I was browsing the Internet and was wondering- what does BETA mean? For example, Yahoo! Mail BETA?
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Beta is the second stage of product testing. There are three stages: Alpha Testing, Beta Testing, and Public Release. During Alpha Testing, the product is designed and built. During Beta Testing, it is released to a select audience and glitches/problems are discovered and fixed. When all problems are fixed, it is moved to Public Release, so the general public has access to it.
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It does.\n\nhttp://www.yahoo.com/beta\n\nA different address :)
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Email is any form of electronic mail.\nWebmail is when a email provider only offers access to your email via a website interface. (Like signing into Yahoo mail through http://mail.yahoo.com instead of being able to download it onto your machine.) It requires using a browser such as IE or Firefox to view.
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I think that's it.\nhttp://yahoo.weblogsinc.com/2005/09/14/review-new-yahoo-mail-beta/\nor\nhttp://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/scp/viewer/index.php?client_id=1173&event_id=16828
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BETA is a working project that is not finished. It is a test to see if people like it and after many desicions it is decided to become offical. Java on the other hand is a computer language that is a software to provide programs that use Java. None of them are better than each other.
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A beta is a trial or pre release version that is being tested usually by volunteers. If can be prone to difficulties while the programmers are debugging it.\n\nYou get to try the newest things in return for running a Beta.
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You have to be invited to use the new Yahoo mail beta. You can sign up here: \nhttp://surveylink.yahoo.com/wix/p0473306.aspx
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Beta versions mean that the product is still in the testing phase, companies need to release their products as beta so they can collect feedback from users with all the potential backwards of the product Then afterwards, they correct the bugs and release a final product
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In ur yahoo mailbox goto the see in the right top corner .. U can see whats new.. just go there and u will find an Option to line urself in the Que for using Yahoo beta Mail... and after about 10 days u will automatically be Signed in inside the new yahoo Beta Mail version .... \n\n\nThats it...
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Currently answers.yahoo.com is still in it's beta testing form. This means that some features will be available in the future that are not available now. Right now the board is only in English. Soon they should have other languages when they come out of beta testing. Hope this helps.
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Beta is the second letter in the Greek alphabet (after Alpha and before Gamma).\n\nSoftware companies use the term "Alpha" to indicate the first series of tests done on their software.  In almost all cases, Alpha tests are done by employees that work for the software company.\n\n"Beta" is the term used to indicate the second test period for software.  These tests are usually performed by people that don't work for the software company.  The software company might give or sell Beta versions of their software to a small, selected group of outsiders or to almost anyone that wants to participate.  Yahoo! Answers is an example of a Beta test that's open to almost anyone that wants to participate (full participation in the test requires you to register as a Yahoo! user).\n\nAfter Beta testing, the software company might release the software to the public or, as in Microsoft's case, go through a series of release candidates (more tests) before releasing the software.
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Well as it is still in the "Beta" phase it just means that it would eventually be prone to bugs and the like... It may be an incompatibilty issue with your browser... have u updated your browser recently? maybe the update may have caused it... I noticed that it works in Mozilaa firefox and Internet Explorer, but if I use Opera or Avant Browser then I come up with some issues regarding it...
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up in the right hand corner, there is a small link "Switch Back".  Click on that.  But why, the new Beta mail is so much easier.
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I'm assuming you are asking about yahoo mail Beta...click on the "switch back" button at top of page by your name.
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A Beta is a unfinished program that's been released. In other words, its a "pre-release" of that program. Betas are usually buggy (that there are faults in the programming unknown to programmers), and are released to 1) test the program, 2) design and alterations, or other purposes. \n\nAn easy example is Windows Live Messenger, or MSN8.
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i think - what ?%?^@^@$%R does that mean... wouldve searched for it online but hey, got plenty more questions to answer before the net gets jammed and slows down and all..\n\ncheers..
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Beta is a name used by software developers that want to test their programs out first- to see if there any bugs present in the programs that can be fixed. One can assume that they use the term "beta" because it's second-rate (or not quite the perfection they seek that is called "alpha").