly instantaneous! Awesome!

    Max, you’re in!

    2 left!

  36. Max Droege said on November 27th, 2009 at 9:59 am

    THANKS!

  37. Raphael said on November 27th, 2009 at 10:08 am

    Would love an invite….thanks!

  38. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 10:18 am

    Max, you are welcome!

    Raphael, your invite is on its way!

    1 left! Who will nab it?

    -kj-

  39. Aaron said on November 27th, 2009 at 10:24 am

    Kevin thanks for the great offer! I would love an invite

  40. Kevin Jarrett said on November 27th, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Aaron you got the last one! Congrats!

  41. Aaron said on November 27th, 2009 at 10:30 am

    Thank you!! I can’t wait to get started!

  42. Jackie said on November 27th, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Thanks! I am so excited to try it out!!!! I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!

 
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