Google wave starts rolling, picks up over 100,000 new riders

[FreeRadical]

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/09/29/google-wave-starts-rolling-picks-up-over-100000-new-riders/

[unalone]

I'm interested in who in this community got access. Perhaps start an invite circle? Or d'you think that's too informal for this community?

(My email address is i.am@me.com, if this gets rolling.)

[spydez → unalone]

[username] @ [username] .com

Don't have an invite yet. I'll help out if I get one tomorrow.

[spydez → spydez]

I got on Wave and sent out my invites. No need to send me one.

[jedediah → unalone]

I'd be interested in joining such a circle.

I'm jdhuntington at google's mail service.

[misterbwong → unalone]

I'd like to try this out as well. brwong [AT] g mail

[dfreidin → unalone]

I'd like an invite too if I don't get one from Google, and my gmail username is daviddjf. However, as I pointed out earlier, the expansion isn't actually happening until tomorrow: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=850654

[pohl → unalone]

If I get an invitation, I'll come back to this thread and spread the love. pohl.longsine [AT] gmail

[jedc → unalone]

Also keen. If I get an invite, I'll come back here to spread the love. If I don't, would appreciate one at jedchristiansen {at gmail}

[ALee → unalone]

Andrew [] jamlegend would be greatly appreciative. I'll be indebted to you, meaning you can have couchspace, etc.

[chasingsparks → unalone]

I did not get an invitation. If I do and an invite feature exists, I have no problem spending it on HN people.

[elblanco → chasingsparks]

I requested an invite on the first day and haven't yet gotten one. If you get a chance to spread the love that would fantastic and much appreciated.

[andreyf → unalone]

If I get one, I'll certainly come back and spread some invites.

anfedorov@gmail.com is my address

[tsg → unalone]

tobygee at google on the off-chance that anyone does have invites spare.

[cpr → unalone]

I got access a few weeks after the rollout at Google i/o.

[ashleyw → unalone]

Same, I'd love access too; my email is in my profile. :)

[abecedarius → ashleyw]

Same here.

[LogicHoleFlaw → abecedarius]

As is mine.

[Markus → unalone]

I'd love to try this out too. markaferguson on gmail.

[drusenko → unalone]

agreed -- anybody who has spare invites, feel free to send one over to david -@- weebly.com

[mikedouglas → unalone]

Great idea.

mike.douglas <at> gmail

[alanthonyc → unalone]

Me too please!

it's [hn user name] @ yahoo

[tortilla → unalone]

Thanks in advance :)

username @ gmail.com

[blasdel → unalone]

blasdelf [a] gmail.com

[param]

From what I understood of the invite codes, only the direct invitees will have some invites (8). People who receive invites from friends will not get any. Therefore, the initial release is capped at 800,000 logins.

Just wanted to clarify as some people are in the 'please invite me and i'll come back to spread some joy' mode.

[sant0sk1]

100,000

(no reason we should all strain our eyes to place that comma)

[FreeRadical → sant0sk1]

Thanks and updated.

[dfreidin]

I thought they weren't doing this expansion until tomorrow.

[dfreidin → dfreidin]

Looks like I was right: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=850654

[calambrac]

I have developer sandbox access, but I haven't seen anything about this rollout, nor have I gotten any invites to hand out. If/when I do, I'd be happy to share a few here.

[nissimk → calambrac]

I'd like a wave access invite please. I am nissimk here and on twitter and gmail. thx.

[chasingsparks]

Why did someone just downvote everyone who made a request?

[axod → chasingsparks]

It's not really making for an interesting conversation. (I didn't downmod).

BTW I do think the title is a little misleading. "Picks up 100,000 new riders" makes you imagine they have got traction and 100k new users. The actual article states that they are opening it up to a further 100k users. Maybe they'll get 100k takers, but I don't think it's quite the same thing as already having the users. Clever PR though ;)

[sjs → axod]

There are ~420 million people living in Canada (33), USA (304), UK (61), and Australia (21) according to Google's public data. If 1/40th of a percent of those are interested in Google Wave that's 100,000 people. Now think about the rest of the people around the globe that also speak English and would be interested. If they don't have 100,000 people lined up I would be extremely surprised.

edit: Oh yes, and each of those 100,000 gets 8 invites. They should have a bare minimum of 100,000 active users and possibly closer to the half million mark. All speculation but it seems pretty reasonable to me.

[ashleyw → chasingsparks]

Likely so their request got higher on the list. :)

[aik]

I'd love to try this out as well. aikon3390 -at- google's mail.

[dawie]

I would love an invite: davidsmit at google's little mail service.