Have you heard about ChaCha?
This new search engine launched on Monday, and it's already making waves. Currently in "Alpha Mode" (rather than go "Beta," which Google's practically trademarked) the site is "Part Wikipedia, part Yahoo Answers and part About.com," according to Search Engine Watch.
How so? In addition to providing tradtional, algo-driven Search Engine results pages, the site will also provide real-time results via live "guides." Welcome to Social Search.
Like About.com guides, ChaCha's will be matched with their areas of expertise. Currently, 3,000 guides have been tapped to participate. ChaCha guides, who will be paid,can invite other guides to join as apprentices, fueling viral growth of the site. (Cool, huh?) Guides have to start of as apprentices and be trained by experts prior to any public interaction. (There's speculation that many of these guides will be pulled from 10 million-plus, cash-hungry college students.) Pay increases as guides gain experience, topping off at $10/hour.
Guides will also have profiles, adding to the community aspect of the site.
The site's a little shaky this first week (it was actually down, but had a nice smiley face on the screen during the outage) but reviews so far seem optimistic, if a little skeptical about providing enough guides for a fast-growing audience.
Give it a shot for yourself and let us know what you think!
Anybody got an invite to be a guide? I am looking for one...
Posted by: Clare | September 24, 2006 at 12:52 AM
If you need an invite, please email me
Posted by: Larry | September 29, 2006 at 06:08 PM
Sorry, forgoy the email. If you need an invite, please email me at [email protected]
Posted by: Larry | September 29, 2006 at 06:11 PM
A friend told me about you and that I may be able to provide a Laymans point of view regarding aging parents and healthcare POAs and Durable POAs. I have been appointed by 3 different people to reresent them in there healthcare and aging needs. As well as executor of their wills. If you would like to get more info on me please email me at the given email address. I can also provide the name of the person who led me to you. His initials are DG. and worked for Lilly until his recent retirement.
Posted by: Nancy Francescon | October 22, 2006 at 04:37 PM
If anyone is looking for Cha Cha invites...send me an email. [email protected]
Posted by: Elizabeth Slusarski | October 26, 2006 at 09:07 AM
HI i'm a ChaCha guide. I have 8 invites. If your interested Email me at [email protected]
Posted by: Tracy | December 21, 2006 at 04:20 PM
If anyone would like an invite please email me at [email protected] and tell me why you want to be a guide. Must be a US citizen, over 18 yrs of age. This is not a get rich quick! It is just a little extra money depending on how much you want to work at it. If you want to devote some time to doing Cha-Cha then email me.
Posted by: Molly | March 01, 2007 at 04:13 AM
I have 5 Cha Cha invites if someone is serious about joining Cha Cha. Thanks, Jason W
Email: [email protected].
Posted by: Jason W | March 10, 2007 at 04:21 PM
i have a few invites left to
Posted by: j | March 15, 2007 at 10:59 AM
If you are looking for Cha Cha invites and are COMPLETELY serious, email me at j9rose at yahoo.com
Only serious please!
Thank you!
Posted by: Janine | March 17, 2007 at 12:32 AM
I need a ChaCha invite.
Please link me up via
[email protected]
Posted by: Oye | March 29, 2007 at 11:40 AM