One of our faithful readers, Alex, noticed our underlying plea for an invite to the Dropbox service that we wrote about earlier today. While Dropbox has no formal way to invite a friend they do let you share a folder with others, and if they don’t have an account it will let them create one on-the-spot. So Alex shared a folder with us, and we were able to get an account!

Now we want to help spread some of the Dropbox love. There doesn’t appear to be any limitation on the number of people you can share a folder with, but we don’t want to be sending invites day in and day out. So we’ll send invites to the first 50 people who request them in the comments below.

All we need is your email address which you can specify in the email field (registered users can change their email address on the account page), or you can put it in the comment field if you don’t mind everyone seeing it. After we send out the 50 invites we’ll let everyone know in the comments, and hopefully some other individuals will take a few minutes to invite the others who weren’t fortunate enough to get in on the action.

dropbox invites

Make sure you check your spam folder because it’s very much possible that it will be filtered as spam by your email service. We won’t be sending them out every minute or anything, and so you may have to wait a few hours to get your invite. We do sleep contrary to popular belief.

And remember, Dropbox is a Beta service so don’t yell at us if your computer blows up or grows mutant legs and walks away.

UPDATE: Bad news guys, it looks like Dropbox is currently limiting the number of people you can invite using this method. We were only able to send invites out to the first four commenters. I really apologize, but they didn’t state anywhere that they limited that. I would very much appreciate it if the people who do receive the invites contact me so that they can share the invites with some of the other people who were supposed to get them.

UPDATE 2: Okay, invites have been sent out to EVERYONE as of 8:30AM Central Time on March 14th. Don’t ask us how we did it, because we’re not proud of it. Just check the email address you provided (especially the spam folder) for the Dropbox invite.

  1. I would really like to try this service :D Thanks in advance

  2. Awesome – i’d like an invite :)

  3. Looks simpler than e-mailing to my gmail and the numerous software I have tried (e-mailing to myself still preferred). I wouldn’t mind running a test of dropbox.

    Thank you.

    Solar Hydro

  4. Very nice. I would like an invite too. Thanks in advance.

  5. I could totally use this right now. Much appreciated!

  6. Yes Yes Please :)

  7. I’d love an invite! thanks so much :)

  8. I’ll take one, thanks!

    You guys are great!!!

  9. Love the website. You guys rock.

  10. I’d like an invite please. :mrgreen:

    “We do sleep contrary to popular belief.

    And remember, Dropbox is a Beta service so don’t yell at us if your computer blows up or grows mutant legs and walks away.”

    I blurted out laughing after I read that.

  11. Can you please send me an invite? Thanks!

  12. Sweet. Thanks!

  13. I found this comment on dropbox, thought since this post was about sharing a folder I thought I would pass along.

    Doug K. said:

    I love what this looks like it can do, I’ll be trying it out but I won’t be sharing files with anyone! Isn’t that the point, you say? Sure but the license gives away ALL my rights, even if I only share with a select few. I guess they aren’t planning on using this in the enterprise!

    “While you own the content contained in Your Files, you hereby grant all other Dropbox users a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use and exploit Your Files in your public folder.

    In addition, you hereby grant Dropbox users who have been given access to your shared folder a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use and exploit Your Files in your shared folder.”

    Too scary, call off the lawyers boys!

    * Doug K.

    [gigaom.com]

    Disclaimer I have not read the EULA myself so I do not know if this is accurate or not. And really, I wonder what monetary gain that they might gain if I shared the pictures of the last family Reunion?

    taf

  14. Could I get an invite? Thanks!

  15. Hi, please count me in

  16. I’d like to test this service as well. Thanks! :)

  17. I would like to have one also, would be nice to keep my code on my laptop in sync with my desktop and server.

  18. I’d live to give this a shot. Thanks for the invite. :)

  19. Request invite!

  20. Me please!! Thank you.

  21. Thanks so much for making this available.

  22. I’d like to try this.

  23. I’d like an account.

  24. I love CyberNet–thanks for thinking of us!

  25. please, I would love one.

  26. I would like one please & thanks!

  27. Wuhu, I made it! Can I get an invite! Thanks.

  28. Thanks for the offer!

  29. I’d like one too! :D

  30. if there’s anything left please:D

  31. Please, could I get an invite! Thanks.

  32. I’d like to have an invite as well. Thanks.

  33. Would like an invite, please.
    Mahalo!

  34. Thanks for the invite – I appreciate it.

  35. Could I get an invite?
    Thanks!!!!

  36. I’ll take an invite! ;)

  37. Me please! choose me! XD

  38. I would love an invite. Thanks!

  39. I’m I to late can I get an invite

  40. No need to give me an invite. You can save it for someone else. I’m happy with drop.io for the moment.I just wanted to say that this is a great idea, and I cannot wait for the product to come out of Beta. Great, great idea.

  41. I’m interested as well.

  42. Invite please! Cheers!

  43. Yes please, I’d like an invite

  44. If there are any left, I’d appreciate an invite.

  45. One for me to, please :P

  46. I’d like one if I’m not too late =)

  47. I know i’m nr.51, but i’ve been waiting for this like forever. Please, let me have one. I’d be forever gratefull.

    lhdala00@gmail.com

  48. Too late?

    please I want 1

  49. I kno im late, but perhaps we can tree out the invite by having the invitees invite more people ;D

  50. Is there still some available? thx.

  51. Please let me somehow slip through the limit and get a dropbox invite!

    Thanks!

  52. I would LOVE an invite for this! Sure hope there’s some left…

  53. Please send me an invite PLEAZE PLEAZEEE!!! Here-> lawrobertson (at) yahoo.com

  54. Invite please! Cheers!

  55. I did not take time to count, but if an invite is available please send me one!!

  56. This service looks like the best of the larger free storage sites with an even better interface than box.net…which is pretty damn good.

    Yes, please. Can I have an invite?

  57. Yes please

  58. Wow, this thing really brings the commenters out of the woodwork. If someone wishes to share an invite with me once their account is up drop me an email:

    inferno dot
    m1ke
    at gmail
    dot com

  59. I tried guys, really I did. I sat there and added everyone’s email address to the list, hit invite, and it chopped off all the addresses except the first four. They apparently have an unstated invite limitation, which makes sense, but I would have thought they would have posted it somewhere.

    I’m going to try and get my hands on some more invites, and I’ll keep you posted.

  60. Good try. I signed up on the beta page. I guess I’ll have to wait this one out the old fashioned way.

  61. Hi, I would really like an account too… And my email is: johan.m.gustavsson@punkt.se

  62. may i have one plz?

  63. Sounds like a nice service, invite me please ;)

  64. I think that you’re only allowed to send invites to 4 at a time. So, split the email addresses into groups of 4 and you should be able to send anyone an invite.

  65. I would like an invitation also please.

  66. Please for me too! :-)

  67. Maybe I’ve seen this too late. If there is an invitation available, I would be happy.

  68. Please stop hyping this nonsense. When they release the darn thing we can all get it. Meanwhile there’s a real world out there. Enjoy it.

  69. Okay, there may be some hope after all thanks to Alex once again stepping forward. Stay tuned because we’ll be sending out some more invites…

  70. If you get all the way down here on the invite-list, I’d love one. Thanks!

  71. Okay, the last comment was the cutoff line. Invites have been sent to everyone up until this point, and we are NOT sending out anymore. We’re still gasping for air after the last batch which took us over an hour to send.

  72. Thanks guys! I’m so pumped to try this. Very much appreciated.

  73. Thanks Cybernet for the invites!!

  74. Thanks so much! I’m very grateful for your efforts. Cheers!

  75. I got the invite, registered and so far it seems like a great service. I’ve tried a few similar services before unsuccessfully and this one seems to just work without any hassles.

    Thanks a lot for the invite!

  76. Thanks, the invitation arrived, it must’ve been a hell of a job to do that. Thanks again

  77. Thanks guys!
    Cybernet and Dropbox are great! :P

  78. if you have invites available I would be happy with one. thanks!

  79. Thanks for the invite!

  80. You guys are awesome! Thanks again!

  81. Nice work! Still hoping for an invite

  82. I’d like an invite too, if you still have any…

  83. Invite me also!

  84. Would like an invite if there are still any left. Very much appreciated!

  85. Thank you very much for the invite! I’m sure you guys put in overtime getting our feet in the door.

    PS: Yup, it was in the spam folder. Kinda funny to think we jumping up and down to get that Email, yet some out there consider it spam.

  86. Is this still available

    I’d like an invitation if it is

  87. :roll: Pleaseeee someone for me . I was looking for days… I would be gratefull! Thnx

  88. Wow, if there are any kind souls who got an invite and are sending out some love, I’d really love to try dropbox as it seems superior to FolderShare.

    Email is scjoyce+cybernetdropboxinvite@gmail.com

  89. Hi,
    please could you send me an invitation?
    I would be very grateful for that!

    My email is: leinad80 AT gmail.com

    Thanks so much :!:

  90. ;)

    Hi – I’d bo extremely grateful if any of you would be able to send me an invite! My email is: denihaz@aol.com. I really need a service like dropbox because my computer has been messing up and I’ve had to reformat 3 times in the last couple months. I’ll owe ya for life:)

    Take it easy,

    Denise
    denihaz@aol.com

  91. Hey. Just saw the demo on their site. Looks pretty cool. i’d like an invite if anyone has one. schweihs *A*T* gmail.com

  92. If anyone can still spare one:

    net DOT flexx AT gmail DOT com

    Would be great, thank you very much.

  93. I would appreciate an invite. Thanks in advance.

  94. please invite neededMarch 17, 2008 at 4:58 am

    please can someone please send me an invite….. from dropbox member wanna be….

  95. please invite neededMarch 17, 2008 at 5:01 am

    please an invite for me please

    aquabob AT aol DOT com

  96. please am in dire need of an invite love the site ie cybernet and the dropbox is what i have been looking for.

    Send invite to aquabobxl AT aol DOT com

    Cheers.

    Bobby.

  97. Read about Dropbox only today!!
    (Talk about being late on the latest exciting stuff!!! :) )

    Would love to get an invite from you! :)

    Cheers,
    Green.

  98. Can I get invite please? niksy5 (at) gmail.com

    Thanks!

  99. Can’t find invites anywhere! Can you gys help? :)

  100. Am I past post 50? If not, please send me an invite (iain010100 (at) yahoo.com)

  101. Thanks for the invite (and the time invested) guys! This service is amazingly smooth and impressive. Of course it has its beta quirks left, but I like it better than FolderShare so far. Especially love the auto-versioning system and auto-sync :)

  102. If there are anymore invites I would like one? gkeife at gmail.com

  103. undercoverdave at gmail dot com

  104. If there are anymore invites I would like one
    thank you

  105. hi, i just want one: andres-at-milleiro-dot-com

  106. Hi everybody…. ;o) I know that a lot of people did that before me. But I tried everywhere, so far I think I’ve already tested practically all the alternative online services and so far I found absolutely nothing like DropBox.

    I’d love to use the website.

    If anyone would be so kid to give me an invitation, this person would make my day!

    legba1974[at]gmail.com

    Thank you anyway

    Jennifer

  107. if you have any more invites left, i would greatly appreciate one!

  108. Yeah..anyone want to send me an invite too? much appreciation..

    ktan91[ ///// ---------at------- ///// ]gmail[com]

  109. Please, can you invite me ad DropBox beta??

    EMAIL: fede91it@gmail.com

    Thank 1000000!!

  110. DropboxPlease, can you invite me ad DropBox beta??
    thanks

  111. Please, can you invite me ad DropBox beta??

  112. I’d love an invite pangyu (at) gmail.com

  113. I’d love one. powercts [at] gmail [dot] com

    thanx

  114. I would LOVE a drop box invitation too!

    fromptongol [at] hotmail.com

  115. I’d appreciate an invite if someone would be willing to send one!

    Thanks in advance!

    Best,
    Ben Dalton

    email: bendalton -at- gmail.com

  116. Would really appreciate a Dropbox invite, if it’s at all possible.

    whitwagner [at] gmail.com

    Thanks either way!

    :mrgreen:

  117. would like an invite if possible

    giwunder (at) yahoo (dot) com

    cheers.

  118. any chance of an invite?

  119. Hi, in case you still have any invite to Dropbox, I would love to try it.

    Thanks in advance
    bruno

  120. Add me to the list of people would would very much like a dropbox invite.

    Cheers!

    Focks

  121. Focks wrote:
    Add me to the list of people would would very much like a dropbox invite.

    Cheers!

    Focks

    anyone out there with an invite can send it to focks {at} peet.me.uk

    Much appreciated!

  122. If anyone still has a invite, i would love one.
    gbfan898 [AT} hotmail [Dot} com

  123. Im not sure if im too late, but I would also like an invite please.

    My email is tobywuk at gmail.com

  124. If you still have invites left I would really appreciate one.

    Many thanks,

    Anthony

    anthony . warren at gmail . com

  125. If anyone’s still offering dropbox invites, I’d be ever grateful.

    seanale ~ gmail

  126. Please, send me an invite and I promise I will share mine if I get some… :-)

    mirolesky at gmail dot com

  127. I would love an invite is anyone still has one to share!

    compy386 at gmail dot com

    Thanks!

  128. I would be extremely grateful for an invite:

    bjm at ntconsultants dot net

  129. I would love an Invite if there are any left.

    nomad4x at gmail dot com

  130. I would love one too.

    eppyjerk at gmail dot com

  131. I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ONE FOR WEEKS NOW, I WOULD LOVE AN INVITE FROM ANYBODY, THANKS

  132. I’VE BEEN TRYING TO GET ONE FOR WEEKS NOW, I WOULD LOVE AN INVITE FROM ANYBODY, THANKS

    kojshia [at] h o t m a i l [dot] c o m

  133. $20 to the first to provide me with a dropbox invite for testing and write-up.

    robounix aht gmail dizot com

  134. Hey – Anyone want to pay it forward. I promise to pay it forward as well. Looking for an invite to DropBox

    Hopefully someone can help! Thanks

    jasonheas (.at) gmail [dot] com

    Thanks again!

  135. Would be willing to trade an a.viary invite for a dropbox. stevepoland at gmail dot com.

  136. Looking for a dropbox invite, will pay forward :) bonds7 at gmail dot com

  137. Can I have one please? jeenuv a-t gmail

  138. Would love a dropbox invite please!

  139. I’d really appreciate an invite. Thanks!

  140. i would like a dropbox invite please
    send to nick [at] asselberghs [dot] dk

  141. i would love to give dropbox a go. i’d really appreciate an invite :)

  142. if your still giving them out then please can i have one:

    nico.burns [at] gmail.com

  143. an invite would be greatly appreciated!

  144. Invite required :) return I can offer up my undying gratitude

  145. SO excited posted wrong email address

  146. Please invite me at:

    fede91it@gmail.com

    THANKS :cry: :cry:

  147. Please, if anyone can still send them, send one to dropbox@arienh4.net
    Thanks.

  148. Please invite me ! thank very much
    johnnytank [at] gmail.com

  149. Please send me an invite!

    pe[at]falang.no

    Thanks

  150. Invite me, oh pleeeease invite me!!

    Thank you

    tommipk[at]gmail[dot]com

  151. If you have a spare invite … :D valeriob*at*gmail*dot*com

  152. Valerio CellentaniJune 7, 2008 at 7:42 am

    i would like to have one please

    valerio.cellentani@hotmail.it

  153. If you can a spare invite that would be great!

    stueyf2[at]hotmail.com

    Cheers

    Stuart

  154. are any more invites available? i have been looking for one for a some time now. thanks.

    bonafiderarity007@live.com

  155. If there are any invites available, I’d very much appreciate one! Thanks!

    glutht@yahoo.com

  156. Love you forever :)

    freddymaze gmail.com

  157. Thanks a lot?

  158. please invite me please!!! thanks!!

  159. Please send me an invite if you have any left. My spambox is spamme55 (@) yahoo dot com.

  160. leo@thedarkalliance.org
    PLEASE, I have been waiting for one over a month now :(

  161. giveme a invite please…

    thanks…

  162. I’d really appreciate an invite. Thanks!
    narvil@zoznam.sk

  163. I would love an invite, please.

    Thanks in advance.

    rolokid hotmail.com

  164. i desperately need an invite. Thanks!

    kjandb hotmail.com

  165. thanks a need an invite

  166. Please may I also have an invite?

    ivanovicfan [at] excite [dot] com

  167. If you still have any invites available, I’d appreciate one.

    Thanks!
    arunpatala-at-gmail.com

  168. Hi, I was just fascinated by this product, It would be great if you can send me an invite inspite of that scary article given one of the comment :) . Thanks in advance my email address is ap.jha(at)hotmail(dot)com

  169. Please send one to joel@1stclasswebsites.com

    In return, I will be giving away free invites too.

    Thanks!

  170. Would love an invite superphoto(AT@)gmail (dot) com

  171. I would like one please!

    send it to lopagof@gmail.com

    thank you very much ^_^

  172. i ‘d like one , too !

    please :)

    skalapothas at mail.gr

  173. send me an invite. thank you.
    m.abdolirad@gmail.com

  174. Hello… fokin756@mail.ru plaese send me an invite

  175. I have an account, without having to share a folder with anyone. Is this about the 250 MB you get when you are invited as a friend? I don’t know if this is the same with sharing folders.

  176. Any chance I still can get an invite?

    zakros@gmx.net