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program developers, the terms Continuous Beta or Perpetual Beta (both English/Latin/Greek loosely translated for permanent preliminary version or colloquially for permanent banana product) have become commonplace. The user is to be regarded thereby as Mitentwickler (English Co-Developer) in the process of the advancement of a program.
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However, the Internet and the development of open source programs have changed the role of the (end) user. He often does not receive a finished product, but a service that can be called up via the network. Appropriate adaptations of the programs and regular updates are often included. For some
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Users must be treated as co-developers, in a reflection of open source development practices (even if the software in question is unlikely to be released under an open source license.) The open source dictum,
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Perpetual beta has come to be associated with the development and release of a service in which constant updates are the foundation for the habitability or usability of a service. According to publisher and
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for an extended or indefinite period of time. It is often used by developers when they continue to release new features that might not be fully tested. Perpetual beta software is not recommended for
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machines. However, many operational systems find this to be a much more rapid and agile approach to development, staging, and deployment.
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Verkaufsweg Social Commerce – Blogs, Podcasts, Communities & Co. Wie man mit Web 2.0 Marketing Geld verdient.
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Control over unique, hard-to-recreate data sources that get richer as more people use them.
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in on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. It's no accident that services such as
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Lightweight user interfaces, development models, and business models.
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Services, not packaged software, with cost-effective scalability.
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Software or a system that never leaves the beta development stage
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release early and release often
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Gmail
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Web 2.0
collective intelligence
long tail
Continuous improvement process
"What Is Web 2.0"
"Software Product Management and the Endless Beta"
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What is Web 2.0?
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