Will ChaCha put concierges in danger of losing their jobs or will hotel concierges use ChaCha to help guests when they’re stuck for an answer? I’ve been testing this new quick and easy travel advice service for travelers on the go, and it’s definitely hot. Read more.
Indianapolis - The economic slowdown is not slowing down one well-known Indiana entrepreneur. Voice-mail creator Scott Jones has a new deal and he’s looking forward to a new venture. Read more.
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CARMEL, Ind. - If sealing a $260 million deal and having your flagship company positively profiled in the Wall Street Journal in the same 24-hour period doesn’t make your day, then you must live in an alternative universe. Read more.
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If you’re sitting in front of a computer, it’s easy to look up information on the Web. It’s almost as easy if you have a sophisticated cellphone with a decent Web browser and you’re in a place with a good Internet connection where it’s possible to type. Read more.
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Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walter Mossberg writes in a column today that the ChaCha Web browser is “a fun and useful service.” Answers supplied by ChaCha, the Carmel startup founded by tech entrepreneur Scott Jones, generally were fast, accurate and useful, the influential columnist said. Read more.
When you’re sitting at a computer, a good search engine puts the entire Internet at your fingertips–but that probably isn’t what you want when you are searching from a cell phone. Read more.
I’m finding that I’m using ChaCha’s mobile answers service more frequently. The reason is that it offers the opportunity to provide less structured input. There’s also a human behind the scenes to “disambiguate” the query and/or respond to more detailed information in the request. Read more.
Here at Gridskipper, we often hear about travel services that sound too good to be true. ChaCha, a recently launched phone and text-based service, falls into that category, at least at first glance. Read more.
Users call, text or e-mail a real, live human being with a question and he or she quickly and carefully researches it for you, delivering a snippet of personalized advice along with the single best Web site link to your mobile phone. Read more.
ChaCha is useful even when you have a laptop nearby… Read more.
