Comments on: Microsoft QnA Enters Crowded Market

By: Get Your Answers Live « Ray-Deo

Get Your Answers Live « Ray-Deo — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 03:42:13 +0000

[...] After four months of private beta, Windows Live QnA (Question and Answer) opens to the public today. There is no shortage of question and answer services online, it’s almost becoming a requirement for portals. If the number of users is important in such a service, though, then the Live offering may be particularly appealing as it ramps up. [...]

By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Windows Live QnA open for use

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Windows Live QnA open for use — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 20:07:56 +0000

By: Wat de FAQ weet jouw netwerk eigenlijk? · BlueAce

Wat de FAQ weet jouw netwerk eigenlijk? · BlueAce — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:43:43 +0000

[...] De markt voor vraag-en-antwoord sites is al redelijk vol te noemen, maar met een social network erbij kan het nog wel eens de finishing touch zijn die dit genre nodig had. Nu maar hopen dat ze de kritieke massa voor een social network snel kunnen vinden. Tags: faq, faqqly, socialnetwork Plaats op… BlinkList [...]

By: I have invites for Windows Live QnA… » Wagalulu - Microsoft » » I have invites for Windows Live QnA…

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 03:28:26 +0000

[...] Developers Kit for Business Contact Manager (in Outlook 2007) » Bookmark on del.icio.us Well, lucky me and lucky you.Betsy, Krista and co have been good enough to let me have some invitesto give away for the Windows Live QnA Beta (hidden behind a beta door right now) If you’ve not heard of this service, check out this summary by TechCrunch. Now, I’ve only got a few, so first come first serve! Here’s what to do: Head over to my contact form and send me a mail…Send me: First nameSurnameYou email address (that is associated with Passport ideally, but not necessary)a bottle of champagne for me a bottle of single malt for Betsy You’ll then get an email from the team providing you with instructions. First 10 emails with info I need get an invite. Hurry!!!! I’ll update this post once they are gone. [...]

By: » Mult-Post 11: Everything Must Go InsideMicrosoft - part of the Blog News Channel

Tue, 23 May 2006 06:08:47 +0000

[...] There was a lot of talk about Windows Live QnA, including screenshots, a few weeks ago. I saw a lot QnA back in January, so I’ll have plenty to say when it launches publicly. [...]

By: Big Picture Advertising

Big Picture Advertising — Wed, 17 May 2006 15:40:39 +0000

Microsoft Search…

A key challenge to Microsoft is to improve their search performance and as part of the Microsoft Live session we saw a couple of things they’re doing to move forward. Koji showed how a tablet PC could be used to…

By: گزیر » روزی امروز

گزیر » روزی امروز — Tue, 09 May 2006 15:07:03 +0000

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By: ‘Cross The Breeze » Blog Archive » Windows Live updates (2)

‘Cross The Breeze » Blog Archive » Windows Live updates (2) — Mon, 08 May 2006 21:40:08 +0000

[...] Another new beta on Windows Live Search is Windows Live QnA – or Community Q&A as we used to call it – which is an invite only beta, but here's a screenshot of the service and more info can also be found at Techcrunch and Search Engine Watch. Looking forward to the integration with the other Windows Live services. [...]

By: T.A. McCann

T.A. McCann — Sun, 07 May 2006 04:47:13 +0000

HelpShare delivers on many of these ideas as it combines free and $ reward based questions, allows users who want to answer to set up multiple email based “expert alerts” for efficient routing and delivers an automatic rating system of both “askers” and “answerers” based on their history. And, HelpShare takes the idea one step further allowing Partner web sites to add full HelpShare functionality to enable their users with Q/A. See http:// helpshare.lockergnome.com for a tech focused example. It also enables bloggers and other sites to become HelpShare Affiliates, generating new revenue for the all sites involved.

By: Adam Loving

Adam Loving — Sun, 07 May 2006 01:12:45 +0000

Kenlet appears to have similar “values” as HelpShare (which has been around since 2000). We too think better answers come faster to those who pay.

By: Dimitar Vesselinov

Dimitar Vesselinov — Sat, 06 May 2006 18:06:40 +0000

“Some people will love the fame and recognition that answering questions will bring them; others will appreciate getting answers quickly and easily.”

How about some money?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 06 May 2006 10:52:10 +0000

Don’t forget

http://www.answerbag.com (general)
http://www.advicenators.com (teenage it seems)
http://www.dearcupid.org (love)

etc.

Answerbag was acquired recently.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 06 May 2006 08:42:16 +0000

kenlet.com is another QnA site that wasn’t mentioned (and there are probably many more). But at kenlet.com people actually pay for answers and earn money by answering questions, kind of like Google answers but with a more open market, anyone can answer questions. Do you guys think in the long run this is a more sustainable model than the free everything model? I mean, who really wants to spend all this time *continually* answering questions for complete strangers? Is the respect that one could obtain by answering questions really appeal to that many people? And I think only very very few could get the “fame and recognition” that they are talking about.

By: Don Wilson

Don Wilson — Sat, 06 May 2006 07:39:39 +0000

Rabble Rabble Rabble.

Three tiny screenshots and everyone’s already an expert on Microsoft’s plans with this. My god, let the product launch before you kill it.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 06 May 2006 06:44:08 +0000

I seriously doubt Microsoft copied Yahoo! Answers in fewer than 6 months… Wouldn’t it make more sense that both companies were working on the idea simultaneously, with Yahoo having a lead in release time?

By: Udi

Udi — Sat, 06 May 2006 04:38:19 +0000

Actually, Yahoo! is already showing some results from Answers on some web searches.

By: Phillip Grady

Phillip Grady — Sat, 06 May 2006 03:48:16 +0000

I think what makes this different is that it will be intergrated to the search somehow. I think Yahoo is trying to get there first though (even before Google in fact because they really have not intergrated answers with search).

If Yahoo does what I think it is doing, answers, tag search and their other resources will allow them to biuld a nice search engine.

By: Dennis Howlett

Dennis Howlett — Sat, 06 May 2006 02:30:00 +0000

I assume it’s OK in the but it’s rubbish in the EU. Sorry.

By: Michael Wales

Michael Wales — Sat, 06 May 2006 02:20:03 +0000

Are the folks over at Microsoft really doing this? There has been absolutely no innovation in the past two years from Microsoft (with the exception of the XBox 360).

Microsoft’s new business plan:
- Release a new OS every 6 years.
- Change Office’s UI every 2 years.
- Watch what Google and Yahoo do, do it 6 months later, but not quite as good – oh yeah, claim it’s the best thing since sliced bread.

By: Betaflow.com » Betaflow Getting a Redesign

Betaflow.com » Betaflow Getting a Redesign — Sat, 06 May 2006 02:15:25 +0000

[...] Side note: Yes, the post on the test site is a word-for-word rip of Michael Arrington’s post at TechCrunch – I was reading it on one screen while working the design on the other – seemed to be good filler content for the time being. [...]

By: pacificdave

pacificdave — Sat, 06 May 2006 01:49:03 +0000

Bill Gates…. The Darth Vader of innovation.

By: TheWeb20Dev

TheWeb20Dev — Sat, 06 May 2006 00:59:15 +0000

askeet.com.

By: Thierry

Thierry — Sat, 06 May 2006 00:09:09 +0000

You should take a look at Ketady (www.ketady.fr). This site routes question to “experts” automatically, based on probabilistic techniques. As soon as you register, you become an expert and the Ketady engine will route some questions to you based on the analysis made from your profile.

Ketady lacks many things Yahoo and Google answers have, particularly on the interface side, I think, but is really the only participative, fully scalable “answering” system that can work with millions of members (everybody is an “expert” on a particular topic, as Mac Luhan could be saying).

-> I am not related to the company, just think it’s a wonderful idea.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 06 May 2006 00:06:14 +0000

This is pretty much a copy of Yahoo! Answers, right down to the concept of “Best Answer” and “Latest Questions”.

This proves again the spirit of innovation that exists at Microsoft.

By: Pete Cashmore

Pete Cashmore — Fri, 05 May 2006 23:51:59 +0000

“QnA allows people to ask questions of their knowledgeable friends, family, classmates at school, professional and community peers in a way that others around the world can benefit from the answers.”

That sounds more like a social network meets Q&A to me. Maybe more like the Expo model.