Comments on: Ask Waves Its Arms To Tell Everyone It Also Does Q&A Search http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:47:50 -0800 hourly 1 By: Tim Campbell http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2813049 Tim Campbell Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:30:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2813049 Hello, I just came out out with an iPhone app (it's FREE) that directly connects you to ChaCha. It's called iChaCha Now (not associated with the service) just a direct connect app. Check it out! It rose to the TOP 200 in Entertainment in the first week. It's basically a simple and fun way to connect to the service. Hello,

I just came out out with an iPhone app (it’s FREE) that directly connects you to ChaCha. It’s called iChaCha Now (not associated with the service) just a direct connect app.

Check it out! It rose to the TOP 200 in Entertainment in the first week. It’s basically a simple and fun way to connect to the service.

]]> By: stan http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2809852 stan Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:04:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2809852 You can find all questions and answers about a *topic" (keyword(s) from all sources - this is the main point of Ask's aggregation of 300 million answers, put your favorite medication name, or celebrity name. It is web FAQ. Just learn how to use it! It works great for me. Try "viagra" :-) You can find all questions and answers about a *topic” (keyword(s) from all sources – this is the main point of Ask’s aggregation of 300 million answers, put your favorite medication name, or celebrity name. It is web FAQ. Just learn how to use it! It works great for me.

Try “viagra” :-)

]]> By: led panel http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2809272 led panel Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:44:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2809272 yahoo and google is the best than ASK i have ever used . yahoo and google is the best than ASK i have ever used .

]]> By: led panel http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2809267 led panel Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:41:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2809267 I never use ASK .i only use Google and Yahoo . I never use ASK .i only use Google and Yahoo .

]]> By: Yong Su Kim http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2809230 Yong Su Kim Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:19:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2809230 Been there, done that. Built using Google's Search services - http://QAFind.com Been there, done that.

Built using Google’s Search services – http://QAFind.com

]]> By: Will http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2809131 Will Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:12:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2809131 "Why does anyone use Ask?" Because the other, better IAC properties lead people to the site (some of them anyway). If not for them, ASK would be a walking carcass. ASK's skins aren't bad though. Mahalo Answers is going to end up toppling all of these anyway. Far superior quality of questions and answers, and more interesting personalities roaming the site, like its leader. Fluther's Q&A quality isn't bad either, but going crazy because Mahalo Answers was scraping it was obnoxious. Also, do you think when they were deciding the name for Fluther they said, "Let's see if we can pick the name that most closely resembles someone's role in a porn shoot." “Why does anyone use Ask?”

Because the other, better IAC properties lead people to the site (some of them anyway). If not for them, ASK would be a walking carcass.

ASK’s skins aren’t bad though.

Mahalo Answers is going to end up toppling all of these anyway. Far superior quality of questions and answers, and more interesting personalities roaming the site, like its leader.

Fluther’s Q&A quality isn’t bad either, but going crazy because Mahalo Answers was scraping it was obnoxious. Also, do you think when they were deciding the name for Fluther they said, “Let’s see if we can pick the name that most closely resembles someone’s role in a porn shoot.”

]]> By: Will http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2809108 Will Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:49:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2809108 ASK waves its arms to tell everyone it also does Q & A search. Bad Q & A search. ASK waves its arms to tell everyone it also does Q & A search. Bad Q & A search.

]]> By: any idea http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808727 any idea Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:46:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808727 You like the jeep too? You like the jeep too?

]]> By: igniguy http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808713 igniguy Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:34:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808713 I 've found good answers more times than i have found bad answers. That is success for me. I ‘ve found good answers more times than i have found bad answers. That is success for me.

]]> By: Do we really need another question and answer site? | qrisper http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808571 Do we really need another question and answer site? | qrisper Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:26:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808571 [...] need another question and answer site? Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | Competition | jung 0 Techcrunch reminds us that Ask is still around and they too are riding the question and answer bandwagon.  On [...] [...] need another question and answer site? Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | Competition | jung 0 Techcrunch reminds us that Ask is still around and they too are riding the question and answer bandwagon.  On [...]

]]> By: Eugene http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808507 Eugene Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:06:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808507 Yo dude, There is no reason to be a tardcarnival. I am glad to hear you were the first Q&A service to incorporate questions with photos.... shame you are not the best at it. Picanswers has you there. *smack* I wonder if your 5 million uniques will enjoy this match? Q: my nipples hurt really bad! what does that mean? A: well your probably growing some more. thats what happens with me when they hurt! pain releaver doesnt help, so dont waste it. Yo dude,

There is no reason to be a tardcarnival. I am glad to hear you were the first Q&A service to incorporate questions with photos…. shame you are not the best at it. Picanswers has you there. *smack*

I wonder if your 5 million uniques will enjoy this match?

Q: my nipples hurt really bad! what does that mean?
A: well your probably growing some more. thats what happens with me when they hurt! pain releaver doesnt help, so dont waste it.

]]> By: Jeremy Goodrich http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808289 Jeremy Goodrich Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:13:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808289 And, let the astroturfing begin, lol. Really...including Mahalo is a joke, in this list. Or "vark"...why? The top five q&a sites, per quantcast, in the US: Yahoo Answers Wiki Answers Answerbag Blurtit (you guys never mention them, ever, why?) FunAdvice (we only got a mention because I bcc'd Mike on a very outrageous email...which was a reply to an equally outrageous note I received). Picanswers? Please....I still don't understand WTF mashable was doing when they gave you the free press you (arguably) shouldn't have gotten. Oh, yah. btw, FunAdvice was the *first* Q&A service to incroporate questions with photos that you can add from your photo library or from an upload...*smack* lol. Chacha? Please, also...guys, if you have a pile of money that's on FIRE...you're not going to last long. Don't worry about us, though...we're on track for 5 million+ visitors (4.7 million uniques this month)...and, we're just fine. Though these other guys...well, I'd be very anxious if I'd poured my money down those drains. And, let the astroturfing begin, lol.

Really…including Mahalo is a joke, in this list. Or “vark”…why?

The top five q&a sites, per quantcast, in the US:
Yahoo Answers
Wiki Answers
Answerbag
Blurtit (you guys never mention them, ever, why?)
FunAdvice (we only got a mention because I bcc’d Mike on a very outrageous email…which was a reply to an equally outrageous note I received).

Picanswers? Please….I still don’t understand WTF mashable was doing when they gave you the free press you (arguably) shouldn’t have gotten. Oh, yah. btw, FunAdvice was the *first* Q&A service to incroporate questions with photos that you can add from your photo library or from an upload…*smack* lol.

Chacha? Please, also…guys, if you have a pile of money that’s on FIRE…you’re not going to last long.

Don’t worry about us, though…we’re on track for 5 million+ visitors (4.7 million uniques this month)…and, we’re just fine. Though these other guys…well, I’d be very anxious if I’d poured my money down those drains.

]]> By: lisak http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808208 lisak Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:35:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808208 Guais, The CEO of ChaCha is definetly not gone http://tiny.cc/UYVtQ Guais, The CEO of ChaCha is definetly not gone http://tiny.cc/UYVtQ

]]> By: Shawn Colo http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808190 Shawn Colo Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:27:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808190 Sorry I jumped the gun on my comment. I didn't see the reference to answerbag.com in the first sentence and noticed our logo was not highlighted. I do LOVE the fact that answerbag is the #1 organic search result for the question you posed on Ask about the best Q&A site. Sorry I jumped the gun on my comment. I didn’t see the reference to answerbag.com in the first sentence and noticed our logo was not highlighted. I do LOVE the fact that answerbag is the #1 organic search result for the question you posed on Ask about the best Q&A site.

]]> By: lisak http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808181 lisak Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:22:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808181 it's a shame ChaCha wasn't included in this story since the company has one of the most comprehensive (and funny) Q&A site with 14 million searchable questions and answers. And according to Quantcast, www.chacha.com ranks among the top web sites in the United States with more than 2.3 million monthly unique users. http://tiny.cc/mX0Cc it’s a shame ChaCha wasn’t included in this story since the company has one of the most comprehensive (and funny) Q&A site with 14 million searchable questions and answers. And according to Quantcast,
http://www.chacha.com ranks among the top
web sites in the United States with more than 2.3 million monthly unique users. http://tiny.cc/mX0Cc

]]> By: anonymous http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808175 anonymous Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:19:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808175 because bing has a better interface moron because bing has a better interface moron

]]> By: anonymous http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808173 anonymous Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:19:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808173 ive used yahoo answers and thought it was good. i dont know what youre talking about, there are occasional troll answers but there usually funny ive used yahoo answers and thought it was good. i dont know what youre talking about, there are occasional troll answers but there usually funny

]]> By: Ron Branch http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808167 Ron Branch Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:17:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808167 If you have questions regarding pictures http://www.picanswers.com/ works well. If you have questions regarding pictures http://www.picanswers.com/ works well.

]]> By: EH http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808131 EH Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:58:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808131 not only that, but just yesterday i saw a question come up in google that had been posted to ask.metafilter less than 5min before I searched. ask is a bunch of charlatans anyway. like someone asked above, why does anybody use them, especially if they're just repackaging questions ripped from other sites? this is no different than any other SEO linkscam out there. not only that, but just yesterday i saw a question come up in google that had been posted to ask.metafilter less than 5min before I searched.

ask is a bunch of charlatans anyway. like someone asked above, why does anybody use them, especially if they’re just repackaging questions ripped from other sites? this is no different than any other SEO linkscam out there.

]]> By: Shawn Colo http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808115 Shawn Colo Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:46:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808115 I am surprised you left out answerbag.com? Over 4.2mm uniques according to Comscore this month! I am surprised you left out answerbag.com? Over 4.2mm uniques according to Comscore this month!

]]> By: Guias Local http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808104 Guias Local Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:40:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808104 No one has given credit to cha cha and KGB. A human powered search. Is it because the CEO left? No one has given credit to cha cha and KGB. A human powered search. Is it because the CEO left?

]]> By: Joel Downs http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808085 Joel Downs Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:32:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808085 Excellent point on using algo search and not letting their users just ask a question - I've found that Google already does an excellent job of indexing, crawling, and returning relevant Q&A from various Q&A sites, so it seems like Ask is differentiating up the wrong tree on this one. Excellent point on using algo search and not letting their users just ask a question – I’ve found that Google already does an excellent job of indexing, crawling, and returning relevant Q&A from various Q&A sites, so it seems like Ask is differentiating up the wrong tree on this one.

]]> By: Onur http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808034 Onur Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:16:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808034 I just performed several search queries on Ask in the Q&A tab and all I saw in the results was Yahoo and chacha. And Ask calls displaying repetitive questions from Yahoo with their mediocre answers a new Service? I just performed several search queries on Ask in the Q&A tab and all I saw in the results was Yahoo and chacha. And Ask calls displaying repetitive questions from Yahoo with their mediocre answers a new Service?

]]> By: Shakir Razak http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2808013 Shakir Razak Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:10:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2808013 Hi, And to think that AQA-63336 (any Question Answered) has been going for about 7 years, mobile-ready from day-1. Kind regards, Shakir Razak Hi,

And to think that AQA-63336 (any Question Answered) has been going for about 7 years, mobile-ready from day-1.

Kind regards,

Shakir Razak

]]> By: any idea http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/comment-page-1/#comment-2807998 any idea Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:04:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/17/ask-waves-its-arms-to-tell-everyone-it-also-does-qa-search/#comment-2807998 Why does anyone use Ask? Or why does anyone use anything other than Google? Why does anyone use Ask?
Or why does anyone use anything other than Google?

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