Comparison of Q&A sites
The following is a list of websites that follow a question-and-answer format. The list contains only websites for which an article exists, dedicated either wholly or at least partly to the websites.
| Website | Founded | Description/Focus | Languages available | Copyrighting of user contributions | Registration required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3form | 1998 | Many topics | English | ||
| Ansagram.com | 2013 | ANSAGRAM gives users from around the world the ability to post questions on a category with the option to link or upload a photo, file or video describing the issue. A company representative, an expert or other knowledgeable registered users following incoming questions base on pre-set categories preferences optionally receive an instant notification about the posted question via e-mail, tablet, mobile device or SMS.
The company representative, an expert or other knowledgeable registered user can then ANSAGRAM the inquisitor question. The ANSAGRAM is then optionally delivered to the inquisitor via email, tablet, mobile device or SMS.|| English || || No to browse/ask questions. Yes to contribute | |||
| Answerbag | 2003 | ||||
| Answers.com | 2005 | No | |||
| Ask.com | 1996 | Many topics | No | ||
| Ask.fm | 2010 | Many topics | 38 languages | Yes | |
| Ask Me Help Desk | 2003 | Yes | |||
| Ask MetaFilter | Many topics | English | |||
| Askalo | August 3, 2010 | Topics for answer by local residents | English | No | |
| Askville | December 8, 2006 | Many topics | English | Yes | |
| Avvo | 2006 | Legal and Medical | English | No | |
| Baidu Knows | Many topics | Chinese | |||
| BlikBook | 2010 | Academic | English | Yes | |
| Blurtit | 2006 | No to browse, yes to contribute | |||
| ChaCha | 2006 | Many topics | English | Owned by ChaCha.[1] | |
| E doubts | 2013 | Ask Question and Get Best Answers from Real People on Edoubts. | English | Yes | |
| Experts-Exchange | 1996 | Yes | |||
| Fixya | 2005 | Consumer product related problems and solutions | English | Yes | |
| GirlsAskGuys | June 2007 | Love, sex and relationships | English | Yes | |
| Google Questions and Answers | Many topics | Russian, Chinese, English, French | |||
| HealthTap | 2011 | Health Information from U.S. Licensed Physicians | English | No | |
| Internet Oracle | 1989 | Humorous answers to almost anything | English | No | |
| Jobstr | 2011 | Jobs and careers | English | ||
| Knowledge Search | 2002 | Many topics | Korean | ||
| LinkedIn Answers | January 4, 2007 | ||||
| MadSci Network | 1995 | Science | English | ||
| Mail.ru | 2006 | Many topics | Russian | ||
| Mahalo | May 30, 2007 | Many topics | English | ||
| MathOverflow | August 28, 2009 | Graduate-level and research-level mathematics | English | ||
| ProfNet | 1992 | Connecting journalists with experts in specific fields | English | Yes | |
| Quora | 2009 | Many topics | English | Contributions owned by the author. Quora retains rights to the use, distribution or modification.[2] | Yes |
| Sharecare | 2009 | Health and wellness | English | No | |
| Spring.me (previously known as Formspring) | 2009 | All topics | English | Yes | |
| Stack Exchange Network | 2008 | English | CC-BY-SA 3.0 | No | |
| The AnswerBank | 2000 | English | Yes | ||
| The Experts Network | April 26, 2011 | English | No | ||
| The Straight Dope | 1973 (print) | Many topics | English | No | |
| Uclue | February 28, 2007 | Many topics | English | Yes | |
| WikiAnswers | |||||
| Wikipedia Reference Desk | 2004 | Many topics | English | CC-BY-SA 3.0 and GFDL dual license | No |
| Yahoo! Answers | July 5, 2005 | Many topics | 13 languages | Contributions owned by the author. Yahoo retains rights to the use, distribution or modification.[3] | Yes |
See also
References
- ^ "Terms of use of the Chacha service". chacha.com. May 31, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Terms of use of the Quora service". Quora. April 4, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Terms of use of the Yahoo Answer service". Yahoo. November 24, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2011.