Comments on: Don’t Blow Your Beta

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e633d3f806d76c47ac4ddbcc6c476004 — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:24:56 +0000

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By: The dot com dream... « Rudimentary Art of Programming & Development

The dot com dream... « Rudimentary Art of Programming & Development — Wed, 30 May 2007 23:28:59 +0000

[...] http://www.techcrunch.com/2006.....your-beta/ (Interesting advice about Beta version) [...]

By: Betty

Betty — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:34:20 +0000

Hi! Nice site!

By: Kristaps Kaupe

Kristaps Kaupe — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:05:05 +0000

Kas ir early adopter tīmekļa pārlūkprogramma?…

Mans bijušais kursabiedrs no RSEBAA laikiem Vadims Šapčenko ir palaidis jaunu projektu BETA, kas ļauj lasīt Apollo portāla ziņas savādākā manierē. Diemžēl es un daudzi citi nevar to ievērtēt, jo tas strādā tikai uz Internet Explor……

By: Favorit i repris: "Schabbla inte bort din beta" [Det handlar om fibrer, Fleecelabs]

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:42:59 +0000

[...] “Schabbla inte bort din beta!” sa Michael Arrington för ganska exakt ett år sedan. [...]

By: Second Brain - Organize Everything in Your Personal Internet Library

Second Brain - Organize Everything in Your Personal Internet Library — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:48:48 +0000

Ready, Set Go/No Go…

So we are approaching the time when we are going into Private Beta release mode. Actually, on this Friday, the 26th of January - we should have our first Private Beta deployed on the server. Our state of readiness is…

By: meish dot org » links for 2006-01-11

meish dot org » links for 2006-01-11 — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 23:52:59 +0000

[...] TechCrunch � Don’t Blow Your Beta Betas abound in today’s web2.0 rolling launch culture, but how do you ensure that your beta is a good one? (tags: beta startup development web web2.0 business) [...]

By: Karaoke Kev

Karaoke Kev — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:32:24 +0000

A very good post, succintly summarising the key points. I’d agree with the point about incomplete features - the recent Blogger version is testament to this. They didn’t have a fully functioning product with all the ‘drag and drop’ widgets until right at the last moment. I think on reflection Google could have done more development behind closed doors before releasing the new Blogger to the public.

By: lineage2

lineage2 — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:48:36 +0000

Launching a new service and guerilla PR

By: Kristaps Kaupe

Kristaps Kaupe — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:27:40 +0000

Digg.lv pirmais mēnesis…

Ir apritējis mēnesis kopš darbu sācis latviešu digg analogs (klons) - Digg.lv. Tas nav ilgs laiks, taču ir pieteikami, lai varētu izdarīt pirmos secinājumus.

Uzreiz teikšu, ka ir lietas, kas man Digg.lv nepatīk, taču pilnīgi noteik……

By: The Beta Program « Amihai’s Untitled Journal

The Beta Program « Amihai’s Untitled Journal — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:57:54 +0000

[...] TechCrunch has a wonderful post about the infamous beta program so many companies like to have. A must read, including the links and comments. I tend to agree with many of the things said there, and these kinds of articles help other developers and companies to have a better experience with their targeted crowd. [...]

By: Ajaxian » The Importance of a Good Beta

Ajaxian » The Importance of a Good Beta — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 03:54:55 +0000

[...] We get a lot of submissions for beta sites to showcase their use of ajax. Michael has written a great post that should be required reading for anyone before they click “send” on that press release email. He stressed that you often only get one chance with the early adopters, so if you blow it you may not have another shot. [...]

By: RMX Direct » A Series of Posts on Developing Web Applications

RMX Direct » A Series of Posts on Developing Web Applications — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:46:13 +0000

[...] So far we’ve followed the advice well by considering our audience and not relying on anyone else’s APIs that could break or change. However, if some other ad networks out there did provide APIs for allowing users to access their reporting data however they wanted, we’d be able to do some cool things. The post on the beta tag is also interesting and we should start to consider whether we bother with a “beta” label or not even when we’re publicly available. For more on betas for new web applications, check out Mike Arrington’s post at TechCrunch. [...]

By: Milos

Milos — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:34:05 +0000

Good information, thank you. By the way: This is a really impressive website-layout. Clean code and accosting Design.

By: Yufeng

Yufeng — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 01:11:15 +0000

I really agree with the first impression thing. For myself, once I experience a badly designed site, I will never be back to check whether it’s improved or not. This is the issue we should remember, never publish the site with a lot of bugs.

By: Opskriften på en god beta · omFlash();

Opskriften på en god beta · omFlash(); — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 13:30:58 +0000

[...] Først, så er der TechCrunch med artiklen Don’t Blow Your Beta, der kommer med en række gode råd til hvordan man får det bedste ud af sin beta. (og linker til række relaterede artikler) [...]

By: Cliff Spence

Cliff Spence — Wed, 31 May 2006 03:54:32 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more on the landing page issue. Which is why I suggest making a landing page viral; begin the word of mouth early on by actually offering something to your potential users on your landing page. If it’s cool/fun/interesting, and has something to do with what you’re going to offer, they’ll talk about it.

Hope this helps someone: On Building A Viral Landing Page

By: A Group / Apart » Archive » On Building A Viral Landing Page

A Group / Apart » Archive » On Building A Viral Landing Page — Wed, 31 May 2006 03:34:02 +0000

[...] Landing pages are important, especially for a web application that is yet to be released. We know, we’ve had a few. From TechCrunch article, Don’t Blow Your Beta: I personally like landing pages because it gives me something to point to when writing about a pre-release product. But many users don’t like them. A common complaint from people is that they sign up on a landing page and don’t hear anything for months (so they forget all about it). Another complaint is that the landing page doesn’t give clear information on what the product will do. [...]

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 26 May 2006 07:48:06 +0000

I couldn’t e-mail either!

By: anal

anal — Fri, 19 May 2006 05:26:22 +0000

I think that in many cases, on-line “open” betas are really just an excuse for launching services before they’re ready.

By: Jac Wright » Writing (Beta)

Jac Wright » Writing (Beta) — Wed, 10 May 2006 17:16:08 +0000

[...] Why did we remove the beta label? Because Jason Fried said we shouldn’t. First was a blog post from 37 Signals. They noticed how many new Ajax applications were releasing with the “beta” label. Then in TechCrunch’s article “Don’t Blow Your Beta” he left this comment: [...]

By: The Beta Program at AmihaiCohen.com

The Beta Program at AmihaiCohen.com — Sat, 06 May 2006 16:50:18 +0000

By: Oxyfish » Blog Archive » First Impressions vs Getting Feedback

Oxyfish » Blog Archive » First Impressions vs Getting Feedback — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 20:05:44 +0000

[...] Recently I sent Michael Arrington’s Don’t Blow Your Beta post to a CEO of mine. I think the basic ideas in there are very relevant to anyone trying to capture some buzz in this noisy and somewhat unforgiving environment. [...]

By: Gnomedia » Web 2.0 mai are un autor…

Gnomedia » Web 2.0 mai are un autor… — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 21:14:26 +0000

[...] Si anume Razvan Antonescu, care a si pus azi primul post. Ii citesc blogul personal de vreo trei luni, cand l-am gasit citat pe techcrunch (scroll pana la capatul mesajului). [...]

By: Planblog » Blog Archive » Qype beta

Planblog » Blog Archive » Qype beta — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:08:42 +0000

[...] The Qype team is doing a very good job telling their story via their blog. Looks like these guys know what they’re doing. At least they are smart at listening to good advice. [...]