Comments on: A Place For Lonely Searchers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:38:04 -0800 hourly 1 By: IMshopping Opens Twitter And Human Powered Shopping Search Engine To Retailers http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-3/#comment-2975583 IMshopping Opens Twitter And Human Powered Shopping Search Engine To Retailers Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:02:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2975583 [...] in the past, human search hasn’t been to successful in the past; as evidenced by ChaCha’s former business model. While human assistance is definitely a powerful part of the shopping experience, many online [...] [...] in the past, human search hasn’t been to successful in the past; as evidenced by ChaCha’s former business model. While human assistance is definitely a powerful part of the shopping experience, many online [...]

]]> By: IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter | Reviews Manual http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-3/#comment-2722011 IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter | Reviews Manual Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:44:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2722011 [...] see hasn’t finished substantially in the past; verify a countenance at ChaCha’s former playing model. It’s hornlike to see how manlike guides could do meliorate than Google or character unless [...] [...] see hasn’t finished substantially in the past; verify a countenance at ChaCha’s former playing model. It’s hornlike to see how manlike guides could do meliorate than Google or character unless [...]

]]> By: IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter | http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-3/#comment-2721961 IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter | Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:01:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2721961 [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...] [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...]

]]> By: Techeroid » IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-3/#comment-2721960 Techeroid » IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:00:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2721960 [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...] [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...]

]]> By: infoyourway.com » IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-3/#comment-2721928 infoyourway.com » IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:23:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2721928 [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...] [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...]

]]> By: IMShopping - A Human Powered Search Engine For Twitter | Blog YODspica Ltd http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2721908 IMShopping - A Human Powered Search Engine For Twitter | Blog YODspica Ltd Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:01:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2721908 [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the guides [...] [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the guides [...]

]]> By: IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2721889 IMShopping Is A Human Powered Product Search Engine For Twitter Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:45:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2721889 [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...] [...] search hasn’t done well in the past; take a look at ChaCha’s former business model. It’s hard to understand how human guides could do better than Google or Yahoo unless the [...]

]]> By: perde http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2575670 perde Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:11:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2575670 your web site is beatiful your web site is beatiful

]]> By: My Blog Channel » Blog Archive » ChaCha And Aardvark: Putting Humans To Work To Get You The Answers You Need http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2522177 My Blog Channel » Blog Archive » ChaCha And Aardvark: Putting Humans To Work To Get You The Answers You Need Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:47:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2522177 [...] first launched in January 2007 as a web based human search engine. They hire guides to answer incoming [...] [...] first launched in January 2007 as a web based human search engine. They hire guides to answer incoming [...]

]]> By: ChaCha And Aardvark: Putting Humans To Work To Get You The Answers You Need http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2522127 ChaCha And Aardvark: Putting Humans To Work To Get You The Answers You Need Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:07:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2522127 [...] first launched in January 2007 as a web based human search engine. They hire guides to answer incoming [...] [...] first launched in January 2007 as a web based human search engine. They hire guides to answer incoming [...]

]]> By: Scorpion™ http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2511201 Scorpion™ Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:03:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2511201 Want to become a ChaCha Guide. I have many invites left with me. Kindly send me an email to kaushal_km1988@yahoo.com for more details. I can also give you free tips on cracking the test. Note: Applicants must be 18 or above Should be a US citizen Should have a valid SSN for payment purposes. If you have put a referral email, you will get a first preference from ChaCha. Like, see if you put mine you will be selected right away. - ChaCha guide since 2006! Want to become a ChaCha Guide. I have many invites left with me. Kindly send me an email to kaushal_km1988@yahoo.com for more details. I can also give you free tips on cracking the test.
Note: Applicants must be 18 or above Should be a US citizen Should have a valid SSN for payment purposes.

If you have put a referral email, you will get a first preference from ChaCha. Like, see if you put mine you will be selected right away. – ChaCha guide since 2006!

]]> By: No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | Zensible http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2476883 No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | Zensible Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:21:36 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2476883 [...] used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time when [...] [...] used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time when [...]

]]> By: kunjan http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2473539 kunjan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:49:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2473539 kunjanpatel kunjanpatel

]]> By: No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | imanDirect Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2462017 No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | imanDirect Blog Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:50:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2462017 [...] used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time when [...] [...] used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time when [...]

]]> By: No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | about ICT http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2461338 No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | about ICT Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:35:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2461338 [...] september 2008 · Geen reactiesEngels, Nieuws ChaCha used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time [...] [...] september 2008 · Geen reactiesEngels, Nieuws ChaCha used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time [...]

]]> By: No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | aboutCREATION http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2461282 No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides | aboutCREATION Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:15:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2461282 [...] september 2008 · Geen reactiesEnglish, Media, Online, Tech ChaCha used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time [...] [...] september 2008 · Geen reactiesEnglish, Media, Online, Tech ChaCha used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time [...]

]]> By: No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2461216 No ChaChing For ChaCha Guides Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:29:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2461216 [...] used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time when [...] [...] used to be a ridiculous human powered web based search engine that’s best use appeared to be for killing time when [...]

]]> By: ChaCha - Menschlich gestützte social search engine, Social Network für Mitarbeiter : WebWorkBlogger http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2421193 ChaCha - Menschlich gestützte social search engine, Social Network für Mitarbeiter : WebWorkBlogger Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:23:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2421193 [...] TechCrunch über ChaCha [...] [...] TechCrunch über ChaCha [...]

]]> By: ChaCha Ditches Guided Search Model. I Love To Hate This Startup http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2068683 ChaCha Ditches Guided Search Model. I Love To Hate This Startup Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:48:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2068683 [...] it only took ChaCha fourteen months to figure out what everyone except ChaCha (and these guys) knew when it launched - search with a human guide as a business idea is ridiculously [...] [...] it only took ChaCha fourteen months to figure out what everyone except ChaCha (and these guys) knew when it launched – search with a human guide as a business idea is ridiculously [...]

]]> By: Twitter is My New Search Engine | The Phenomenon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-2043893 Twitter is My New Search Engine | The Phenomenon Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:38:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-2043893 [...] hasn’t always received the nicest press - and I have honestly never understood what the business case was for it. Humans backing [...] [...] hasn’t always received the nicest press – and I have honestly never understood what the business case was for it. Humans backing [...]

]]> By: $16m investment cant buy you good geek press… « Urban Horizon http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-1901232 $16m investment cant buy you good geek press… « Urban Horizon Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:32:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-1901232 [...] they’ve just launched. I say surprised because we have not been kind to the service in our three posts on them so far. In the most recent post, I called them “a bad idea, poorly executed.”The new [...] [...] they’ve just launched. I say surprised because we have not been kind to the service in our three posts on them so far. In the most recent post, I called them “a bad idea, poorly executed.”The new [...]

]]> By: The Burningsoul’s Blog » Blog Archive » ChaCha Launches Mobile Interface. They Still Suck. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-1896841 The Burningsoul’s Blog » Blog Archive » ChaCha Launches Mobile Interface. They Still Suck. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:57:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-1896841 [...] just launched. I say surprised because we have not been kind to the service in our three posts on them so far. In the most recent post, I called them “a bad idea, poorly [...] [...] just launched. I say surprised because we have not been kind to the service in our three posts on them so far. In the most recent post, I called them “a bad idea, poorly [...]

]]> By: ChaCha Launches Mobile Interface. They Still Suck. http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-1896791 ChaCha Launches Mobile Interface. They Still Suck. Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:53:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-1896791 [...] just launched. I say surprised because we have not been kind to the service in our three posts on them so far. In the most recent post, I called them “a bad idea, poorly [...] [...] just launched. I say surprised because we have not been kind to the service in our three posts on them so far. In the most recent post, I called them “a bad idea, poorly [...]

]]> By: ChaCha Dances with Mobile Search - GigaOM http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-1896714 ChaCha Dances with Mobile Search - GigaOM Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:01:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-1896714 [...] mobile search is built upon their basic human-guided search, which has met with widespread skepticism due to underqualified human guides, pranksters using the service, and questions about whether [...] [...] mobile search is built upon their basic human-guided search, which has met with widespread skepticism due to underqualified human guides, pranksters using the service, and questions about whether [...]

]]> By: ChaCha: A Bad Idea Poorly Executed, Raises $10 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/comment-page-2/#comment-1758736 ChaCha: A Bad Idea Poorly Executed, Raises $10 Million Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:18:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/08/a-place-for-lonely-searchers/#comment-1758736 [...] What is ChaCha? It’s a new search engine that lets users ask questions to a real person, called a search guide, via a chat interface. The search guide then returns results that are supposed to be more relevant than what Google, Yahoo and others provide. [...] [...] What is ChaCha? It’s a new search engine that lets users ask questions to a real person, called a search guide, via a chat interface. The search guide then returns results that are supposed to be more relevant than what Google, Yahoo and others provide. [...]

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