Thursday, October 2, 2008

Answer Boards and Social Searching - Week 8

I have noticed over the last couple of years that we don't get asked as many reference questions as we used to, now that many people seem to have access to the internet.
If cutomers do need an answer to a question they want that answer instantaneously. This is where Answer Boards may prove to be the answer.
I posted a question on Yahoo7 Answers and answered two questions. I thought the site was not as good as the Wiki Answers site. The Wiki site had better quality qustions than the Yahoo site and the Yahoo site was clunky to get around. It would be very handy for complex questions that you just can't seem to find an answer for, but how long will you wait for an answer and hopfully the answer will be correct.

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