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Be Your First Customer: Why Beta Testing Is Right for You

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After all, Gmail wasn’t taken out of beta until 2009 — five years after it was originally released. Beta testing highlights where potential gaps in technology may develop and gives you a chance to bridge these gaps before going public. Shorter development time. Expanded uses. Ideas for updates. Improved customer satisfaction.

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

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billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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Manage And Schedule Appointments With TimeCenter

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TimeCenter is developed by Sweden-based Niclas Marie and Daniel Ellenson. Marie had been running a web development shop nicmar media since 2002, and had developed an online appointment scheduler for two of Sweden’s biggest companies in 2005. TimeCenter was launched in beta during 2007-2008 in Sweden.

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A Look At Some Popular, Trending Business Ideas

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With the 2009 economic crash, entrepreneurs and startups flooded the market (for better or worse!). Bankruptcy is relatively common, especially post-2009, but recovering from it can require professional help. It’s never business as usual. Even though over 90 percent of startups fail, there are more startups than ever before.

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Small Business Owners View Mobility As Critical, Says AT&T

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billion in 2009 to more than $5 billion in 2013, a compound annual growth rate of about 19%. And this is good news for consumer and enterprise mobile app developers. In fact, according to AMI-Partners, a market research firm, U.S. small business (1 to 99 employees) for smart phone device and data services will more than double from $2.5

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10 Awesome DIY Tools To Create Your Own Mobile App

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But, for small business, the price to create a mobile app is a major factor that makes it little bit typical to hire an expert mobile app developer. This article contains 10 DIY app development tools, enabling you to craft your own mobile app in a very short span of time and within a limited budget: 1. GoodBarber.

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Online Gaming, Mobile Entertainment And The Land Of Opportunity In Video Game Design

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In 2009, 27,000 smart phone applications were downloaded a half-billion times. And, as the operating systems for mobile devices become more sophisticated and powerful, the sky is truly the limit for game designers, animators and developers. In deed, in 2009,World of Warcraft alone represented 10% of global online gaming revenues.

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