How to invite people to Google Plus?

Google just launched its new service: Google Plus (Google+). Right now it’s invite-only and a lot of you may be wanting an invite or looking for ways to invite your friends. So here you go.

Method 1:

1. Create a post.
2. Now add the visibility for that post by typing in email addresses or by adding circles.
3. Hit share.

Method 2:

1. Create a new circle. Add people to that circle by dropping them in from the 'find and invite' option.
2. Add an album.
3. Share that album with all the people in that circle.

People in that circle will receive an invite via album sharing request.

Its been said that Google Plus invites are rate limited by hour. So if they can’t click through that first time, they can try again later with same link. (You don’t need to resend it)

UPDATE 1:


Many of you would be getting an error "We've temporarily exceeded our capacity. Please try again soon."

Don't worry. You can try again through the same link some time later. It's probably because of invites rate limited by hour.


UPDATE 2:


Google just announced that they have closed any more invites for the night.


UPDATE 3:


To invite friends, you can simply forward your invite mail (the one you received to get yourself invited) to your friend who you want to invite. - ( Shared by @laughing_candle on twitter )

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Flying with kites

As soon as he would come home from school, he would run to the roof, in broad daylight with summers at their peak. Nothing would stop him, neither his mother’s scolding nor the heat. His favourite time of the day was when he was flying kites, for he had immense belief in them. He knew how taking his kite to the top would let him get his most peaceful sleep, for the satisfaction of reaching the top was the sweet reward. Each day had a new target. Each day had a new high.

Then while one day he was on the roof of his house, he saw a kite falling in front of his house. He rushed down the stairs to get the kite. Just as he reached down, he saw a bunch of kids, just like him, waiting for the kite to come down. Each of them, as ready as he was. Just as the kite was within the reach, it was snatched by almost all of them.

Poor kite! The kite being inanimate and lifeless, submitted to its fall. It was torn mercilessly. The sound of its death was really disturbing. But the kite did once soar high, really high. Once upon in its life, it did reach the horizon. Maybe that was it. Some things reach the top, but eventually someone pulls you down. Sometimes by will, sometimes by reason. Like each day has a night succeeding it, there can’t be light always unless you keep moving along with the light.

But did those kids learn anything. Will next time they would let the first one to get hold of the kite go away peacefully? I doubt. It is a sheer human tendency to desire what’s not meant for them. But snatching the desired when its not meant for you makes the desired useless for you. It becomes futile. Power is one example.