Where can I find sites like "Google Answers"?

Hello, Redosam.

I am reposting your remarks from the "Comments" section:

> To me you have answered the question and I got what I 
> am looking for so you should get paid for your time. Please 
> answer the flowing related question so I could close it:
> Why Google Answer is still on Beta? and when is it get out of Beta?

I am pleased to say that Google Answers emerged from the cocoon
several months ago:

"In May 2002, Google launched a new service called 'Google answers'.
Google answers is an extension to the conventional search - rather
than doing the search yourself, you pay someone else to do the search.
Customers ask questions, offer a price for an answer, and researchers
answer them. Prices for questions range from $2 to $200, Google keeps
25% of the payment, passing the rest to the researchers, and charges
an additional 50c listing fee. In May 2003 this service came out of
beta."

Wikipedia: Google Answers
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Answers

If you examine the "Google Answers" logo that appears in the upper
left corner of this page, you'll notice that it no longer displays the
word "BETA". On Monday, May 5, 2003, Google Answers officially came
out of Beta. As you can imagine, there was much rejoicing among the
Google Answers Researchers.

Here's a look at the old logo, for comparison:

IdeasMerchant
http://www.ideasmerchant.com/oo/logo-google-answers-logo-sm.gif

Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "google answers" + "out of beta"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22google+answers%22+%22out+of+beta

Thank you very much for being so gracious as to offer to pay me for my
comment directing you to information about services similar to Google
Answers. While there may be a few places on the 'Net that are a bit
like Google Answers in some ways, there is, in my opinion, nothing to
equal the dedication, energy, teamwork, and broad-based knowledge that
you will find here. Try the rest, then fly the best. ;-)

Best wishes,
pinkfreud

This question has been asked before, in various forms. Here you'll
find one of the best and most thoroughly researched answers:

http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=250464

Here are two additional answers that are, in my view, of surpassing
excellence. Although these questions were asked from the standpoint of
a person interested in becoming an Internet researcher, much of the
information may be of interest to you:

http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=242246

http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=252469

I very much doubt that I can improve upon the answers linked above, so
I am posting this as a free comment rather than a paid answer.

Best wishes,
pinkfreud, Google Answers Researcher

Here are two listings of similar (and some not so similar) sites:

Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Reference/Ask_an_Expert/For_a_Fee/?il=1

Yahoo Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Communication_and_Information_Management/Internet_and_World_Wide_Web/Web_Based_Knowledge_Exchange/

And here's one more ...

Internet research services similar to Google Answers 
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=71183

-K~

Hi redosam

You've gotten some excellent information
from PinkFreud and others who were kind enough
to save you the fee.

Here's one more site that no one seems to have found:
AdviceTrader
http://www.advicetrader.com/home.asp

People answer questions (bidding required)
and post articles (free and paid).

You can read the profiles of the advisers.

They've just added a new Live Paid Chat feature 
to their service.

Search - personal knowledge

Best wishes

Your TaxMama-ga

Pinkfreud,

Thank you very much for your kindness. To me you have answered the
question and I got what I am looking for so you should get paid for
your time. Please answer the flowing related question so I could close
it:
Why Google Answer is still on Beta? and when is it get out of Beta?

Thanks again
Redosam

Mvguy,

Thank you very much for your contrbution.

Knowledge_seeker and TaxMama,

thank you for your comments. It was really helpful.
Thanks again

I have gone through some sites similar to Google answers. Each has
some advantages and disadvantages.
What I like most about google answers is that the answers are puplic,
which alows in my openion share of knoledge as will as it gives a
chance to gage and feel the Resarchres knowledge and style. On the
other hand, I believe that Google Answers should allow for some
questions to be answered privately (specially for personal life
questions).
Moreover, I can see that there is a room for improvement that could be
done to the site (e.g. the user interface).

Redosam