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Q&A Websites Review

Time:2010-09-02 18:59:53 Source:Ezinearticles Author:Ziad Youssef Salloum

Social networking ideas are hatching everywhere. Basically there are endless ways to bring people together, the aim is to let people meet, discuss and interact.

The new trend nowadays is the Questions & Answers websites. People with questions go there ask them and people who have answers, whether right or wrong, reply.

Forums have been doing that for ages, but with a major difference. Forums are most of the time specialized, so you find IT forums, medical forums, parental forums etc. If you have a question first you need to find the right forum for yourself. Then you have to subscribe, create a thread and post your question. This might seem tedious for those who need a fast answer.

Questions & Answers websites have another approach to the problem. You go find any of these websites, you still have to subscribe or login using your Facebook account for those who support Facebook Connect. Then you ask your question. The website will take charge of finding people who might answer it. It alleviates the task of finding the right place and the right people.

Forums are still very efficient when you have a very specific question. For example if you are a developer and looking to solve a problem, it is by far better if you search for it in a specialized forum, because all its members are IT professionals.

Conversely if you have general question related to an event, celebrity or broad business Q&A sites will be useful for you, because they gather people from different domains and backgrounds.

Another major benefit of the Q&A is socializing. Because people might have general questions there is a better chance to create a discussion. While specific question means that you are mostly interested in a good answer that solves your problem without having the time to chitchat.

There are many Q&A websites out there but the most known are Quora.com and Vark.com.

However the drawback that lacks behind is the absence of direct one to one discussion with interesting people. This is what SimpleConnexion.com is trying to solve.

For more blogs check Ziad Salloum blog Sharing Experience. For a new experience meeting people of interest please check www.SimpleConnexion.com, you can also put SimpleConnexon on your website.

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Ziad_Youssef_Salloum

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