Amazon Launches Askville
Amazon.com has launched Askville, an online answering service that will compete with Yahoo! Answers, Google Answers and other web-based knowledge exchanges. Overstated explains one of the big differences between Askville and other answering websites.
Probably the most significant change is the flow of the question/answering exchange. In Yahoo! Answers, and elsewhere, answers are shown publicly as they are received; in Askville, answers are hidden to the public until 5 answers have been received. Any discussion or clarification can happen in a public message board attached to the question. After 5 answers have been collected, the group of asker and answerers vote and the whole thing is made public.You currently need an invite to join Askville.
Posted on November 8, 2006
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