Comments on: iPhone Review: Aardvark – A great idea that falls a little flat http://seanmadi.com/2009/09/26/iphone-review-aardvark-a-great-idea-that-falls-a-little-flat/ Student, Gamer, Lover Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:59:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alison http://seanmadi.com/2009/09/26/iphone-review-aardvark-a-great-idea-that-falls-a-little-flat/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Alison Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:16:41 +0000 http://seanmadi.com/?p=124#comment-3 Sean, thanks for reviewing Aardvark and I apologize that you didn't have the best first experience! ChaCha is great for quick, accurate answers to factual questions; Aardvark is better for subjective questions like "Any ideas for a unique but casual second date near Towson University?". While Aardvark doesn't moderate answers (except to filter out inappropriate ones), it does control who your question is sent to, which is where your network comes into play. We've found that a friend or a friend-of-a-friend is much more reliable and trustworthy that a random stranger - and can usually provide much better advice for you personally. This social connection also helps provide incentive - currently around 90% of questions on Aardvark are answered. Obviously, there are still many ways that Aardvark could improve. I'd love to hear any other feedback that you or your readers have - alison@aardvarkteam.com - Alison @ Aardvark http://twitter.com/AlisonatVark Sean, thanks for reviewing Aardvark and I apologize that you didn’t have the best first experience! ChaCha is great for quick, accurate answers to factual questions; Aardvark is better for subjective questions like “Any ideas for a unique but casual second date near Towson University?”.

While Aardvark doesn’t moderate answers (except to filter out inappropriate ones), it does control who your question is sent to, which is where your network comes into play. We’ve found that a friend or a friend-of-a-friend is much more reliable and trustworthy that a random stranger – and can usually provide much better advice for you personally. This social connection also helps provide incentive – currently around 90% of questions on Aardvark are answered.

Obviously, there are still many ways that Aardvark could improve. I’d love to hear any other feedback that you or your readers have – alison@aardvarkteam.com

- Alison @ Aardvark
http://twitter.com/AlisonatVark

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