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Wordpress.com Invite up for grabs

September 21, 2005 | General

Checked my gmail this morning to find I have been given a wordpress.com invite. For those who don’t know wordpress.com is a new hosted blogging system - ideal for those who don’t have the technical know how to set up a blog on their own site. When I signed up for updates site no-one knew what the service was (except for possibly the developers), and now that I know I’m not particularly interested.

Since I have Binary Moon I don’t need another blog so I’m going to give away my invite. All you have to do to get it is post a comment on this post explaining why I should pick you and what you will do with the blog. The best (funniest/ most unusual) entry will get the ticket. Make sure you use a proper email address as that’s where I’ll send the invite.

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  1. 1. blah
    September 21, 2005

    why bother getting a give-a-way blog , when you can download the software for free anyway ?

  2. 2. Ben
    September 21, 2005

    Not everyone has, or can afford, webspace/ or maybe they just don’t have the technical knowledge to do this themselves. Believe it or not there are people in the world who haven’t heard of mysql or php who want to blog.

    Based on your argument there isn’t any point having a service like wordpress.com or the incredibly successful blogger.com - if you’re not interested don’t enter.

  3. 3. soniclnd
    September 26, 2005

    I would love to get the invite, I want to have a blog(go figure!) to mainly communicate with my family and friends and share some of my grafics and stuff. I hope you consider me.

  4. 4. Ben
    September 26, 2005

    since you’re the only person who has entered so far you have a good chance of winning :)

  5. 5. soniclnd
    September 26, 2005

    yes!
    you should make a deadline… say, five days from your original post….

  6. 6. Ben
    September 27, 2005

    :D - you’re only saying that because that would mean you’ve won. I’m going to give it until the end of the month - just to see if anyone else enters.

  7. 7. Ethan
    September 28, 2005

    This sounds like fun!

  8. 8. Ethan
    September 29, 2005

    I’d love an invite because I am 13, Australian and a pretty interesting person. I am a good, entertaining writer so I will be able to create humourous posts for all to enjoy.

    I would also love to create a really cool wordpress blog like all the great ones all over the web…

    …BUT the main reason is because I want to use it to secretly communiacate with other literate chickens in order to create world domination so all humans will walk around with chickens on their heads!

    THANKS IN ADVANCE.

    Ethan

  9. 9. scheme
    September 29, 2005

    I would very much apreciate an invite for a site about my small town of beaumont(tx) and about the best cartoon ever FAMILY GUY and the best sitcom THE OFFICE

    thanks

  10. 10. Ethan
    September 29, 2005

    Will the invite be awarded on the 30th or the 1st?

  11. 11. soniclnd
    September 30, 2005

    just give it to me now ;)

  12. 12. Ethan
    September 30, 2005

    sonicInd - If you win can I have your invite and if I win I’ll give you mine, is that a deal?

  13. 13. Hquerbes
    September 30, 2005

    Hi, I want to blog about my incredible experience as a cooperant in Africa. Check my photolog

  14. 14. soniclnd
    September 30, 2005

    I’m not talking till my lawyer gets here

  15. 15. Ethan
    September 30, 2005

    Ok then, I wonder when it will be awarded?

  16. 16. soniclnd
    September 30, 2005

    oh, I am such an idiot… I just realized what you ment… yeah sure, if I win I won’t mind sending you my invite and if you win it would be nice for me to get yours……

  17. 17. Ethan
    October 1, 2005

    okies then, thats settleted, now we wait…

  18. 18. Ben
    October 1, 2005

    I have made my choice and am emailing the winner at the moment. I will announce who it is once everything is sorted out.

  19. 19. soniclnd
    October 1, 2005

    ok, whoever won please send me an invite please: soniclnd@gmail.com

  20. 20. Ethan
    October 1, 2005

    I wonder who it is. I just came online so how recent are the last two posts?

  21. 21. soniclnd
    October 1, 2005

    com’on ben… who won?

  22. 22. Ethan
    October 2, 2005

    This waiting is really getting on my nerves, who was it?

  23. 23. soniclnd
    October 2, 2005

    tic tac tic tac tic tac tic tac….

  24. 24. Ethan
    October 2, 2005

    I believe the correct phrase is tic toc!

  25. 25. Ben
    October 2, 2005

    Ok. I’m English - You two have made all these posts whilst I’ve been in bed :)

    I decided that Hquerbes should win because his reason seemed most worthwhile. The reason you’re waiting is because I asked him to invite one of you two so that everyone would get invited.

    I was waiting for a response before letting you know. He still hasn’t replied so maybe I should work something else out…

    Sonic - tic tac’s are little minty sweets :)

  26. 26. Ethan
    October 2, 2005

    Wow, that’s really nice of you to organise that Ben!

  27. 27. Ben
    October 2, 2005

    Well this isn’t good. It looks like after everything that has happened the invite isn’t valid anymore. I’m going to see if I can get another one.

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