Yes, I have more Gmail invites. 4 to be exact. I had 6, but gave one to my brother and one to my buddy Case. The first 4 people to comment on this post will get the invites. All you have to do is say how you would up at my site. I don’t care if it was Google, link from another site, etc. Just say how. Nothing too hard. Make sure to leave a valid email address and also your first and last name. Once I see the comment, I’ll send you an email just to make sure the email address is working. After you reply back, I’ll send the invite. I just don’t want to waste the invites when others are still paying for them on Ebay.

I’ve been given 3 more Gmail invites so I’ve decided to have a contest.

Take a picture that somehow involves an animal or animals. Creativity is a must! Hint: I hate cats, so don’t use them! You may enter as many photos as you want, but are only allowed to win one Gmail invite. I’ll pick what I think are the best 3 2 photos. Only original contributions will be accepted (no copying from somewhere on the Internet). Please do not send me scanned copies of photographs either. I prefer the photos to be taken with a digital camera, but if you really want to use film, have the photos converted to a digital format when you get them developed.

I will showcase all of the entries in the photos section of my site (which will be converted to Pictorialis II in the next few days).

Email your submissions to mtdewvirus [AT] gmail [DOT] com with a subject of Gmail Giveaway. Make sure to include your full name (I need it for the invite) and a website if you have one. If you have any questions, leave a comment.

The deadline to submit photos is Sunday June 20th at 12:00 PM Eastern.

Good Luck!!

Update (6/15/2004 6:10 PM): I’ve decided to give out one of the invites to the person that can break this code first. Follow the instructions above for sending me the answer.

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After logging into my Gmail account today I noticed a link to Invite Friends. Turned out that I had been given 3 invitations. They went to Deacon Blue, Mo, and another co-worker, Doug. Unfortunately I don’t have any left (so don’t ask), but if I get more invitations I’ll likely have some type of contest to give them away.

I’ve also decided that it’s time I start using my own account. Bill was nice enough to give me an invite, so I better put it to good use. I’ll be forwarding all of my MtDewVirus email over and changing where my scripts send to.

If you want to send me something, my address is @gmail.com.

Hint: Just look at my domain name or site title for the part before @!

Gmail accounts are going for anywhere between $50-250 on Ebay. Check it out for yourself. Since they are not available to the public I know a lot of people want to see what the new email service is all about, but come on. Do you really need to pay for an account that will soon be free?

If anyone has an extra invitation, I wouldn’t mind a Gmail account of my own. 😉 😉

Update: Bill (see comments) gave me a Gmail account!! 😀

I’ve joined a social networking site called Orkut (thanks for the invite Matt). It’s a way to keep in touch with friends, meet new people, find dates, share ideas, and other things. You may have heard of sites such Friendster or Tribe.net, which are along the same lines. From what I’ve read, Orkut is supposed to improve on all of these other sites. Orkut is in affiliation with Google, so my guess is that it will turn out pretty good.

One major difference between these types of sites is that you have to be invited to join Orkut. Kind of a neat way to set it up. If you want an invite, let me know.