Posts Tagged ‘Social Web’

Quora is leading 2011 startups, and while it offers several neat featuring – including the ability to get real time answers and access to social media industry insiders – the site isn’t without its problems. Here are the top five things Quora could do better.

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When Charlie Cheever was first promoting Quora, he claimed that the site aimed to be “a civil place on the Internet where people can interact” and that this sense of community was key to Quora’s success. A few months later, as Quora continues to expand, is Quora living up to its “community” reputation?

While no question is too stupid, some questions are better than others, and if you want to get your questions answered, there are some strategies you can use to increase the quality of your questions and your chances of getting responses.

According to a Canadian human resources survey conducted by staffing agency OfficeTeam released on Thursday February 17th, 43 percent of HR managers thought it was somewhat or very likely that online profiles might one day replace resumes.

Quora is a continually growing user generated collection of questions and answers. All the questions and answers are created, edited, and organized by the people who use it. While many people use Quora as a resource for research, information, and general interest, some use Quora to ­add and build their social network.

When you need to advertise an event, ask advice, or seek out a used couch, a social network is an ideal place to reach out to your extended community, but, what if you need a hit man? For Corey C. Adams of Pennsylvania, posting an ad looking for a murderer for hire seemed like a resourceful idea when he was in crunch, proving an important point about social web: social networking might be smart, but some of its users are downright stupid.

Like health and fitness clubs after New Years, there are tons of social media sites who want you to join, but Quora is a site you should definitely consider adding to your social media docket. Here are the top five reasons to join Quora.

Following a celebrity on the web can be exhausting; there is so much to do and so many places to divide your time: official websites, YouTube channels, Twitter accounts, Facebook pages. But, you don’t need to worry anymore. Always the trend setter, Lady Gaga has teamed up with SkyGrid to merge all your celebrity following social needs under one platform.

Apparently, questioning is better than elevating. Or, so Marc Bodnick – co- founder of private equity firm Elevation Partners – would lead us to believe. This week, he chose to leave Elevation to take a position with Quora. The question is: why? And, what on earth will he be doing?

When is trillion of anything humble? According to Deloitte Canada’s 10th annual Technology Media and Telecommunications Prediction Report, a trillion advertisements – the number users will see on social networks in 2011 – is relatively modest. They key word is “relatively”.