Stumpedia

Sticking to our theme and belief that human-powered social search is the future, we are excited to announce a new search feature that will enable our users and community members the opportunity to connect and chat with each other in real-time. Think of it as instant messaging meets Yahoo! Answers. This is another new and exciting way to meet new people and share your knowledge and interests with the world on Stumpedia.

The Real-Time Human-Powered Search Engine that connects you to your online peers.

You want to know if… You want to know how… You wonder which CD to buy for your friend’s birthday… You can sift through the multiple documents that search engines present you, scan the points of view displayed on your favorite forums, write a question and wait until somebody finds your request, or reflect upon the automated recommendations offered by your preferred vendors… What if you could also get a personalized response right away, in real-time? Just as you often seek help or advice from people around you in the offline world, why not leverage your virtual neighborhood’s expertise! This is what Stumpedia, using Muchobene, allows you to do in the simplest possible fashion.

Asking questions
Simply enter and submit your question from the Stumpedia Instant Answers page. You do not need to provide a profile, create a username or remember a password. Stumpedia selected the Muchobene power engine because it identifies and connects you in real-time to the people currently online who appear to be most competent to assist you - either in a given partner community or in other user groups. Converse freely and rate your conversation at the end.

Answering questions
You may also want to be able to answer questions and share your own experience. In this case, install the Muchobene plug-in. If Muchobene routes a question to you, a pop-up will appear and show you a question. You can accept the question and respond to it, or decline to answer. As the community grows your help will be requested every now and then. If you have chosen the Ask Me! status, you may be invited to participate more frequently.

Stumpedia is committed to offering you the best possible responses to your question at any given time based on who is online. However, we cannot guarantee that they will always be the absolute best responses. When you make a search using a standard text search engine, you are sometimes given conflicting statements and opinions. This is also true of a human-powered search engine. We all have to do our homework, evaluate information and make personal decisions. Yet we all like to have a relevant starting point. Using the Muchobene engine will certainly help you get started.

Thank you for taking part in the Stumpedia community.

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