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The Future of Facebook May Be Lurking Around the Corner

by Jeff Weisbein May 28, 2010
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Facebook is in the process of looking for some beta testers to help build the future of Facebook.  It’s not some random selection process either.  In order to enter yourself as a possible candidate you must think of three questions and answer them thoroughly as if you were writing an article or paper on the [...]

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Gmail Loses The Diaper, Switches To Boxers And Drops Beta Label In The Process

by Jeff Weisbein July 7, 2009
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Today, after 5 long years in beta, Google is dropping the beta label from Gmail. Gmail which launched on April 1st, 2004 has revolutionized web based email. Over the past year in the U.S. alone, according to comScore, Gmail has grown 48 percent to 36 million unique visitors which puts them in the number two [...]

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Google To Offer Product Ads

by Jeff Weisbein June 20, 2009
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The email below (originally posted on Blogoscoped) describes a new advertising program Google will be trying out with a select number of advertisers.  It also appears the Wall Street Journal confirmed this story on Friday. We are pleased to invite you to participate in an exciting beta program with the Google Affiliate Network to show [...]

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Windows 7 Beta 1 Review

by Jeff Weisbein January 11, 2009
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Microsoft’s latest operating system which is projected to be released sometime in 2009 is called Windows 7.  I have gotten my hands on a copy of the beta (both 32 and 64 bit) to test it out.  My initial reactions of the new operating system are positive.  I have never been a Vista basher, in [...]

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