ChaCha.com: The future of search engines?
By: Anja Glauch | Posted: 24th July 2007
This new search engine could become one of the most powerful and useful search engines. Infact Chacha.com can make the way you search easier and the results better with it's instant-message chat. There will be always somebody who can help you in case you are unable to find what you are looking for.
According to Scott John, CEO & Co-founder of Chacha.com, this new search engine, is "the ultimate fusion of computer technology & human intelligence. Live human guides are available to provide additional assistance. - The human brain."
ChaCha has two options for searching:
1. the user searches without the assistance of an adviser
2. or the users can get help in real-time via an instant-message chat
But what is the main goal of this new way of searching when we are used to do it all alone?
When somebody is trying to find very specific data, or is a novice with the internet in general, he or she has the possibility to refer to the chat function and ask one of the 10,000 advisers for help. ChaCha currently is a beta version. That means they are still working on the functionality of the website and try to update and finetune it according to new user experience.
Lets keep our eyes open to watch out what is going on in the search world. Not that we believe ChaCha will outrun Google, Yahoo or the like in an instant - but it is always good to have a choice!About the Author
Anja Glauch
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