Windows Live Q&A

Amazing! This is something I've been recently thinking about. Internet is so powerful because of the huge information and the large user base. There is nothing in the world which can even get closer to it in regards to these parameters - no TV, no radio, no media. I am personally a believer that if people share their experience, they all bring value to the public and after all everyone can help the other. So I was on my way these days to buy a car. But if you are new to the area, what would you do? You will hit the first dealership that pops up on the brand web site or after couple of searches and that's all. But most of the times this will not give you the best value - the best quote I mean. Moreover, sometimes you may end up in not very favorable salesman who is just thinking about his commission. Now I've been thinking this - if I was able to see what have been the experiences of let's say event 10 people buying the same car in the same area, I would get a pretty good overview of the problem area.

So why I am telling you this and meanwhile the title of this post is Windows Live Q&A? Well, this service is all this about - you asking questions to the community and eventually getting answers. Of course, the answers are pretty subjective and the content is not 100% guaranteed, but we are grown-ups, right? And still the interesting thing with this service is that the more you answer questions, the more points you get and hence better personal rating. This is mainly used to show users how reliable are your answers (to my knowledge). More about this here. And now I am thinking about ways to monetize this service and reward the active and honest participants ... (is that a new advertisement type? p.s. which I personally will love:0)