Wordpress.com invite

[abdulmueid]

Hello guys,
I am giving away a wordpress.com invite at my wordpress blog. It's like a little competition but no $$$ involved.
If anyone of you needs an invite then head over to my blog.

P.S. I am not advertising my site, just offering a wordpress invite.

 

[jeter4982]

Ahh, looks like I missed out on this one. Good luck to whoever wins.

Tom

 

[Gene]

What is a WordPress invite?

 

[abdulmueid]

Wordpress.com is a new blog hosting service, like Blogger or Typepad. Difference is that it is based on the latest Wordpress 1.6 and this service is invite only. Some people are even selling their invites on e-bay (last one went for I think $50-$60). I am a wordpress.com user since almost it's beginning and had an invite to give away.
So started a mini-competition to giveaway my invite :D

 

[Gene]

Wordpress.com is a new blog hosting service, like Blogger or Typepad. Difference is that it is based on the latest Wordpress 1.6 and this service is invite only. Some people are even selling their invites on e-bay (last one went for I think $50-$60). I am a wordpress.com user since almost it's beginning and had an invite to give away.
So started a mini-competition to giveaway my invite :D

What would the 'invite' entitle me to? The unstable beta version?
Why wouldn't one just download the stable version from
http://wordpress.org/download

Is 1.6 that much different?

 

[abdulmueid]

1.6 is said to be the Web 2.0 version of Wordpress. The editor is totally remade with lots of AJAX and Javascript to make it interactive and responsive. Other features include a built in SPAM filter. The best thing about it is that it is already building a user base and there is already enough competition among wordpressers to motivate them to blog.
I really dont think it is unstable anymore because the number of users are increasing day by day. It had some issues ofcourse when the service was available to a selected few (I was one of them) but now after lots of fixing, it is going to the masses and seems like it is doing a good job.

P.S. My invite is already given to someone.

 

[Gene]

Thanks for the education! I appreciate the information.

1.6 is said to be the Web 2.0 version of Wordpress. The editor is totally remade with lots of AJAX and Javascript to make it interactive and responsive. Other features include a built in SPAM filter. The best thing about it is that it is already building a user base and there is already enough competition among wordpressers to motivate them to blog.
I really dont think it is unstable anymore because the number of users are increasing day by day. It had some issues ofcourse when the service was available to a selected few (I was one of them) but now after lots of fixing, it is going to the masses and seems like it is doing a good job.

P.S. My invite is already given to someone.

 

[abdulmueid]

You are welcome Gene. I appreciate your interest in Wordpress