Giveaway Wednesday: FON Wi-Fi routers, Joost and some Babelgum

Om Malik, Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 10:45 AM PT Comments (685)

Update#2: Folks, we are all done with Babelgum and Joost invites. I am working to get all of you who have already listed their email addresses the invites. Since I have to do it one email at a time, please bear with me. It might take nearly 2 days to get all the emails and invites out.

We have shut down the comments as well, and also, no point sending us emails because there are no invites left. I am going to try and get more invites or a special program going with the companies. Up until then, please accept my apologies, and thank you for your kind responses and generous support. The FON Wi-Fi routers are still available for taking.

Update: Apologies for thinking it is Thursday. Apparently, there is two more working days, which kinda sucks. Clearly I have a bad hangover. Also, please slow down on the Joost requests. I have run out of invites. Waiting to get more invites.

Think of today as a reader appreciation day. For absolutely no reason we are giving away stuff today. We don’t want anything in exchange - no emails, no user information… nothing. Just your continued support and suggestions and of course your love. So what’s on the menu?

  1. 15 invites to ultra cool Babelgum, a P2P service folks at NewTeeVee simply love.
  2. 150 invites to Joost, aka The Venice Project. We convinced the company that our readers are the very best in the world to tinker around with their beta software.
  3. 1500 FON wifi routers, for free, which means no shipping also. Not a dime, dinero…nada. This is the fastest way to get around their “invite only” promotional strategy. All you have to do is click on this page and let them know where the device needs to be shipped. Usual disclaimers apply.

So how do you get in on the action? For Babelgum and Joost, just leave your email address and we will send an invite. You get to pick one of the two, and it is first come first get basis. For FON just visit this special promotions page.

All right guys, see ya soon.

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685 comments so far

January 31st, 2007
10:52 AM PT
kapil said:

Can you please send me the invite for Joost and Babelgum.
Thanks,
–Kapil

January 31st, 2007
10:56 AM PT
zim said:

I’d love to check out Joost.

Thanks,

Mark

January 31st, 2007
10:58 AM PT
kevin said:

i’d love a joost invite

January 31st, 2007
11:00 AM PT
Matt said:

I’d love to test out Joost.

January 31st, 2007
11:04 AM PT
Ian said:

I’d like a joost invite.

Thanks.

January 31st, 2007
11:05 AM PT
Chris H said:

I’d love to get a look at Joost. Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
11:07 AM PT
richard said:

I’d like to get Joost’d, please! :)

January 31st, 2007
11:09 AM PT
Steve Silver said:

I would welcome getting Joost…please… Thx

January 31st, 2007
11:14 AM PT
hank williams said:

I’d love to check out joost

January 31st, 2007
11:14 AM PT
Kirk said:

Joost me please, thank you.

January 31st, 2007
11:15 AM PT
Roy said:

Joost please!

January 31st, 2007
11:19 AM PT
Jacob Levy said:

Joost and BabelGum me please!

January 31st, 2007
11:20 AM PT
Jeff said:

Joost please :-)

January 31st, 2007
11:22 AM PT
greg said:

would like some joost please!

January 31st, 2007
11:26 AM PT
TomM said:

Sure, I’ll give Joost a try…!

January 31st, 2007
11:27 AM PT
smackdab said:

joost please ;-)

January 31st, 2007
11:31 AM PT
Dre said:

Can I have some Joost and Babelgum please?

January 31st, 2007
11:33 AM PT
thijs said:

Joost pls - Really would like to receive an invitation for Joost, tx!

January 31st, 2007
11:33 AM PT
Fred said:

Joost me, and Babelgum please!

January 31st, 2007
11:38 AM PT
Kelan said:

I’d like to check out Joost please.

January 31st, 2007
11:39 AM PT
Bernd said:

Joost, pls!

Thanks,

Bernd

January 31st, 2007
11:40 AM PT
M Freitas said:

Joost, please?

January 31st, 2007
11:40 AM PT
Sean said:

joost me!

January 31st, 2007
11:40 AM PT
Miah K. said:

joost! Yipee

January 31st, 2007
11:42 AM PT
Blendah Tom said:

sign me up for Joost and babelgum please..

Thanks Gigaom!

January 31st, 2007
11:43 AM PT

Om Malik is the guy to know!…

He is giving away Fon routers and Joost username and passwords!…

January 31st, 2007
11:44 AM PT

Joost invite please, thank you very much.

January 31st, 2007
11:44 AM PT
jon said:

Joost and Babelgum Please

January 31st, 2007
11:45 AM PT
Hitchcock said:

I want a Joost
(and wouldn’t mind the Babelgum one too!)

juggaloninja@gmail.com

January 31st, 2007
11:45 AM PT
Felix said:

A Joost invitation would be appreciated.

January 31st, 2007
11:47 AM PT
steve said:

Give me some Joost…

steve [at] ohear [dot] net

January 31st, 2007
11:47 AM PT
Adam said:

I would love to try Joost please

January 31st, 2007
11:48 AM PT
Borja Osorio said:

I would love to try out Joost. Many thanks.

January 31st, 2007
11:49 AM PT
vivek said:

Joost please.. thanks a lot

January 31st, 2007
11:51 AM PT

Joost please.

January 31st, 2007
11:51 AM PT
Ferdy said:

Joost me please!

January 31st, 2007
11:51 AM PT
OB said:

I’d love a Joost invite. Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
11:51 AM PT
Mike King said:

Joost Please

January 31st, 2007
11:52 AM PT
emi said:

Joost please, thanks!

January 31st, 2007
11:52 AM PT
Bleu said:

I’d like a Joost invite please.

January 31st, 2007
11:52 AM PT
seanm said:

joost me puhlease…!!!!@@@

January 31st, 2007
11:52 AM PT
Steve Watkins said:

I would really love a Joost invite, thanks very much :)

January 31st, 2007
11:54 AM PT

Joost Invite Please

January 31st, 2007
11:54 AM PT
Ian said:

Joost, sankyu.

January 31st, 2007
11:54 AM PT
chris killeavy said:

I, too, would be enamoured of a joost invite. Many thanks, if i make the list or not.

January 31st, 2007
11:55 AM PT
marco said:

cool. thanks for the offer of an invite

i’ll take one of those off your hands.

January 31st, 2007
11:56 AM PT
Kanwal said:

Looks like Joost doesnt work on Vista. So how about a beta invite for babelgum

January 31st, 2007
11:56 AM PT
billy said:

What a wonderfully nice thing to do. Thanks for the invites to Joost and Babelgum.

January 31st, 2007
11:57 AM PT
James said:

I’d love a joost, thanks!

January 31st, 2007
11:58 AM PT
Mike said:

joost me please! Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
11:59 AM PT
Robin Gill said:

Would love to try out Joost!

January 31st, 2007
11:59 AM PT
CarLBanks said:

I’d love to join Joost!

January 31st, 2007
11:59 AM PT
Derek said:

Joost please

January 31st, 2007
12:00 PM PT

I’ve been on the Joost list for some time but still haven’t received an invite. Would LOVE one!

January 31st, 2007
12:00 PM PT
Kanwal said:

Looks like only US residents can recieve the free router. However, the site allows anyone to register.

I’m Canadian… dont be hating :(

January 31st, 2007
12:00 PM PT
mario said:

Joost please — thank you

January 31st, 2007
12:00 PM PT
Danny said:

i’d love a joost invite, thanks!

January 31st, 2007
12:00 PM PT
JK said:

Joost me too please. Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
12:01 PM PT
Justin said:

I would be forever indebted to you if you could provide me a Joost invite. Keep up the good work!

January 31st, 2007
12:01 PM PT
James said:

Love a joost invite :)

January 31st, 2007
12:01 PM PT
Michael Melli said:

may I have a babelgum invite please?

thank you very much in advance!

January 31st, 2007
12:01 PM PT
Antoine said:

I would love to test Joost. Thanks a lot Om !

Antoine

January 31st, 2007
12:02 PM PT
Ian Soper said:

Joost sounds really interesting. I’d love to check it out.

January 31st, 2007
12:03 PM PT
Dave Zatz said:

Thanks for the free FON! I’ve been wanting to get in on this, but I’m just too cheap. This seals the deal.

January 31st, 2007
12:03 PM PT
marco said:

ps, i meant to say joost invite.. :D

thanks again.

January 31st, 2007
12:03 PM PT
Brandon said:

Joost please if possible :)
Thanks a bunch!

January 31st, 2007
12:03 PM PT
Michael Chiu said:

Joost for me please! :D Thanks for these awesome deals!

January 31st, 2007
12:04 PM PT
Lior said:

I have no TV and one high-speed big screen laptop, Joost please!

January 31st, 2007
12:04 PM PT
Gareth said:

I’d like an invitation to Joost please!

January 31st, 2007
12:05 PM PT
t2k1 said:

joost innvite would be mint

January 31st, 2007
12:05 PM PT
mike lewis said:

i’d like an invite to Joost

January 31st, 2007
12:05 PM PT
ANdy Taylor said:

invite me up baby

p.s. nice site

January 31st, 2007
12:06 PM PT
DWoolley said:

Joost please.

January 31st, 2007
12:08 PM PT

Joost invite please.

January 31st, 2007
12:10 PM PT
Mark said:

Joost invite would be cool.

January 31st, 2007
12:10 PM PT
sam gonzales said:

joost me up por favor..

January 31st, 2007
12:12 PM PT
Justin Lewis said:

I’d love an invite to Joost, I’ve been kissing butt all over for one and still to no avail. Is it true they are rarer than rocking horse excreta?

Joost Please, Don’t make me beg.

January 31st, 2007
12:13 PM PT
Andy Taylor said:

I forgot to put invite to joost thanks

January 31st, 2007
12:13 PM PT
Nox said:

Oh oh, Joost me!

Pretty please?

January 31st, 2007
12:13 PM PT
Andre said:

joost me please!

January 31st, 2007
12:13 PM PT
Josh Kinberg said:

Would like to get Joost invite — great work!

January 31st, 2007
12:14 PM PT
Shaun Marks said:

I’d love to try Joost

January 31st, 2007
12:14 PM PT
Vik said:

I’d like a Joost invite please!

January 31st, 2007
12:14 PM PT
jp said:

joost please.

January 31st, 2007
12:14 PM PT
Derek Reiff said:

Already have Joost, Babelgum please!!
Thanks
Derek

January 31st, 2007
12:15 PM PT
Nick Starr said:

Joost please. Thanks! me(at) NickStarr(dot)com

January 31st, 2007
12:15 PM PT
Tom Sella said:

babelgum pretty please.

thanks in advance!

January 31st, 2007
12:15 PM PT
BV said:

Can I have an invite for Babelgum?

January 31st, 2007
12:15 PM PT
Mayur said:

Please include me for an invite to Joost

January 31st, 2007
12:17 PM PT
Brian said:

Joost is amazing i read all about it, please sign me up !
Thanks for Digging it !!

January 31st, 2007
12:18 PM PT
Ashy said:

Put me down for a Joost invite please :)
drashy=at=gmail=dot=com

January 31st, 2007
12:18 PM PT
Derek Reiff said:

I guess I should leave this derek.reiff@gmail.com for babelgum..
I think everyone assumes it will be published with that email field

January 31st, 2007
12:19 PM PT
Bhuvan said:

Joost please!

January 31st, 2007
12:19 PM PT
BM said:

joost invite this way please

January 31st, 2007
12:20 PM PT
Cap'n Ken said:

Joost me?

January 31st, 2007
12:20 PM PT
Bhuvan said:

Joost please!
bhuvan.srinivasan AT gmail.com

January 31st, 2007
12:21 PM PT
Colin said:

Joost

January 31st, 2007
12:21 PM PT
kannan said:

Joost please

January 31st, 2007
12:22 PM PT
madmak said:

invite for Joost

madmak at gmail dot com

January 31st, 2007
12:22 PM PT
Markus Sandy said:

joost invite here too please

January 31st, 2007
12:25 PM PT
Ruggie said:

Joost invite would be great thanks

January 31st, 2007
12:26 PM PT
Chris said:

Joost invite please

January 31st, 2007
12:26 PM PT
joe said:

joost me please

January 31st, 2007
12:27 PM PT
John said:

Can you send me an invite to Joost?

January 31st, 2007
12:28 PM PT
Daniel said:

joost please.

…and babelgum too if any left!

thanks.

January 31st, 2007
12:28 PM PT
Jörg said:

can i have a Babelgum Invite?

Pleas?

January 31st, 2007
12:30 PM PT
Foxy said:

wooo thats amazing!

I’d love a Joost if i’m not too late!

January 31st, 2007
12:31 PM PT
Doogal said:

Could I get a Joost invite too please :)

January 31st, 2007
12:31 PM PT
Evilsatan said:

Joost pleasseeee

January 31st, 2007
12:33 PM PT
Bert Root said:

Mmmm joost please!!

January 31st, 2007
12:34 PM PT
Hetal said:

Joost for me please!!!!

January 31st, 2007
12:35 PM PT
Denis said:

Joost invite please :)

January 31st, 2007
12:36 PM PT
jimmybubk said:

invite for joost if ya will

January 31st, 2007
12:36 PM PT
mediawatch said:

Joost…please?

January 31st, 2007
12:38 PM PT
Bruno said:

Anxious about Joost!

January 31st, 2007
12:38 PM PT
Antti Hermunen said:

Joost would be cool to see :)

January 31st, 2007
12:38 PM PT
Matt G said:

Hard to tell if there are invites left, but I’d like a Joost account please.

January 31st, 2007
12:40 PM PT
January 31st, 2007
12:40 PM PT

joost please: roland AT rolandtanglao.com

thanks!

January 31st, 2007
12:41 PM PT
Chris McElwee said:

Joost please.

January 31st, 2007
12:41 PM PT
andres said:

i would love to be able t check out joost

January 31st, 2007
12:41 PM PT
Gareth said:

I’d like a joost invite if there are any left.

January 31st, 2007
12:41 PM PT
casio said:

m8 id love a joost invite

cheers

January 31st, 2007
12:45 PM PT
Doug said:

Joost and babelgum if there are any left.

January 31st, 2007
12:46 PM PT
Aseem Bajaj said:

You might already have enough people who need the invites, but it’s worth trying. Can I please get an invite to both Babelgum & Joost? Thanks

January 31st, 2007
12:46 PM PT
Joe said:

can i have Joost invite please

January 31st, 2007
12:46 PM PT
alan said:

I’d love to check out Joost.

January 31st, 2007
12:47 PM PT
Kurt said:

Would love a joost invite

January 31st, 2007
12:47 PM PT
Christian said:

Joost invite please.

January 31st, 2007
12:48 PM PT
H. Kashimura said:

Please invite me to Joost.

January 31st, 2007
12:48 PM PT
Tyler said:

I’d love to get my hands on a Joost invite, if not Babelgum will do. Thanks.

January 31st, 2007
12:49 PM PT

Joost please :)

January 31st, 2007
12:50 PM PT
Paul said:

Let me have one of these. Been waiting ages

January 31st, 2007
12:50 PM PT
Parin said:

Joost please! otherwise Babelgum please! Thank you.

January 31st, 2007
12:51 PM PT
Crystal said:

Can I get a Joost invite? Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
12:52 PM PT
eugedaman said:

Joost would be nice :)

January 31st, 2007
12:53 PM PT
ivan said:

babelgum please pretty please

January 31st, 2007
12:54 PM PT
Aymeric said:

JOOST please! I read the Wired article

January 31st, 2007
12:54 PM PT
rich said:

gotta love that joost

January 31st, 2007
12:57 PM PT
max v. said:

joost please. Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
12:58 PM PT
Chris said:

Om,

Can you send one my way? Thank you.

January 31st, 2007
12:59 PM PT
Pon said:

can you get me a free

ZOOMVID.com account?

now that would be splendid. They are giving them away for free, but I want in on the testing they are doing now!

January 31st, 2007
1:00 PM PT
Ayham said:

Hello! I would really appreciate a Joost invite if there are any left. Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
1:00 PM PT
Gregory said:

Hi,

Would you please send me a joost invite.

Thanks,

Gregory.

January 31st, 2007
1:01 PM PT
Chris said:

Joost please! Thank you.

January 31st, 2007
1:01 PM PT
Sammy T. said:

yeah, I second that… any ZoomVid.com accounts? those went like freakin hot cakes and I just signed up for the second Beta round. But still, I heard that there is a lot going on inside the first round of Beta that is testing now.

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January 31st, 2007
1:02 PM PT
ben said:

really want to check this out, sounds good ;)

January 31st, 2007
1:02 PM PT
TODD R. said:

JOOST INVITE PLEASE!

January 31st, 2007
1:03 PM PT
dryer said:

I’d love a Joost invite.

January 31st, 2007
1:03 PM PT
Brian said:

Joost please, if I’m not too late. Thanks!

January 31st, 2007
1:03 PM PT
chris said:

hmmmm joosy

January 31st, 2007
1:03 PM PT
alan p said:

Joost would be great, I’m playing with Babelgum already and be great to compare them on blog.

January 31st, 2007
1:04 PM PT
Pankaj said:

Joost please :) If that is expired babelgum please. Thanks a lot.

January 31st, 2007
1:05 PM PT
chris said:

pretty please joost

January 31st, 2007
1:05 PM PT
Pam said:

no kidding… ZOOMVID accounts here?!?

January 31st, 2007
1:06 PM PT
ARVIN said:

joost for all please, make mine smooth

January 31st, 2007
1:08 PM PT

wow, u guys! Joost, please if anymore left.

January 31st, 2007
1:08 PM PT
Josh said:

I’ll take one for Babelgum please.

January 31st, 2007
1:09 PM PT
James Walker Kyyn said:

ZoomVid.com Beta account giveaway? I heard they will let you keep your VIP account status!!

thanks to tommy for sending me over here for a ZoomVid.com account

ZoomVid please. email this address!

January 31st, 2007
1:13 PM PT