Comments on: Exclusive Beta, Web 2.0 http://www.thestorry.com/2007/04/29/exclusive-beta-web-20/ Online Marketing - B2B Leadgen - Web 2.0 - Life Wed, 19 May 2010 17:49:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Joost throws open the doors, and a nice use of the private beta « Ice Cream For Everyone! http://www.thestorry.com/2007/04/29/exclusive-beta-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Joost throws open the doors, and a nice use of the private beta « Ice Cream For Everyone! Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:27:18 +0000 http://www.thestorry.com/2007/04/29/exclusive-beta-web-20/#comment-98 [...] of users, and expands by allowing those users to invite others. As Grant Storry describes nicely here, companies often use this technique to add buzz, and to grow at their own pace to ensure they can [...] [...] of users, and expands by allowing those users to invite others. As Grant Storry describes nicely here, companies often use this technique to add buzz, and to grow at their own pace to ensure they can [...]

]]> By: Aaron http://www.thestorry.com/2007/04/29/exclusive-beta-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Aaron Fri, 04 May 2007 05:48:51 +0000 http://www.thestorry.com/2007/04/29/exclusive-beta-web-20/#comment-22 Great article. I think Joost is putting a neat twist on the private beta by controlling their volume just long enough to sell advertisers on the concept. Also check again - you might have more invites. Mine went from 0 to 999, which is pretty different from how apps like gmail did it. "Hold hold hooooold ok OPENTOEVERYONE (and yet still private)" Hope all is well! Great article. I think Joost is putting a neat twist on the private beta by controlling their volume just long enough to sell advertisers on the concept. Also check again – you might have more invites.

Mine went from 0 to 999, which is pretty different from how apps like gmail did it.

“Hold hold hooooold ok OPENTOEVERYONE (and yet still private)”

Hope all is well!

]]> By: Ice Cream for Everyone! » Blog Archive » Joost throws open the doors, and a nice use of the private beta (invites available) http://www.thestorry.com/2007/04/29/exclusive-beta-web-20/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Ice Cream for Everyone! » Blog Archive » Joost throws open the doors, and a nice use of the private beta (invites available) Fri, 04 May 2007 05:42:20 +0000 http://www.thestorry.com/2007/04/29/exclusive-beta-web-20/#comment-21 [...] of users, and expands by allowing those users to invite others. As Grant Storry describes nicely here, companies often use this technique to add buzz, and to grow at their own pace to ensure they can [...] [...] of users, and expands by allowing those users to invite others. As Grant Storry describes nicely here, companies often use this technique to add buzz, and to grow at their own pace to ensure they can [...]

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