Google Unleashes First Wave of Google+ Invites [UPDATE]

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Google+, the search giant's answer to Facebook, is currently in a "limited field test." However, it looks like Google has opened the floodgates to the masses.

The Google+ project is the company's social initiative that brings friend streams, group video chat and group texting to Google's millions of users. Check out our review of Google+ if you want to learn more.

For the past few days, Google+ invites have not been available to the public, but apparently Google is prepared to test the service with a larger group. Google+ users will find a button that allows them to invite their friends on the Google+ Stream page. Invites are also available if a Google+ user shares content with a non-user via email.

Google+ invites are in high demand. I sent just one tweet and posted one update on Facebook, and I have received more than 100 requests for invites. Request for Google+ invites are flooding Twitter.

Are you on Google +? Have you gotten a Google+ invite yet? Let us know what you think of Google's social service in the comments.