Ever since I came out of the closet as a full fledged geek, I’ve been obsessed with beta testing. While I don’t always provide the most useful bug reports, I get a lot of pleasure out of being among the first to test pioneering new technology and try to help out where ever I can.
I think the first private beta I got my hands on was gmail, and I was hooked instantly. Since then I’ve been an active part of assorted google projects and also
There are a couple new betas (as of tonight) that have caught my eye including 8apps, and the super cool Streamy which could possibly be a digg killer. Check out the following video to find out why:
Awesome, huh?
Speaking of betas, there’s a new site called Invite Share that takes the exclusivity out of the process and makes it easier people who have real lives to get in on the goodness. I’ve probably stuck my name in the pool for countless others that didn’t see me fit for the first round (Missing Sync being one, you bastards!), but who’s keeping track?
While we are on the topic, can anyone get me an extra invite to Y!PN? My brother is grappling with online advertising, and I told him Y!PN is looking really good.
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