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There is an unbelievable amount of Google Wave hype going on right now. People who thrive on the newest technology must have the newest technology.
No matter what! They must be first!!!!
Don't get me wrong, Google Wave is going to be the next big thing. I said as much in this space, but everyone needs to just take a deep breath. Google Wave is going to be central to our communications over the next 10 or 20 years, so the difference between starting before or after Christmas is just no big deal.
But, the fever is high, and the Internet is involved, so the scammers are here.
Here's what you need to know:
- If you see a tweet that says a person has a 1,000 invites, and all you need to do is retweet and follow that person, that's a scam. They just want followers. Google is giving out invites in batches of 8-10; nobody is getting 1,000. Even one of the best tech writers out there right now didn't have an invite as of last night, so don't despair.
- If a person has one to sell, well, it might not be a scam, but it's a bad idea. Remember, if they have an invite to give and they sell it to you, you will be linked to that person in Wave. Google Wave is in a very early version right now and a lot of functions aren't there yet. One of those functions is the ability to take another person out of a "wave." This means you could be stuck with this person who is enough of a sleazeball to sell something like this on e-Bay in the first place.
- If you see something about getting Google Wave and they will throw in a way to get free cable TV, that's a double scam.
- Searching for "Google Wave Invites" will bring you much misery.
So just sit tight. The future will be here soon enough.
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