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Not Perfect Yet — 5 Issues That Quora Should Address

Kelsey Blair — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:00:21 +0000

Quora is leading 2011 startups, and while it offers several neat features – 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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Is Quora Struggling to Become A Community?

Kelsey Blair — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:30:01 +0000

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?
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5 Surefire Ways To Get Your Questions Answered on Quora

Kelsey Blair — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:15:24 +0000

As every elementary school teacher in the world has told us, “There are no stupid questions”. With Quora- the Silicon Valley question and answer site – growing in popularity every minute, the value of a poignant question has never been so important. While nothing is too stupid, some inquiries are clearly 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.

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Are Social Networking Profiles the Resumes of the Future?

Kelsey Blair — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:45:35 +0000

Ever felt like you’d have a better chance getting a job if you submitted your Facebook profile instead of your resume? Well, you might be in luck. According to a Canadian human resources survey conducted by staffing agency OfficeTeam released on Thursday February 17^th, 43 percent of HR managers thought it was somewhat or very likely that online profiles might one day replace resumes.
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How To Use Quora: A Comprehensive Guide

Kelsey Blair — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:40:15 +0000

What is Quora and Why You Should Use It

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 Âadd and build their social network. There are many well established question and answer sites, but Quora differÂs from its predecessors in three main ways: it puts a heavy emphasis on the quality of questions and, in particular, answers; it allows users to vote on answers and encourages accountability amongst users, and it allows users to follow topics that interest them.

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Bad Social Networking Ideas: Man Tries to Hire a Hitman on Facebook

Kelsey Blair — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:00:46 +0000

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.
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5 Reasons You Should Start Using Quora

Kelsey Blair — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:10:00 +0000

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.

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New "SkyGrid" Lets You Get All Your Lady Gaga or Pearl Jam Social Media In One Place

Kelsey Blair — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:30:58 +0000

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.

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Marc Bodnick Leaves Elevation Partners to Join Quora: What Does it Mean for Quora?

Kelsey Blair — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:00:18 +0000

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 Partners to take a position with Quora. The question is why? And, what on earth will he be doing?
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Deloitte: Social Media Advertising Still "Modest" Compared to Television

Kelsey Blair — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:15:59 +0000

When is trillion of anything humble? According to Deloitte Canada’s 10^th 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”.

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5 Challenges Quora Will Face As It Grows

Kelsey Blair — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:15:31 +0000

Social media is like playing Crazy Eight’s; you can’t really do it alone. But, what happens when a social media start-up gets a sudden influx of users? This is exactly what Quora‘s about to find out. In Decemeber 2010, the site slowed because it saw “saw between 5-10 more activity on the site as usual”; this is a huge increase. While this is exciting for the small company, the growth also means Quora will face some significant challenges in the coming months. Here are five issues Quora is bound to confront.

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Canadians Lead the Way in Social Media Usage

Anthony Marcusa — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:00:11 +0000

Americans so often pride themselves in being number in the world at one thing or another, but this time it’s their neighbors to the north that have topped everyone. Canadians come in at number one in terms of using Social Media and the internet, according to a study measurement company comScore.

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The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Quora, The Q&A Social Network

mikeziarko — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:40:42 +0000

Following in the footsteps of Yahoo and LinkedIn, Quora has positioned itself as one the leading Q&A websites on the web today. Instead of joining the website and clicking away until you see something interesting, here’s a beginners guide that’ll have you up and running with Quora in a flash.

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Newly Minted Social Identity Startup About.me Gets Acquired by AOL

mikeziarko — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Barely out of testing and still in beta, AOL announced the acquisition of About.me yesterday for an undisclosed sum. Leading the acquisition from AOL is Brad Garlinghouse who will add the 3 month old company to AOL’s consumer applications group. About.me launched a beta in September and quickly grew to 400,000 users much thanks to praise from early adopters who spread the good word over Twitter. About.me aims to replace Google as a means to find information on someone your interested in learning more about.

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How Twitter Killed Morgan Freeman: The Anatomy of a Rumour

Kelsey Blair — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:29:50 +0000

On Thursday December 16^th at approximately 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Morgan Freeman died – at least according to twitter. 24 hours later, Morgan Freeman is (thankfully) still alive, CNN is denying responsibility for the rumour, and the tweet has been removed. A breakdown of the incident reveals that, especially in the social media era, you can’t believe everything you read.

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