What are invites? How to get an invite?

When the social network Google Plus onlyappeared, register in it and get the opportunity to be among the first to learn its functionality could not all: for access just needed those same invites. Now, however, registration in Google Plus has already become open, but on such popular resources as Habrahabr or Leprosorium invites are in demand for several years now, and demand has not weakened.

So, how can I get an exchange invite? For this, there are special exchange exchangesinvites like inviter.ru, as well as receive an exchange invite, leaving an application in the specialized sections of some forums. All you need to get an exchange invitations is to have in your possession also some kind of demanded invite, in order to have something to offer in return.

In theory exchange of invites is: one exchange or forum user hasA is an invitor, but wants an invite B, while the second has an invite B, and wants - A, they exchange these invites and are satisfied. In practice, to receive an invite can not always be free, and you need from a few dollars or more to finally get the coveted invitation.

The popular practice of distributing invites - this is their receipt as prizes and bonuses forparticipation in contests, promotions, etc. Given the high relevance of invites to some sites, getting invites as awards for victory is a good incentive for participation and attracts a lot of attention to such competitions and actions.

Exchange invites, buying invites - today it has become a daily practice. And meanwhile, not in all cases you can openly buy or exchange an invite, because often the rules of the resources for whichinvites and spread, the sale of invitations is prohibited. In particular, this refers to the Habrahabr: those who are caught selling or buying invites are permanently excluded from the community.

The fact is that "closed" resources care about their reputation and therefore some of them strictly control the actions of newcomers: if a newcomer is invited by someone from the oldparticipants of the closed community begins to create "lawlessness", this, of course, negatively affects the reputation of this community. Such newcomers and invited experienced participants punished - so that others could not be.

Not so long ago registration for invites was not so popular, and many of the Internet users did not even hear of such a phenomenon. but today almost every major project launched at the stage of beta-testing it uses the registration by invitation.

By the way, in new social network Microsoft (so.cl - read as "social") - obviously, Microsoft's attempt to repeat the success of Google Plus - most likely, will also be an invitation-based registration. In the meantime, those who wish can only be added to the "waiting list»Using your Facebook-account.