My work at home job, ChaCha, has opened their doors for a limited time to accept new applicants.
If you want to know more about ChaCha, visit my Blog at:
http://www.whatischacha.blogspot.com
If you have any questions after reading the Blog, please let me know!
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Real Home Based Business Opportunity for only $5.00 !!!!
Yes, you read that right. Only $5.00 !!! I had to do a lot of research before I'd back an opportunity that claimed I could start a home based business for only $5.00. I did my research and low and behold it's legit !!!
Are you ready?
Are you ready to turn away from the scams and the schemes and the promises of easy money that never seem to work out? Are you ready to stop chasing after every "biz opp" that lands in your email inbox? Are you tired of being treated like some guru's personal ATM... where he thinks he can just push your buttons and you'll give him your money? Are you ready to ignore the flashy websites with all their pictures of big houses, fancy sports cars, and piles of money?
Are you ready to turn your attention to a real business with real products and real customers who send you real money... not because you fooled them, but because you have exactly what they've been searching for?
I hope so, because if you're ready, I have great news!
What's the great news?
You're living at an amazing time in human history! For the very first time ever, you have the ability to communicate with people all over the world at virtually no cost whatsoever! Thanks to the Internet... which is still in its infancy and growing faster than any of us can possibly comprehend... you can share ideas and concepts and principles with more people easier and faster and more effectively than at any other time in history! That spells tremendous opportunity for you!
What are you doing with your opportunity?
I'd like to be able to tell you that it doesn't matter, that you can achieve your goals no matter what you're doing, but that's not true. If you're not using your time and energy to build something solid that will provide long-term benefit for yourself and for those you care about, then you're simply wasting valuable time... and squandering your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Don't let that happen to you.
Just by being alive at this particular point in history you've been given an incredible gift. The choices you make will determine whether that gift becomes a never-ending cycle of frustration and losses, or provides a life of comfort and security for you and your family.
And only you can make those choices.
What can you get for $5 bucks?
If you're not satisfied with the progress you're making toward achieving your goals, or if you're just not sure that what you've been doing is the best way for you to spend your time and you'd like to know once and for all that you're doing exactly what you should be doing to help secure a brighter future for you and your loved ones... then please accept this invitation to spend a few minutes learning why thousands and thousands of people have made the decision to seize this amazing gift they've been given and build a solid, profitable Internet-based business that will last for generations!
OnlineBusinessAlliance
OnlineBusinessAlliance (OBA) is designed to provide everything that a person needs to start, operate, manage, and build a successful and profitable Internet-based business.
Everything? Yes everything.
You've got to check this out!
OnlineBusinessAlliance
If this sounds like something you'd like to learn more about, then I'd encourage you to visit this website, buy the $5 ebook, and find out for yourself what it means to be an OBA Business Owner!
OnlineBusinessAlliance
Laurie Crafton
Stay At Home Moms Unite
Are you ready?
Are you ready to turn away from the scams and the schemes and the promises of easy money that never seem to work out? Are you ready to stop chasing after every "biz opp" that lands in your email inbox? Are you tired of being treated like some guru's personal ATM... where he thinks he can just push your buttons and you'll give him your money? Are you ready to ignore the flashy websites with all their pictures of big houses, fancy sports cars, and piles of money?
Are you ready to turn your attention to a real business with real products and real customers who send you real money... not because you fooled them, but because you have exactly what they've been searching for?
I hope so, because if you're ready, I have great news!
What's the great news?
You're living at an amazing time in human history! For the very first time ever, you have the ability to communicate with people all over the world at virtually no cost whatsoever! Thanks to the Internet... which is still in its infancy and growing faster than any of us can possibly comprehend... you can share ideas and concepts and principles with more people easier and faster and more effectively than at any other time in history! That spells tremendous opportunity for you!
What are you doing with your opportunity?
I'd like to be able to tell you that it doesn't matter, that you can achieve your goals no matter what you're doing, but that's not true. If you're not using your time and energy to build something solid that will provide long-term benefit for yourself and for those you care about, then you're simply wasting valuable time... and squandering your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Don't let that happen to you.
Just by being alive at this particular point in history you've been given an incredible gift. The choices you make will determine whether that gift becomes a never-ending cycle of frustration and losses, or provides a life of comfort and security for you and your family.
And only you can make those choices.
What can you get for $5 bucks?
If you're not satisfied with the progress you're making toward achieving your goals, or if you're just not sure that what you've been doing is the best way for you to spend your time and you'd like to know once and for all that you're doing exactly what you should be doing to help secure a brighter future for you and your loved ones... then please accept this invitation to spend a few minutes learning why thousands and thousands of people have made the decision to seize this amazing gift they've been given and build a solid, profitable Internet-based business that will last for generations!
OnlineBusinessAlliance
OnlineBusinessAlliance (OBA) is designed to provide everything that a person needs to start, operate, manage, and build a successful and profitable Internet-based business.
Everything? Yes everything.
You've got to check this out!
OnlineBusinessAlliance
If this sounds like something you'd like to learn more about, then I'd encourage you to visit this website, buy the $5 ebook, and find out for yourself what it means to be an OBA Business Owner!
OnlineBusinessAlliance
Laurie Crafton
Stay At Home Moms Unite
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Motivated Moms - Making Staying At Home and Keeping Your House Organized A Little Easier
I have found a wonderful inexpensive way to keep myself sane while staying at home and working from home. It is called Motivated Moms. This unique and straightforward chore planning system is for moms who are trying to balance creative endeavors with their desire to have an orderly and organized environment in their homes. Really anyone can use this valuable tool. As friends who met online, Deann Polanco and Janet Russell collaborated for several years on the Motivated Moms chore planning system. Beginning in 2005, Janet wanted more time to spend on other interests and Deann took over the business. Initially offered in traditional ‘book’ format, it is now a printable chore list in e-book format for readers to download and print.
The system is designed to help you complete chores and tasks throughout the year so that you don’t spend your entire day doing housework. To help you organize your priorities, the printable chore lists has the daily necessities listed as chores, and the less frequent duties listed as tasks. If, while pursuing other goals, you miss the tasks scheduled for a particular day, you don’t have to ‘transfer’ those tasks to the next day. Just remain focused on completing daily chores and do the weekly scheduled tasks as they fit into your schedule and family lifestyle. The tasks you miss will come up again on another day.
Above all, the Motivated Moms Chore Planning System is NOT intended as a guilt planner! Motivated Moms is all about reducing stress, not adding to it, and making home management easier.
The Motivated Moms Chore Planning System comes in six versions, the full-sized with Bible readings scheduled (a schedule to read the Bible through in a year), the full-sized without the Bible schedule, a half-sized version with and without scheduled Bible readings and a "page per day" version with and without the Bible schedule that has one day of chores per day and also has lines for appointments and a box for the daily menu plan and a place for notes. Any of the six would be a great tool in order to be able to get everything done each day.
A wise woman once told me..."If you keep doing what you are doing...you are going to keep getting what you are getting."
The most important thing that I did was to make a decision to "do something."
Click here to view more details
Laurie Crafton
Stay At Home Moms Unite!
The system is designed to help you complete chores and tasks throughout the year so that you don’t spend your entire day doing housework. To help you organize your priorities, the printable chore lists has the daily necessities listed as chores, and the less frequent duties listed as tasks. If, while pursuing other goals, you miss the tasks scheduled for a particular day, you don’t have to ‘transfer’ those tasks to the next day. Just remain focused on completing daily chores and do the weekly scheduled tasks as they fit into your schedule and family lifestyle. The tasks you miss will come up again on another day.
Above all, the Motivated Moms Chore Planning System is NOT intended as a guilt planner! Motivated Moms is all about reducing stress, not adding to it, and making home management easier.
The Motivated Moms Chore Planning System comes in six versions, the full-sized with Bible readings scheduled (a schedule to read the Bible through in a year), the full-sized without the Bible schedule, a half-sized version with and without scheduled Bible readings and a "page per day" version with and without the Bible schedule that has one day of chores per day and also has lines for appointments and a box for the daily menu plan and a place for notes. Any of the six would be a great tool in order to be able to get everything done each day.
A wise woman once told me..."If you keep doing what you are doing...you are going to keep getting what you are getting."
The most important thing that I did was to make a decision to "do something."
Click here to view more details
Laurie Crafton
Stay At Home Moms Unite!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Letters for Kids: Create a Memory To Last A Lifetime!
I wanted to do something that meant something. Confusing, isn't it?! However, it is so true. I wanted a business. I wanted to enjoy waking up every morning, working from home and loving my business. I wanted to give something back to the world. After much soul searching, Letters For Kids was born.
What better way can I give back to the world than providing happiness to a child. Letters For Kids provides character letters made personally for each individual child.
Imagine the look on your child’s face when he/she receives a personalized letter addressed to them in the mailbox from their favorite seasonal character like; Santa, Rudolph, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, A Friendly Ghost and more!
The memories we create now in our child’s lives are ones that will last forever. Your child's magical belief only happens once in a lifetime...start a family tradition now with these wonderfully presented Letters for Kids.
I am a Christian mother of 3 children myself and I treasure every memory I make with them!
If you do not see a character your child would love to write to or receive a letter from - EMAIL ME with details. I'd love to help make a special wish come true for any child! Your child’s wish is my enjoyment! How about a letter from Ariel, Cinderella, Dora or Spongebob?!
I can remember years ago attending a little girl's birthday party. Her theme was her beloved Princess Aeriel. She loved princess Ariel so very much. I can only imagine now what my business could have meant to her. Picture her opening gifts at her party and mom presenting her with a letter she had just gotten from the mailbox...yes, a letter from Ariel wishing her a very happy birthday. Not only that, Ariel would have gone on to mention special things about the child that would surely have lit up her face!
I can remember when my children were five and six how they loved Woody & Buzz from Toy Story. How fun it would have been to have them write a letter to either Woody or Buzz and have a personalized response come back to them in their own mailbox. I can say without a doubt, it would have not only made their day but their year!
Have your child write to their favorite character – mail me the letter and I’ll write back! Imagine their surprise and the magic of that moment!
The response I have received to "Letters For Kids" has been humbly overwhelming!
I hope to share in the magic and memory making with you and your family!
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me. I'm having a little glitch with the email on my website so for now, email me at Email Letters For Kids
God Bless!
Laurie Crafton
Letters For Kids
Email: lettersforkidz@gmail.com (Note the spelling: kidz)
What better way can I give back to the world than providing happiness to a child. Letters For Kids provides character letters made personally for each individual child.
Imagine the look on your child’s face when he/she receives a personalized letter addressed to them in the mailbox from their favorite seasonal character like; Santa, Rudolph, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, A Friendly Ghost and more!
The memories we create now in our child’s lives are ones that will last forever. Your child's magical belief only happens once in a lifetime...start a family tradition now with these wonderfully presented Letters for Kids.
I am a Christian mother of 3 children myself and I treasure every memory I make with them!
If you do not see a character your child would love to write to or receive a letter from - EMAIL ME with details. I'd love to help make a special wish come true for any child! Your child’s wish is my enjoyment! How about a letter from Ariel, Cinderella, Dora or Spongebob?!
I can remember years ago attending a little girl's birthday party. Her theme was her beloved Princess Aeriel. She loved princess Ariel so very much. I can only imagine now what my business could have meant to her. Picture her opening gifts at her party and mom presenting her with a letter she had just gotten from the mailbox...yes, a letter from Ariel wishing her a very happy birthday. Not only that, Ariel would have gone on to mention special things about the child that would surely have lit up her face!
I can remember when my children were five and six how they loved Woody & Buzz from Toy Story. How fun it would have been to have them write a letter to either Woody or Buzz and have a personalized response come back to them in their own mailbox. I can say without a doubt, it would have not only made their day but their year!
Have your child write to their favorite character – mail me the letter and I’ll write back! Imagine their surprise and the magic of that moment!
The response I have received to "Letters For Kids" has been humbly overwhelming!
I hope to share in the magic and memory making with you and your family!
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me. I'm having a little glitch with the email on my website so for now, email me at Email Letters For Kids
God Bless!
Laurie Crafton
Letters For Kids
Email: lettersforkidz@gmail.com (Note the spelling: kidz)
Letters For Kids: Character Letter Descriptions
At Letters For Kids we have many character letters to choose from. All of which are customized for your child. In addition to the characters listed, we would be glad to customize a letter for any other of your child's favorite characters as well.
Maybe she is obsessed with Dora. Maybe he drives you nuts watching Spongebob all day long! Have Spongebob write him a letter to go along with his birthday theme! Is your little Princess obsessed with all of the princesses? Pick one and I'll customized a letter made just for her!
Letter From Santa - Make this a magical Christmas! Order this fun personalized letter from Santa and keep the magic of Christmas in your little one’s heart for years to come! Imagine the sparkle in your child’s eye as they realize Santa really knows who they are!
Letter from Frosty - This fun letter will instantly melt away the winter chill! Your little one will be
dazzled as they read along and realize that Frosty the Snowman is their special
friend! An awesome way to bring some simple fun into your busy Holiday
Season!
Letter From Rudolph - If your child is fascinated with Rudolph and his shiny nose then this letter is perfect! Your little one will delight in knowing that Rudolph took time out of his busy schedule to personally write them. As his nose glows red Rudolph must hurry off!
Be My Valentine - It’s Cupid sending a little love in your child’s direction! There’s no better way to send your child a special valentine than with a special letter from this adorable Cupid! Your child will marvel at the special details personalizing their letter.
Letter from Easter Bunny - Some say there is no such thing as the Easter Bunny. We say “Oh yes there is!” Fill your child with the innocent joys of childhood. Send them this fun letter that includes details about your child that only the Easter Bunny himself would know!
Letter from the Greatest Pumpkin - Don’t spend the night in a pumpkin field; send a child this fun letter! It is a great way to remind your child of the important safety rules of Halloween. Not too mention how delighted your child will be to know that this fun character knows them!
Letter from a “nice” Witch - This fun letter will bring a smile to your child’s face. No need to tell scary witch stories! This friendly witch will send your child a fun Halloween letter personalized just for them!
Letter from a “friendly” Ghost - Boo! Scare your little one happy with this fun letter from an ever so friendly Ghost! A personalized Halloween letter and poem will ensure your little one will twinkle with delight on this Hallows Eve!
Tooth Fairy - Is your child starting to lose those precious baby teeth? Bring to life this delightful fairy as she shares with a child an important lesson about brushing teeth and keeping their tooth tucked under the pillow. Your child will love this fun letter!
Friendship Letter/Good Job Letter - Do you want to share with a child what a pleasure they are to have for a friend? Or how proud you are of them? Let our delightful friendship characters write your child a personalized letter that will definitely bring them lots of happy giggles!
Visit Letters For Kids now.
Maybe she is obsessed with Dora. Maybe he drives you nuts watching Spongebob all day long! Have Spongebob write him a letter to go along with his birthday theme! Is your little Princess obsessed with all of the princesses? Pick one and I'll customized a letter made just for her!
Letter From Santa - Make this a magical Christmas! Order this fun personalized letter from Santa and keep the magic of Christmas in your little one’s heart for years to come! Imagine the sparkle in your child’s eye as they realize Santa really knows who they are!
Letter from Frosty - This fun letter will instantly melt away the winter chill! Your little one will be
dazzled as they read along and realize that Frosty the Snowman is their special
friend! An awesome way to bring some simple fun into your busy Holiday
Season!
Letter From Rudolph - If your child is fascinated with Rudolph and his shiny nose then this letter is perfect! Your little one will delight in knowing that Rudolph took time out of his busy schedule to personally write them. As his nose glows red Rudolph must hurry off!
Be My Valentine - It’s Cupid sending a little love in your child’s direction! There’s no better way to send your child a special valentine than with a special letter from this adorable Cupid! Your child will marvel at the special details personalizing their letter.
Letter from Easter Bunny - Some say there is no such thing as the Easter Bunny. We say “Oh yes there is!” Fill your child with the innocent joys of childhood. Send them this fun letter that includes details about your child that only the Easter Bunny himself would know!
Letter from the Greatest Pumpkin - Don’t spend the night in a pumpkin field; send a child this fun letter! It is a great way to remind your child of the important safety rules of Halloween. Not too mention how delighted your child will be to know that this fun character knows them!
Letter from a “nice” Witch - This fun letter will bring a smile to your child’s face. No need to tell scary witch stories! This friendly witch will send your child a fun Halloween letter personalized just for them!
Letter from a “friendly” Ghost - Boo! Scare your little one happy with this fun letter from an ever so friendly Ghost! A personalized Halloween letter and poem will ensure your little one will twinkle with delight on this Hallows Eve!
Tooth Fairy - Is your child starting to lose those precious baby teeth? Bring to life this delightful fairy as she shares with a child an important lesson about brushing teeth and keeping their tooth tucked under the pillow. Your child will love this fun letter!
Friendship Letter/Good Job Letter - Do you want to share with a child what a pleasure they are to have for a friend? Or how proud you are of them? Let our delightful friendship characters write your child a personalized letter that will definitely bring them lots of happy giggles!
Visit Letters For Kids now.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Letters for Kids: Create a Memory To Last A Lifetime!
I wanted to do something that meant something. Confusing, isn't it?! However, it is so true. I wanted a business. I wanted to enjoy waking up every morning, working from home and loving my business. I wanted to give something back to the world. After much soul searching, Letters For Kids was born.
What better way can I give back to the world than providing happiness to a child. Letters For Kids provides character letters made personally for each individual child.
Imagine the look on your child’s face when he/she receives a personalized letter addressed to them in the mailbox from their favorite seasonal character like; Santa, Rudolph, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, A Friendly Ghost and more!
The memories we create now in our child’s lives are ones that will last forever. Your child's magical belief only happens once in a lifetime...start a family tradition now with these wonderfully presented Letters for Kids.
I am a Christian mother of 3 children myself and I treasure every memory I make with them!
If you do not see a character your child would love to write to or receive a letter from - EMAIL ME with details. I'd love to help make a special wish come true for any child! Your child’s wish is my enjoyment! How about a letter from Ariel, Cinderella, Dora or Spongebob?!
I can remember years ago attending a little girl's birthday party. Her theme was her beloved Princess Aeriel. She loved princess Ariel so very much. I can only imagine now what my business could have meant to her. Picture her opening gifts at her party and mom presenting her with a letter she had just gotten from the mailbox...yes, a letter from Ariel wishing her a very happy birthday. Not only that, Ariel would have gone on to mention special things about the child that would surely have lit up her face!
I can remember when my children were five and six how they loved Woody & Buzz from Toy Story. How fun it would have been to have them write a letter to either Woody or Buzz and have a personalized response come back to them in their own mailbox. I can say without a doubt, it would have not only made their day but their year!
Have your child write to their favorite character – mail me the letter and I’ll write back! Imagine their surprise and the magic of that moment!
The response I have received to "Letters For Kids" has been humbly overwhelming!
I hope to share in the magic and memory making with you and your family!
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me. I'm having a little glitch with the email on my website so for now, email me at Email Letters For Kids
God Bless!
Laurie Crafton
Letters For Kids
Email: lettersforkidz@gmail.com (Note the spelling: kidz)
What better way can I give back to the world than providing happiness to a child. Letters For Kids provides character letters made personally for each individual child.
Imagine the look on your child’s face when he/she receives a personalized letter addressed to them in the mailbox from their favorite seasonal character like; Santa, Rudolph, The Easter Bunny, The Tooth Fairy, A Friendly Ghost and more!
The memories we create now in our child’s lives are ones that will last forever. Your child's magical belief only happens once in a lifetime...start a family tradition now with these wonderfully presented Letters for Kids.
I am a Christian mother of 3 children myself and I treasure every memory I make with them!
If you do not see a character your child would love to write to or receive a letter from - EMAIL ME with details. I'd love to help make a special wish come true for any child! Your child’s wish is my enjoyment! How about a letter from Ariel, Cinderella, Dora or Spongebob?!
I can remember years ago attending a little girl's birthday party. Her theme was her beloved Princess Aeriel. She loved princess Ariel so very much. I can only imagine now what my business could have meant to her. Picture her opening gifts at her party and mom presenting her with a letter she had just gotten from the mailbox...yes, a letter from Ariel wishing her a very happy birthday. Not only that, Ariel would have gone on to mention special things about the child that would surely have lit up her face!
I can remember when my children were five and six how they loved Woody & Buzz from Toy Story. How fun it would have been to have them write a letter to either Woody or Buzz and have a personalized response come back to them in their own mailbox. I can say without a doubt, it would have not only made their day but their year!
Have your child write to their favorite character – mail me the letter and I’ll write back! Imagine their surprise and the magic of that moment!
The response I have received to "Letters For Kids" has been humbly overwhelming!
I hope to share in the magic and memory making with you and your family!
If you have any questions at all, please feel free to email me. I'm having a little glitch with the email on my website so for now, email me at Email Letters For Kids
God Bless!
Laurie Crafton
Letters For Kids
Email: lettersforkidz@gmail.com (Note the spelling: kidz)
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
ABC News Features ChaCha!
ChaCha is so popular ABC News is now writing about it. In an article dated June 10, 2008, editor/writer Emily Friedman for CBS writes:
No question is too complicated, too bizarre or too random for ChaCha, a recently launched mobile answering service that promises quick and accurate answers to your inquiries via text message.
Wondering where the cheapest place to buy gas is in your city? ChaCha knows.
Want to know which team won the 1985 Super Bowl? ChaCha can tell you, so long as it can be done in 160 characters or less.
Anyone with a cell phone with text messaging capabilities can text a question to ChaCha (242-242 in numbers), and in minutes will receive an answer to their question. There is no charge for the service, though standard text message fees do apply.
"Using ChaCha is like having a smart friend around all the time," said Brad Bostic, president and co-founder of ChaCha, who launched the service in January 2008 with business partner Scott Jones.
But what Bostic says makes ChaCha different from other answering services like 4-1-1 or Google mobile is the human component.
"There is nobody that I've seen that delivers the kind of sophisticated solution that we have that really combines the human intelligence with the technology to provide accurate answers," Bostic told ABCNEWS.com.
The Life of a ChaCha Guide
Sarah Nickow, one of 10,000 ChaCha guides, has answered 1,523 questions since passing the application tests and getting hired at the site in March 2008. She estimates that she's made as much as $160 in one month – approximately twenty cents per question she answers.
"The first couple of months I worked for ChaCha I spent a lot of time on it – 10 to 12 hours a week – but this month I'll do less because I started going back to school," said Nickow, who said she chose to apply for ChaCha primarily because of its flexible work hours.
All Nickow has to do to report to work is log on to the ChaCha Web site and wait for a question to pop up on her screen.
Nickow responded to one question during her interview with ABCNEWS.com – one that asked if she liked pinecones.
Surprised by the question, Nickow reveled in her chance to show some personality – ChaCha instructs the guides to have some fun with the users, who don't know the identities of the "ChaCha encourages you to be sarcastic with your answers," Nickow told ABCNEWS.com of the site, which does not regulate the number of hours a guide must work. "The whole idea is that they want the people who use this program to know it's a person answering – that's what makes ChaCha different."
"I have never given the question much thought," Nickow responded to the user with the pinecone inquiry. "I don't personally have many opinions regarding pinecones. They don't bother me…"
Moments later, she was responding to a question from a user inquiring about a video game's release date.
Nickow told ABCNEWS.com that while the majority of the questions she answers are about sports scores or local restaurants, there are plenty of users who fool around with the system and ask sexually explicit questions.
Repeat offenders can be blocked from the site, Bostic said, but silly questions are still encouraged for the most part.
Bostic says he's found that the guides' ability in answering everything and anything makes the service that much more fascinating to users and increases their rate of return.
"We're answering millions of questions a month, and hundreds of thousands a day," said Bostic, who said on average he uses the service 10 times a day.
"Fifty-five percent of people who try ChaCha keep using it, and on average consistent users use the system 40 times a month, or more than once a day," added Bostic, who said that the site has just started making revenue by linking to specific sites within their answers. For example, if a user asks about the release date of DVD, the responding ChaCha guide will not only tell them the date but send them a link to a site where they can purchase the film, he explained.
Personal Touch Helps ChaCha Stay Unique
David Griner, a writer specializing in social media at marketing agency Luckie & Company, told ABCNEWS.com that while ChaCha is not the first system to utilize humans as fact seekers, they are the most direct in doing so.
Mahalo.com describes itself as a "human-powered search," said Griner, but really they use real people to organize search results so that you only get the most accurate answers.
Twitter also has a sort of human answering service known as "AnswerMe" which lets you ask a question to a large Twitter audience, but there is no guarantee that those people answering have any idea what they're talking about.
"I'd rather ask a network of people I trust a question than hope one of the three million results on Google are right," said Griner, who said he's seen a trend over the past year of search engines utilizing humans to find answers. ChaCha's screening process of their guides adds to its legitimacy as an accurate source of information, added Griner.
ABCNEWS.com tried to stump ChaCha — but to no avail. When we asked whether Britney Spears had a shot at a comeback, ChaCha responded, "Britney Spears ruined her comeback at the VMAs." When ABCNEWS.com asked why Big Brown lost this weekend's Belmont Stakes, ChaCha responded, "It's still unclear, Big Brown's Trainer has said, 'I got no idea. I was looking for a problem, and so far I can't see a problem.'"
As for Nickow, she says she enjoys working for ChaCha not only for the extra spending money but also because of the opportunity to help people solve their burning questions.
Even so – Nickow says that working for ChaCha can be as stressful as any other more conventional job – especially when she gets an answer wrong.
"During the first few weeks I got a question that was asking about the relationship between Pokemon characters," said Nickow. "I have no knowledge of the Pokemon world and so I tried to find the answer but I guess I was wrong."
"I got an e-mail from [my ChaCha boss] quality saying that my answer wasn't accurate and to please try harder next time," remembered Nickow.
"I actually felt really bad," she said. "I was really upset that I had done a bad job and now this person is out in the world thinking these Pokemon characters are cousins – and they're not."
No question is too complicated, too bizarre or too random for ChaCha, a recently launched mobile answering service that promises quick and accurate answers to your inquiries via text message.
Wondering where the cheapest place to buy gas is in your city? ChaCha knows.
Want to know which team won the 1985 Super Bowl? ChaCha can tell you, so long as it can be done in 160 characters or less.
Anyone with a cell phone with text messaging capabilities can text a question to ChaCha (242-242 in numbers), and in minutes will receive an answer to their question. There is no charge for the service, though standard text message fees do apply.
"Using ChaCha is like having a smart friend around all the time," said Brad Bostic, president and co-founder of ChaCha, who launched the service in January 2008 with business partner Scott Jones.
But what Bostic says makes ChaCha different from other answering services like 4-1-1 or Google mobile is the human component.
"There is nobody that I've seen that delivers the kind of sophisticated solution that we have that really combines the human intelligence with the technology to provide accurate answers," Bostic told ABCNEWS.com.
The Life of a ChaCha Guide
Sarah Nickow, one of 10,000 ChaCha guides, has answered 1,523 questions since passing the application tests and getting hired at the site in March 2008. She estimates that she's made as much as $160 in one month – approximately twenty cents per question she answers.
"The first couple of months I worked for ChaCha I spent a lot of time on it – 10 to 12 hours a week – but this month I'll do less because I started going back to school," said Nickow, who said she chose to apply for ChaCha primarily because of its flexible work hours.
All Nickow has to do to report to work is log on to the ChaCha Web site and wait for a question to pop up on her screen.
Nickow responded to one question during her interview with ABCNEWS.com – one that asked if she liked pinecones.
Surprised by the question, Nickow reveled in her chance to show some personality – ChaCha instructs the guides to have some fun with the users, who don't know the identities of the "ChaCha encourages you to be sarcastic with your answers," Nickow told ABCNEWS.com of the site, which does not regulate the number of hours a guide must work. "The whole idea is that they want the people who use this program to know it's a person answering – that's what makes ChaCha different."
"I have never given the question much thought," Nickow responded to the user with the pinecone inquiry. "I don't personally have many opinions regarding pinecones. They don't bother me…"
Moments later, she was responding to a question from a user inquiring about a video game's release date.
Nickow told ABCNEWS.com that while the majority of the questions she answers are about sports scores or local restaurants, there are plenty of users who fool around with the system and ask sexually explicit questions.
Repeat offenders can be blocked from the site, Bostic said, but silly questions are still encouraged for the most part.
Bostic says he's found that the guides' ability in answering everything and anything makes the service that much more fascinating to users and increases their rate of return.
"We're answering millions of questions a month, and hundreds of thousands a day," said Bostic, who said on average he uses the service 10 times a day.
"Fifty-five percent of people who try ChaCha keep using it, and on average consistent users use the system 40 times a month, or more than once a day," added Bostic, who said that the site has just started making revenue by linking to specific sites within their answers. For example, if a user asks about the release date of DVD, the responding ChaCha guide will not only tell them the date but send them a link to a site where they can purchase the film, he explained.
Personal Touch Helps ChaCha Stay Unique
David Griner, a writer specializing in social media at marketing agency Luckie & Company, told ABCNEWS.com that while ChaCha is not the first system to utilize humans as fact seekers, they are the most direct in doing so.
Mahalo.com describes itself as a "human-powered search," said Griner, but really they use real people to organize search results so that you only get the most accurate answers.
Twitter also has a sort of human answering service known as "AnswerMe" which lets you ask a question to a large Twitter audience, but there is no guarantee that those people answering have any idea what they're talking about.
"I'd rather ask a network of people I trust a question than hope one of the three million results on Google are right," said Griner, who said he's seen a trend over the past year of search engines utilizing humans to find answers. ChaCha's screening process of their guides adds to its legitimacy as an accurate source of information, added Griner.
ABCNEWS.com tried to stump ChaCha — but to no avail. When we asked whether Britney Spears had a shot at a comeback, ChaCha responded, "Britney Spears ruined her comeback at the VMAs." When ABCNEWS.com asked why Big Brown lost this weekend's Belmont Stakes, ChaCha responded, "It's still unclear, Big Brown's Trainer has said, 'I got no idea. I was looking for a problem, and so far I can't see a problem.'"
As for Nickow, she says she enjoys working for ChaCha not only for the extra spending money but also because of the opportunity to help people solve their burning questions.
Even so – Nickow says that working for ChaCha can be as stressful as any other more conventional job – especially when she gets an answer wrong.
"During the first few weeks I got a question that was asking about the relationship between Pokemon characters," said Nickow. "I have no knowledge of the Pokemon world and so I tried to find the answer but I guess I was wrong."
"I got an e-mail from [my ChaCha boss] quality saying that my answer wasn't accurate and to please try harder next time," remembered Nickow.
"I actually felt really bad," she said. "I was really upset that I had done a bad job and now this person is out in the world thinking these Pokemon characters are cousins – and they're not."
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