Comments on: Diamonds, Tattoos and Bad Reviews Are Forever: or, When You’re Not Ready — Stay Home (Part I)

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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:35:36 +0000

[...] things you can do to avoid looking or being stupid — in life or in PR. This goes with my “If you’re not ready — stay home” post below. So here’s my [...]

By: Merredith

Merredith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:32:52 +0000

Lou, I think you may be right. And to listen to some of the Web 2.0 pundits, there are a lot of companies that might not have been ready to launch, that are hiding behind the “beta” tag, instead of true betas where they really expose their apps for community feedback and improvement. I think the tricky part is figuring out where in the food chain someone will take responsibility for saying, “You know what? Let’s wait. Keep it closed beta for now and get some feedback.” Personally, I love closed betas — I think giving feedback is half the fun.

By: Lou Hoffman

Lou Hoffman — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:29:10 +0000

I’ve been trying to figure out if companies are bypassing true alpha/beta programs or simply ignoring the input. Regardless, the outcome is not a pretty picture.