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 answers to users live questions. Many categories. Free | 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] | |
| 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.