Engineers Edge Smart Mobs: Yahoo Answer Luke Biewald sent me some commentary on the new Yahoo Answers service launched in December: “Users ask questions and then other users answer them. At the same time there is a moderation system where you can vote for the best answer. Google has a system where people pay money for an answer and only handpicked group of contractors are allowed to answer any question, but I think that this is a much less exciting option. Question: Why will a ducks quack not echo? Question: If evolution is correct and there is no god why cant I shoot you? Question: Where is HERE? Question: how to be a creative ? Question: is your family dysfunctional? You have to see these to believe them. Be Sociable, Share!
Streaming Knowledge, Advancing Careers | science videos, tutorial, documents, courses, papers | free download John Sawatsky and the power of simple que How do you know that?…What makes you say that?…What happened next?…What does that mean? Simple questions. Sawatsky’s advice is valuable to a wider audience then just reporters. So are you asking the right way? The best questions, argues Sawatsky, are like clean windows. Other advice offered by Sawatsky… Bland personalities get spicier information: “I can go into any newsroom and usually tell you who gets the best stories in the paper. Don’t hog the mic: “The granddaddy of all rules is this: We must balance input and output.” Try to learn, not validate your own opinion: His method is based on asking questions beginning with what, how, why and to a lesser degree, who, when and where…Instead of asking Sarah Ferguson, for example, “Is it hard being a duchess?” More tips: Sound conversational, but never engage in conversation. [Note: It’s interesting that effective interviewers sound like effective interfaces in many ways. After the jump, more interesting interviewing quotes and links.
QuestionForm - inquéritos online profissionais, para todos Metafilter | Community Weblog Associates: How Online Social Networks Benefit Organizations How Online Social Networks Benefit Organizations By Lisa Kimball and Howard Rheingold (Join us for an online discussion of online social networks in March-April) In order to develop a strategy for its future, an $8-billion energy company needed to identify the forces that would influence its industry. Online social networks are webs of relationships that grow from computer-mediated discussions. Within a company, a well-tuned online social network can enhance the company's collective knowledge and sharpen its ability to act on what people know in time to be effective. Social networks grow from the personal interactions of human beings over time, as well as from from the technological infrastructure that connects those humans. Thoughtfully planned and knowledgeably implemented online social networks can enable an organization to: Create an early warning system. Online Social Networks As Early Warning Systems For an early warning system to be effective, communication must be timely. continued
Social computation and creativity » Blog Archive » Google says a Google recently announced that it closes its Google Answers service that was created in 2002-2003. Google Answers is a second attempt of Google at Q&A service where live researchers answer questions on any topic for a fee. I am not sure if the Google Answers service had any novelty when it was launched, but it evolved over time. Initially it was very similar to the first paid online Q&A service Experts exchange launched in 1996. In my opinion, late Google Answers was a very interesting experiment combining fee-based and free Q&A services together. So far Google attempts to explore social search technologies had only a limited success. Despite the limited success so far, I believe Google has pretty good chances to improve its performance in this area.
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