Tuesday, April 1

Go Ahead, Ask!

Where can I get a pure white horse for free? The answer may not be able to be the easiest, but that is one question that might come up in conversation one day... Let me introduce you to a service - using the power of technology - to answer your question within minutes.

How about a much more common question like, what is the phone number to Walmart in Greenwood, SC? The answer will be text messaged to your phone and there you have it. It is like having your own personal assistant for free.

The service is called ChaCha, the human-powered Web search service, and has a service that puts all kinds of local search and other information at your fingertips, for free. The company is currently updating the service. Before you could text your question and get and answer via text, but once fully updated, you will be able to not only text, but call also to 800-224-2242. You can also access your questions and answers on the web also. Just direct you browser to ChaCha.com.

I tried it out and found it accurate and fast. When I asked where I could find a 1TB Buffalo hard drive in Anderson SC, ChaCha came back with the answer: "There are a few places such as Best Buy. They are currently in stock..." and they gave me an address. Amazing! I will be using this service more often.

Eventually, it is said you will be able to get the answer via voice too. I am not sure when that is coming though, but for now, it is still a cool service to use. Try it out. It is free and there aren't any ads whatsoever. Being that is free, be sure to look out for ads in the near future.

1 comment:

Brooks Sanford said...

I used this website on my iPhone yesterday and thought it came through for me. I searched for cheap Apple computers and within a minute or two had my answer. I believe I will be using this in the future.

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