Web 2.0

By Alex Williams The cloud-based tool is now in private beta with the code name 12Sprints. The application is being developed by SAP's Business Objects division. Again, SAP's web-based approach sounds very much like an API integration strategy. SAP maintains they are talking with Google Wave and are eage...

By Frederic Lardinois Square, a new mobile phone payment system founded by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, just launched its private beta today. Square will give anybody the ability to accept payment cards without having to go through a costly credit card processing service. Instead, Square will give its use...

That explanation sounds nice, but doesn’t really convey much.  It’s hard to explain StuffBuff in a short sentence without sounding too Web 2.0 propagandist.  You have to experience it.  Lucky for us, StuffBuff just went into private beta on November 11, and we got in ...

By Sarah Perez A new online community site called Lunch.com has just launched into private beta here at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. The site, essentially a recommendation network, aims to bring the sort of casual conversations you would have with friends over lunch to the online arena. Using a propri...

By Andres Ferrate For those of you new to the Shizzow API, we placed our API in private beta on January 11th, in order to facilitate the development of Shizzow applications and mashups. Popular uses of the Shizzow API include finding your friends, finding new places to go, and add/editing places that are cur...

By Rick Turoczy Survs is currently in private beta. But, they have given ReadWriteWeb readers an access code to register for the service. Simply visit the registration page and enter the code F6W6HGOD. The offer is limited to the first 500 people, first come, first served. Discuss

By Phil Butler The Beta testing trail took us to an interesting new private beta site called Zude. This app is deploying cross domain drag-and-drop technology to allow users to create a unique Web presence. This development is like a 2015 version of Netvibes, or Pageflakes on steroids. 5g’s technology ha...

By Pete Cashmore Google Finance Video - Google Finance added video to its homepage today. You gotta hand it to them: Google is wise to the importance of video. Planix - Planix, a Web 2.0 software budgeting service we reviewed while it was in private beta, is now live. See our full Planix review.