¶ So Keith asks ‘anyone want to clue me in as to why all I’ve been seeing around of late is Gmail, Gmail and more Gmail?’. Because, as far as I can gather, Gmail is one of the most successful and innovative viral campaigns ever.
Start off with something the piques people’s interest – how about a gig of email memory – sounds pretty impressive compared with the competition. Tell everyone about it, but only hand out the beta test to a select few. And then the stroke of genius: give the select few 6 invites each so that a handful more people can join in and feel special. Then hand out 6 more invites to the invitees and let their friends feel special too. And so it goes on – a controlled exponential increase in uptake. Soon everyone who wants one will have a Gmail account and they’ll all feel privileged to do so, because remember you can’t apply – it’s invite only. Bloody brilliant. And yes I have got one, and who knows maybe I’ve got some invites too.
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You’re right – that’s exactly how it is: Spreading like a virus, and a dangerous one, too. The main reason like “using another eMail-service with a lot of memory” is not important anymore. All that counts is to be in the group :))))) A beautiful and again impressive strike by the Google-Guys.
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and there’s about 250 invites on ebay.co.uk at this moment..it’s a crazy world..
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Charles Miller suggests that this may be a way for Google to control Gmail’s rate of growth. His argument makes sense: http://fishbowl.pastiche.org/2004/06/24/gmail_invitations_a_smart_idea
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It is brilliant, to a degree. I mean, if you’re not part of the IN crowd, or don’t know of people that do have invites, it’s like you’re back in high-school again, being shunned.
Being shunned sucks. Generates some negative feelings, etc. Or makes you willing to do whatever to get in the door (GmailSwap, etc…) Much like an initiation.
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Well, as far as I can tell, Google started by giving the invites to the more technically-oriented bloggers (or maybe I only think so because I read these people, while Google in fact gave more invites to fine art gallery custodians and they simply forgot to blog about them?), and because the tech-bloggers like to play with new things, they dived right into Gmail, its parameters, its spam filters and what not and promptly spread the word, while in the same time providing priceless feedback to the Gmail engineers. Think about it: some of the best in the field, working as your free betatesters, blogging about Gmail all the time. Brilliant.
I, for one, would gladly see how Google solved some of the problems with creating a WWW interface to e-mail ;o)
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One of the great things that they have done with their marketing (I didn’t notice till I said it out loud) is call it ‘Gmail’: It rolls of the tongue just like the term ‘email’. It will be interesting to see if it becomes so big that ‘G’ becomes the prefix of choice, much like ‘e’ was in the 90s
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Orkut works in a similar way… It’s a google-run, invite-only thing. Very smart indeed.
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Sorry i have nothing to give you
Beaucse iam poor and new user
But please help me to get few Gmail invites
BE FRIENDS AND SOME DAY something good will back to
you
PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE
I WILL give you my heart
THanks
LOve with love
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE
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love – what made you think I was after money? Or indeed anything at all, other than perhaps a good reason. I’m afraid begging just doesn’t cut it – call me harsh if you will.
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This is a wicked way for “the google guys” to promote the newest fade on the net. A lot of people I have talked to feel left out, and simply want it because few have it. I must admit I would not mind having an account to condense my 17 seperate accounts that I have, but when the time comes it will come. Like you said eventually everyone will have one, increasing exponentially, like wildfire …..
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Masses are asses.
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if u will give me gmail invites i’d give u any song u want !
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I love to try GMail if you have any invites to spare. Thanks.
Neil
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Can I get a gmail invite I hope I am not too late.
thanx
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I would love to get a GMAIL invite…just tell me what i have to do. really!
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Think I could get an invite somehow? If you have one, email me at wonderwoman@myway.com. Thanks!
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Just wondering if someone could hook me up with a gmail invite… My buddy had a few but gave them away, I have no idea why he doesn’t get more, nor does he… But I would love to be able to email from work, so it is not traced through work. And I know people here are accessing gmail here, so I could finally have a life, please please please please please please won’t you help a pathetic boys dream come true…
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Can I get a GMAIL Invite?
thx!
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Can someone please hook me up with an invite?
Name: Peter Keyzer
email: pjkeyzer [at] comcast.net
thanks
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wishing for a Gmail invite….....
shamiksarkar@lycos.com
thanks.
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hey, can u help me in getting an invite? please.
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need a gmail invite if you have one please send thanks alot donnicosia@yahoo.com
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need g-mail invite please
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hey, wow these gmail accounts are making people even play games, go on ebay anything to get one. Myself though, i also need one. Could i get an invite please? Thankyou
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hey!! Can i please have a Gmail invite?..i would really appreciate that!!
My email id is
da1nonlydrshan@yahoo.com
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please send me an invite. i would really like one. my email is jargon@gamebattles.com thanks!
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could someone please send me an invitation?
I’ll use 3 of my invites to someone on this site.
shupuhmen@yahoo.com
thanks!!
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If anyone has an invite to spare, it would be greatly appreciated.
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If anyone has a spare gmail invite, I’d thorougly appreciate it.
david@davidcougle.com
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People, you are pathetic
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yea..man!! Ppl are crzy about Gmail
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Please send me a invite. if you want something in exchange get in contact..
lefty@pop.com.br
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Can someone hook me up with a gmail invite…Thank you in advance. Contact for a trade: Gooch4130@yahoo.com
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Does anyone out there have a gmail invite I would realy like one Thanks.
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Can someone give me a gmail invite please
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hi!!
i need gmail account.. please invite me..
if you invite me i’ll very appreciation you!!
please..
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Hey any one with any more invites I would like one please.
Email: cybexcomp@fastmail.fm
Thank you.
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NO BIG DEAL! Just because something is limited, restricted, guarded, it is valuable! Thats normal human nature. BTDT. No big deal. I was never too interested in google mail anyway, I was way too happy with Yahoo. But I wanted to check out what all the fuss was about, and in 1 hour of trying, I was able to track a friend who had gmail invites. Having registered at gmail, I am un-impressed.
The “conversations” feature looks good, the interface is nice, simple and quick, and thats it. I am not too impressed by the “search your emails” feature. How many times have you had to really search for emails in your inbox.
The interface is clean and neat, and being from google, its here to stay, but spending your hard-earned $$ for a google account, give me a break. Pure Insanity! Everyone reading this will agree it no big deal when you too have a gmail account. Dont pay for the damn thing. Send me an email eye_am_stan at yahoo dot com. I will distribute any gmail invite that I get my hands onto. I would really like to dillute this exclusivity of the damn gmail thing. Drop me a line and keep checking your inboxes.
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I WILL TRY TO MAKE THIS COMMENT IN BOLD SO SOMEONE WILL SEE IT please if anyone has a spare invite to gmail could you send it i wont lie i had one , then forgot the address thinking it was no big deal then it hit me thats alot of space for an inbox … so if anyones got one id appreciate it .
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PLEASE IF ANYONE GETS AN INVITE, PLEASE GIVE IT TO ME
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Can any1 give me a Gmail Invite? It’d very much appreciated. Thanks
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I’d like an invite to if anyone has one.
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PLEASE IF ANYONE GETS AN INVITE, PLEASE GIVE IT TO ME
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i need gmail account.. please invite me..
if you invite me ill very appreciation you!!
thank you very much
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oh!
my e-mail:
ishotmail@hotmail.com
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how can i get invited for gmail
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my email is greennaccord98@hotmail.com invite me _
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Could somebody invites me to be one of you!!
Sincerely thanks!
blurmaley@yahoo.com.tw
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can you send me an invited for Gmail please, i have been looking for someone who is kind enough to send me a invited mail everywhere. Can anyone send it to me please, thanks a lots
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Can you send me an invite?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Dominic
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Come on any one, please send me one Gmail invited. my email is az09_90za@yahoo.com
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Hi, I am looking for a g-mail invite. Can you or anyone help me out here? If not do you know when g-mail will open to the public?
Thanks in advance
Mike
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oops my e-mail is mlbedsole@msn.com
Thanks again
Mike
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Could someone please give me a gmail invite. PLease e-mail me at demosdemon@eml.cc
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hey if anyone has some extra g-mail invitations, i could really use one, i tried to get one on ebay and the guy ripped me off, becuase it was expired *sigh my e-mail is kenshindrago@comcast.net so someone please get back to me, id be very greatful
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I would really appreciate someone sending me an invite. I will give you all except one of my gmail invites.
stoffboy@charter.net
Thank you in advance,
Adam Stoffel
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plz i’m crzy for gmail invite , can any one gimme ono
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Hey any one have Gmail invite , plz i’m crzy abt it
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Ineed Gmail Plz give me one. I get to many emails a day plZ u would be my best friend.
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O yeah and I am a different Mike than the other one and my email is wanderintadrknes@netscape.net, thx
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I have been up till the wee hours of the night trying to find this great product and i have faled MISERABLY. Please make my week a little brighter and happier by sending me gmail. Also Thanks for taking your time and reading this it really means a lot to me.
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Jack M. wrote:
I have been up till the wee hours of the night trying to find this great product and i have faled MISERABLY. Please make my week a little brighter and happier by sending me gmail. Also Thanks for taking your time and reading this it really means a lot to me.
Email me at Martinsenjack@hotmail.com
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hi
G-mail is quite cool service.I ll really appreciate if someone could invite me for this coz i m bugged of all searches for this.Thanks
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I NEED GMAIL PLEASE
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I have 4 invites. If you leave your name and email I shall send invites….
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Anyone got any gmail invites left? One would be most appreciated.
caleyw@sbcglobal.net
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i will be really greatful if u could send me a gmail invite ….
hoping for a +ive response
vivek
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Someone please invite me! I just lost access to my Prodigy email account. I decided to grow up and get cable service. My email is amforsyth@charter.net. Thanks!
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Sripada, can u please send me one. Thanks!
sebastien_veilleux@yahoo.com
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Vivek , If you provide your email address on this site then I will send you an invite .
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Hi I am looking for a gmail invit, would be grateful to anyone who has an invit to spare. Invite me @
soccerlover48105@yahoo.com
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Hello,
I am looking forward to get a gmail account, will sincelerly appreciate any gmail invite from anyone.
my email address is jdud_0178@yahoo.com
Thanks
Joy
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Hi ! Is there a gmail invite left for me?
Thanks
megcosmo@hotmail.com
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If by any chance that there are any left, and you feel compelled to share, I would be most obliged and thankful. If not, the world won’t end, I promise.
Merci!
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can i get a gmail invite too please ? my e mail is snjb2@yahoo.com.thank you in advance
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I’d love a gmail invite. If any of you are kind enough to give me one, my e-mail is
person51090@aol.com
I’d love to get off aolmail!
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I’d like one please, pretty please. Thanks!
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Of course, I forgot to include my e-mail address. It’s rain(at)onestarrynight(dot)com
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My name is anthony and i need some big storage space and i would like to try gmail could i please get an invite from someone if they are still available. I would really like one if you are kind enough.
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Your site rocks. If you have any spare invites, Id really appreciate it. I have been rorted multiple times by scams and really want a gmail account!
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hi, my name is shehryar. iam looking for some more email storage. i have heard gmail is really good and all my friends have it. ive been trying to get an invite for a long time. if you could send me the link it would be much appreciated. thank you for your co-operation
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hey, i have been searching for a gmail invite for a long time. may someone please invite me? thanks in advance.
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Hi,
My friend has recently been invited to test out the new G-Mail Webmail Service. I have been searching for an invite for quite some time now and i was just wondering if any one could send me one or give me some advice on how to get one ?
Thanks Alot
Its Appreciated
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Pleas give me one
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If anyone is still looking for a Gmail account you can buy them for $5 for this site:
http://gmail.head-nod.com/
It’s quick and easy. That’s where I got mine!
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I will trade a GMAIL invite for a referral. See my blog for info :)
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I have about 12 Gmail invites to give away. If anyone is interested please leave ur email Id and i shall send u an invite for free :-) .
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I have 4 gmail invites for free email me and get one!
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alicor123 [at] aol [dot] com
If anyone would like to send me an invite (you know you want to chaps) it would be much appreciated! Thank you! : )
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hi, if anyone has a gmail invite for free please send me one
thanks
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kaugustino@hotmail.com
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please send me a Gmail invite. my email is raudel.jauregui.jr@intel.com
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I would greatly appreciate a GMail invite if anyone has one to spare. I receive thousands of e-mails a day because of all the Yahoo groups I belong to, and this would come in so handy. Thank you in advance to anyone that can help me.
My email address is:
stormyis1@msn.com
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Email me at nathankerr@gmail.com. I have at least 4 invites to give away!
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I am having a Gmail GIVEAWAY. Go here for it:
http://theplaceforitall.com/gmail.htm
I will be posting invites ALL week.
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I have been looking for a g-mail invite forever now! If anyone has some left, it would be greatly appreciated. :) Thanks
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Hello, A G-mail Invite would be greatly appreciated, if you have any spares, please send it to me at DDR_wannabe@hotmail.com
Thank You in advance
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I too would like a Gmail invite if anyone feels kind enough to donate to me. My email is at despider80 at yahoo.com
Thanks if you do send one!
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I would love to have a gmail account. Ever since i heard of gmail i have been wanting to get my hands on one of the accounts mostly because of the 1GB storage limit. I could finally go on email without worrying whether or not some of my important messages from work colleagues would be blocked by email because of the work i send through email home and them 300kb junkmail. So please, if any of you have any spare invites, can you donate one to me as a present for a friend in need. Please, give generously.
Email: serp_2advanced@optusnet.com.au
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I have 10 free Gmail accounts posted on my website. They have been up for a while, and nobody has taken them, I think its because my site is new, and not listed on google or anything. I have about 80 invites, but giving away 10 at a time. Enjoy
SamDaniels.com
-Sam
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I have 6 gmail invites to give away just email me at
revfrrojeliodavila@gmail.com
Fr. Davila+
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I’m sorry! I’m all out, Sorry!
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Would appreciate a gmail invite. Will post my invites here for others if I get one. Thanks!
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hi everyone
i have 6 GMAIL invites for the first
6 people who email me with the words
GMAIL on it
cut the crap
First come, first serve
email me at : viet_bubz@hotmail.com
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pls send me a gmail invite.. i know if you give invites you’ll get few more soon enough just keep your gmail active
send it to psych0303@lycos.com
thanks
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Please send me at sachin_bhatt@msn.com and oblige
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I would take a gmail acct if i could please?
kellykkopp@hotmail.com
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i got one yesterday, thank guys, but heres a suggestion to all you guys like me that got one, go to http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=7373666 (yes thats my refer link) and sign up for an account there to get a free ipod, you just have to find an offer like eversave or inphone that is free and then when you get invite links form gmail you can trade those to your friends if they sign up for a free ipod and then they’ll have a gmail account, and you’ll have an ipod, everyones happy!
p.s. heres a link that describes the offers you can sign up for http://freeipod.iguano.com/
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Sorry all of my Gmail invites are gone
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i’ve got 6 invites
send request to les.steubing@gmail.com, I’ll hook you up-
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anyone got a gmail invite???
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i have 6 gmail invites. If anyone is interested send ur requests directly to monica.banerjee@gmail.com
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I have given away all my gmail invites. Shall post a message when i get some more invites. For now please do not send any emails to my account.
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Hey! If anyone can send me a Gmail Invite that’d be great. Thanks!
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if anyone could please give me a gmail invite it would be most apreciated ganon_zelda@yahoo.com
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I have just recieved a gmail account and currently have 6 invites, I will have more to come in following days. If you send me an email, and do not get invited, relax; I will try to keep up with you. I will later have too many invites to know what to do with, so just stick with me. Just email me at ‘flinthound@gmail.com’ . Good Luck with Gmail : D
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i hv some invites to give. mail me at
atulyogendra@gmail.com
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Can someone please send me a g-mail invite?
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Hey can someone please send me a gmail invite.
wpmadoo@wam.umd.edu
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Please invite me to gmail. THanks!
Cinta
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Participate in my forum, PM me your email and name in my forum, and you’ll get gmail. 12 left. http://www.virtualmadden.com/phpBB2
/index.php
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Hi I’ve got 12 to get rid of, email me if you want them: nathankerr@gmail.com.
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Gmail for me?
Thanks.
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I will give a gmail invite to anyone who will help me get an ipod.
If you already know how www.freeipods.com works then click on http://www.freeiPods.com/default.aspx?referer=8898821 . If not, just ask and I will explain it to you. You can email me at ipod@starcherscene.com
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I’ve got a few invites left. If you can fufill one of these you may be able to snag one:
#1 – Sign up my conga lines on my forum (Fresh, only 2 posts so far)
#2 – Provide me with a non-registered, steam ready Counter Strike: Condition Zero cd-key (must test before deal)
#3 – Register and make 5, quality, posts in my forum
After you finish one of these PM me in my forum. My forum: http://www.virtualmadden.com/phpBB2/index.php
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I’m looking for referals so I can get a free iPod. I will give a GMail invitation to anyone who signs up for a free iPod under me and completes an offer. If you use the right offer, it’s free, no-risk, and you get started on getting a free iPod yourself.
http://www.freeipods.com/default.aspx?referer=8613913
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I have a few gmail invites to give away, remember they are first come first serve: http://piranhamethod.com/mcluver/blog/
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I have three to give away to anyone that wants one. Email me at thebosz@gmail.com
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I don’t have any invites right now, but we do have 3 accounts to give from. If you want an account or looking to give invites away stop by. Registered users get first dibs on any invites. Our list so far is almost all guests. http://www.virtualmadden.com/phpBB2/index.php
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Okay, here’s three invites. Just click and fill one out. If the first is taken try the second and then the third. If they’re all taken, I’m sorry!
http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-627fe1adc5-c780b9636f-a7dbc1428f
http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-627fe1adc5–03fe3bde3e-96d678c111
http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-627fe1adc5-ec5a3a81b5–717b2474cb
Have fun!
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The three links I gave away are gone! I’m sorry!
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