Google Answers Shuts Down - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

trigatch4 · 11-29-2006, 01:22 PM

Posted in their blog:
Official Google Blog: Adieu to Google Answers

I thought it was a rather neat idea. Shame it's gone.

fenryr · 11-29-2006, 01:25 PM

r.i.p.

..never used it..

Adsense Loser · 11-29-2006, 01:34 PM

Ha what a joke

Why pay to ask a question when you can use the google search engine to get a better answer for free? No wonder it failed.

kr338r · 11-29-2006, 01:37 PM

chacha has been trying the same thing.

wonder how long they'll last?

trigatch4 · 11-29-2006, 01:46 PM

yahoo does this is also.

And no, it isn't just like using Google Search Engine because the people who answered questions often had professional backgrounds that lent insight into specific fields that google couldn't shed light on.

For example, I remember reading a question from a gentlemen writing a mystery novel and he had a question about "crime scene investigation". He gave his scenario as a question in Google Answers and someone who works in the field gave a brilliant recount of how that SPECIFIC case would be logically walked through and gave some ideas to put twists and turns in the plot by adding different evidence and so forth.

But, you are right in that many of the answers were people compiling info from google searches. But even so, if you want to find a little info from a lot of sites and want to pay someone else to compile it all... and someone else is willing to do it... I dont see how it is any different than paying an article writer.

Jon · 11-29-2006, 01:48 PM

I used it a bunch of times, I liked it a lot. Damn shame for them to remove it.

Xrproto · 11-29-2006, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jon

I used it a bunch of times, I liked it a lot. Damn shame for them to remove it.

Put a spin on the idea and make it work then damnit!

soundboy · 11-29-2006, 02:45 PM

Yeah, I thought Google Answers was a great resource. Of course, there's always Yahoo Answers... but the quality of information isn't even close there.

micfire · 11-29-2006, 02:47 PM

Damn shame. I used it a lot also. Never asked a question, but there were tons of good info. Not those bullshit yahoo answers, but good stuff. I haven't found a single good answer in yahoo. It's only good for scraping.

Arc_Con · 11-29-2006, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adsense Loser

Ha what a joke

Why pay to ask a question when you can use the google search engine to get a better answer for free? No wonder it failed.

Plain logic..

11-29-2006, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
trigatch4 BuildAndEarn Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,548 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Google Answers Shuts Down Posted in their blog: Official Google Blog: Adieu to Google Answers I thought it was a rather neat idea. Shame it's gone. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ BuildAndEarn.com - My Affiliate Blog Phandroid.com - Android Phones Rule AndroidForums.com - Android Forums (duh!)

11-29-2006, 01:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
fenryr {°°} Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 1,182 iTrader: 0 / 0%	r.i.p. ..never used it.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________

11-29-2006, 01:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Adsense Loser Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 484 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Ha what a joke Why pay to ask a question when you can use the google search engine to get a better answer for free? No wonder it failed. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ DOn't yA KnOw CrAck KillzZ!!!

11-29-2006, 01:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
kr338r 2nd prize is steak knives Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 222 iTrader: 0 / 0%	chacha has been trying the same thing. wonder how long they'll last? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ enough bowing down to disillusion - hats off and applause to rogues and revolution, the ripple effect is too good not to mention - if you're not affected, you're not paying attention. incubus

11-29-2006, 01:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
trigatch4 BuildAndEarn Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,548 iTrader: 2 / 100%	yahoo does this is also. And no, it isn't just like using Google Search Engine because the people who answered questions often had professional backgrounds that lent insight into specific fields that google couldn't shed light on. For example, I remember reading a question from a gentlemen writing a mystery novel and he had a question about "crime scene investigation". He gave his scenario as a question in Google Answers and someone who works in the field gave a brilliant recount of how that SPECIFIC case would be logically walked through and gave some ideas to put twists and turns in the plot by adding different evidence and so forth. But, you are right in that many of the answers were people compiling info from google searches. But even so, if you want to find a little info from a lot of sites and want to pay someone else to compile it all... and someone else is willing to do it... I dont see how it is any different than paying an article writer. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ BuildAndEarn.com - My Affiliate Blog Phandroid.com - Android Phones Rule AndroidForums.com - Android Forums (duh!)

11-29-2006, 02:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
soundboy Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 17 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah, I thought Google Answers was a great resource. Of course, there's always Yahoo Answers... but the quality of information isn't even close there. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

11-29-2006, 02:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
micfire Spämmed Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 951 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Damn shame. I used it a lot also. Never asked a question, but there were tons of good info. Not those bullshit yahoo answers, but good stuff. I haven't found a single good answer in yahoo. It's only good for scraping. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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