To invite someone, a person just has to send a URL to a session and people can just click the link to join.

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You had to send an email invite to notify someone about an event on your calendar.

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You know what it's like when you invite someone to dinner.

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Thirty women have contacted Li so far, but he says it is tough to find someone who trusts him enough to invite him home for Chinese New Year.

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