http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/13/chacha-the-search-engine-with-a-human-touch/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/13/chacha-the-search-engine-with-a-human-touch/#comment-60837 Geoff Dodd Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:54:22 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/13/chacha-the-search-engine-with-a-human-touch/#comment-60837 I like that combination of person + machine too. People helping one another and being acknowledged as experts in a niche field. I think Google prefers the automated variety of search machine somehow. But this could take off. I like that combination of person + machine too. People helping one another and being acknowledged as experts in a niche field. I think Google prefers the automated variety of search machine somehow. But this could take off.

]]> http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/13/chacha-the-search-engine-with-a-human-touch/#comment-60107 Teach42 - Education and Technology, by Steve Dembo » Stoopid private alphas/betas Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:12:35 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/02/13/chacha-the-search-engine-with-a-human-touch/#comment-60107 [...] The second is called Nownow, and it looks like Amazon.com owns them. It sounds pretty similar to ChaCha, which I blogged about recently, but it’s designed to work off of a mobile platform. Text in your question, and up to three humans will research it and send you answers back. Personally, I’m really digging these man/machine mashups! Once again, private invitation only beta, so I can’t get in to check them out. [...] […] The second is called Nownow, and it looks like Amazon.com owns them. It sounds pretty similar to ChaCha, which I blogged about recently, but it’s designed to work off of a mobile platform. Text in your question, and up to three humans will research it and send you answers back. Personally, I’m really digging these man/machine mashups! Once again, private invitation only beta, so I can’t get in to check them out. […]

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