As mentioned, we are experimenting with different views of points totals on the website - we just switched it over to a daily view. Check it out for yourself!
On a side note, we are now ranked as the 125th most popular website (measured by unique visitors) by Quantast and climbing fast. WOW!!!!
We are now displaying our Points leaders for the week on ChaCha.com. Check it out!
We may adjust the display to show the current day or hour - we’re still experimenting with the format. Let us know what you think - click here to share your ideas on new features for Points and how you’d like to see the Leaderboard!
What Would Happen To The Magnitude Of The Gravitational Force Between The Sun And Earth If Earth Were Placed In Pluto’s Orbit?
If the Earth was put in the place of Pluto’s orbit, the magnitude of the gravitational force between the Sun and the Earth would decrease significantly. The Earth would also have a new center of gravity. ChaCha!
What can you use from a refrigerator for a diaper rash?
Not Medical Advice: A home remedy from a refrigerator for diaper rash is simple, plain yogurt. It contains acidophilus that will fight the yeast that causes the rash.
How big is a T-rex penis?
Palaeontologists believe most dinosaurs didn’t have a true penis. Their genitalia, like those of modern birds and reptiles, are thought to have been tucked up beneath their tail in a small vent called the cloaca, Latin for sewer. ChaCha again soon!
Did he ever have a girlfriend in the Ghost Rider comic book series?
Yes, Ghost Rider, aka Johnny Blaze, did have a girlfriend and eventually married Roxanne Simpson Blaze. Ghost Rider was first introduced in Marvel Spotlight #5 in 1972. His father was Barton Blaze and his mother was Naomi Kale, both deceased.
Who is the Lion Lady?
Lion Lady is Jocelyn Wildenstein who is a New York socialite who’s reportedly spent over $4,000,000 on plastic surgery. Her appearance has led to the press giving her many nicknames, one of the most prominent being “The Lion Queen” or “Lion Lady”. Read the rest of this entry »
ChaCha has the BEST Guides in the world and we want to make sure your work continues to be meaningful, fun and rewarding. So today we are announcing the first phase of a new experimental recognition program that will give you the opportunity to stand out among your peers, be recognized by ChaCha customers — and in the second phase coming soon, share in revenue from the fast-growing ChaCha.com website.
Today’s launch involves just Phase I of the GuideShare Program. We’re introducing a new supplemental compensation model that is Points-based.
Our recent coverage on the Ellen Show and on NBC Nightly News has created an enormous amount of traffic, with more and more questions coming in every second of the day. You’ve also seen the awesome news about ChaCha.com skyrocketing up the charts of the most popular websites, closing in on the Top 100, and I’m sure you’ve noticed lots of high-volume alerts as we’ve experienced tremendous growth in our traffic.
We want to keep the momentum going, driving growth in both our unique users and overall query volumes, while cutting down on frustrated customers who’ve hit question limits. We know this is frustrating for you too.
All this is why we are launching the experimental GuideShare program. The new Points-based rewards program does NOT replace ChaCha’s current pay system, which remains as is. GuideShare is a way to supplement the current volume of paid questions that we do, not take away that paid traffic. The optional program is open to all Guide roles and will enable you to (soon) share the revenues with the company you helped build.
Here’s how the GuideShare Program works:
Try it out, and please tell us what you think as the beta test gets underway. I hope you’ll find it fun and exciting, getting those competitive juices flowing while enabling more and more people to experience the awesomeness of ChaCha. We’re excited to see where this unique program can take us.
Hey Expeditors!
Early tomorrow morning we’re going to be rolling QuickHints your way. In addition to the Quick Answers you already have, we’re going to be adding way more functionality and information to that screen. Things like current hot topics, ThmbSavrs, ChaCha advertising campaigns and more will all be within your reach at no more than a couple of clicks. Say a customer wants to know what’s up with the World Series… Well if it’s a hot enough topic, our team will be updating the headlines section of QuickHints with relevant answers so you can shoot the answer back to the customer in no time at all. These kinds of answers and more are now available to you!
This enhancement represents a big leap in the amount of information you can provide and will improve the customer experience greatly. Be sure to check out the tipsheet linked below to learn about all the functionality you will be able to wield starting first thing tomorrow morning!
Hey Expeditors! How many of you have ever had a crush on someone, or gone through a fight with a friend? Everyone right?
Now you can use your experience in the relationship and dating world to answer our customers’ questions about how to handle anything from the first date or to the first fight.
Anytime you get a question like “How do I know he likes me?” or “What’s the best way to apologize after a fight with my best friend?” you can use your own personal experience to provide the customer with a custom answer that will help them navigate the tricky world of relationships. For most of these casual questions, Expeditors can provide just as good an answer as can be found on the Web by Specialists. Plus, you can do it faster and without triggering a cap to the customer.
Now, if you’re not feeling very personal, you can use one of the dozens of Love & Life Quick Answers we have provided for Expeditors. You can find a complete list of the Love & Life Quick Answers in the Quick Answers Handbook if you haven’t memorized all the Quick Answers available.
There are still a few Relationship questions that might merit Specialist research and answering, those where your own experience or the Love & Life QAs don’t do justice to the customer’s challenging inquiry. But for the most part when it comes to relationships, Expeditors, you can be the wise aunt or uncle in the house!
Check it out, Guides! We have expanded and improved our original LyricQuiz (LQ) and changed the name of it.
It’s now called NameThatBand (NTB) and the answer comes in the second payload (so you don’t have to send a code in to request the answer).
NTB now is also segmented broadly by major music genres. In addition to texting in NTB, customers can also request their favorite type of music, by texting in: NTB ROCK, NTB BLUES, NTB CW, NTB RAP, and NTB POP. Try it out!
Expeditors, you can now access each of these as an FnF Quick Answer too.
Thanks for participating and congrats to our winners!
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Below the fold are all the winners of our Halloween contest. Congrats to the winners and thanks for all the holiday support!
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