Google Wave Invite scams may be with us, always

October 26, 9:19 AMGoogle Wave ExaminerScott Yates

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Will Google Wave invite begs outlive Wave itself?

I'm beginning to think that even after Google Wave is open to everyone in the universe and it is possible to sign up for multiple accounts for free with no restrictions, there will still be some scammers/spammers/wanabes/robots/etc. trolling every possible blog, message board and Twitter account begging for an invite.

And the really scary part: some people will fall for it.

Indeed Wave itself could flop, be yanked by Sergy himself and pushed into the ether, and still the begs will be there.

I've written about outright Google Wave scams,  and I've written about the five reasons it's OK to wait for your Google Wave Invite, and they have been some of the most viewed stories on Examiner, and still the problem persists.

All of these begs for invites are kind of ruining the conversation about Wave. No matter what the topic, they pop up begging for invites.

How do we know they are spammers? Well, who is it that operates on the internet without regard for what anyone else thinks? That's right, it's the spammers.

Now, there are some real people begging for invites, and the general nature of the internet makes them think that it's OK to engage in the internet equivalent of holding up a cardboard sign on the roadside. It's not.

Now, just for fun, let me say this:

POST A LINK TO THIS BLOG AND FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER AND I GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL GET 100 HUNDRED GOOGLE WAVE INVITES!!!!!!!!!

(For people who only read internet shouts, well, I wonder if they will be disappointed. Meh. Who cares.)

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