We haven't even launched and I have well over 400 requests to be part of the alpha testing. I don't think everyone is going to get in during the alpha, though...sorry. And I'll be releasing the invitations in waves...a first come, first served system. Totally democratic.

I want to thank some of those people who have supported us from the beginning in the blogosphere, though. Michael Arrington, Ho John Lee, Rob Hof, Peter Forret, David Castera, Tejas Patel, Tarun Matta, Suresh Kumar, Jijesh Devan, Dan McGinn, Pete Cashmore, Har Shoop, Greg at Social Twister, Carlos Mantero, Telendro, Mapopescu, and, of course, our very own brilliant consultant and the reason I'm here to be part of this exciting project, Shel Israel have all been part of keeping the buzz alive in the blogosphere. Very soon, you will get to see it for real.

And thank you to everyone who has expressed interest. We'll try to accomodate as many as possible, but we need to gather feedback from a smaller alpha group before we expand to everyone. First impressions last!

Are you stoked? I know I am!

[how can you tell I was raised in the 80's]

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