Cha Cha

[jaredfs]

I work in my spare time as a ChaCha guide. It's fun. I have some invites left for anyone looking to do it. PM me and I can help.

Here's an article about it: http://abcnews.go.com/Business...tory?id=5032258&page=1

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Throwmeabone

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo

Originally posted by: QED

Originally posted by: Throwmeabone
After thorough evaluation, I've concluded that Cha Cha is useless. It's basically trained monkeys that google your question and return the first result they find.

You might not find that so handly when you have a computer in front of you and can google it yourself, but it can be quite handy when you are out somewhere and all you have is your cell phone.

Exactly - go to an event when you don't have a laptop, want to browse websites on your phone, etc. and just want a simple answer. You don't even have to type your question, call them if you want, and it'll be sent as an answer to you through a text message.

If you're driving, ask "Where is the cheapest gas in ______________?"
If you're in a meeting and want updates to the score for a game, just text them.

Overall, I love the convenience, and use it probably 2-3 times a month, and my only question is if they can monetize it and make the business profitable. Their patents describe some methods and so I think something is cooking...

In other words, it's an alternative to iPhoning a friend if your friends are sick of looking stuff up for you. I have a Sprint SERO plan with unlimited browsing though, so I never really have a problem finding something online on my phone. But I do see how it could be useful while driving.

Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
If anyone has a question about the service or something, I live within miles of their office...

I have a question: how do they make money? I don't see any ads on the site.

Yea, SERO + GOOGLE on phone = win

 

[Cheesetogo]

One of my friends works as one of ChaCha's agents. I believe he's paid 20 cents per answer.

 

[nageov3t]

why don't you ask them where my damn cha cha heels are? :|

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
One of my friends works as one of ChaCha's agents. I believe he's paid 20 cents per answer.

Yeah, they start newbies off at 15 cents now, though.

 

[QueBert]

15 cents for answering questions? damn I need to look into this, sounds like a lazy mans dream, although I gotta assume they limit how many questions you get? if I could do 100 an hour I'd be more than happy to stop my real job.

 

[Xylitol]

Originally posted by: Quasmo

Originally posted by: mugs
I asked 30 minutes ago (through their website) "what is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?" No response.

African or European?

i don't know

 

[JoeFahey]

Originally posted by: QueBert
15 cents for answering questions? damn I need to look into this, sounds like a lazy mans dream, although I gotta assume they limit how many questions you get? if I could do 100 an hour I'd be more than happy to stop my real job.

I am the OP of this. I haven't really done it since late May. When you figure it out, the total that you make is below minimum wage for a real job. Also, this is assuming that you do it constantly at a good rate. It is cool to do with some spare time as long as you enjoy it, but don't look at it as a job, because it won't work out.

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: QueBert
15 cents for answering questions? damn I need to look into this, sounds like a lazy mans dream, although I gotta assume they limit how many questions you get? if I could do 100 an hour I'd be more than happy to stop my real job.

There's no limit on questions, but you have to follow procedure, which includes linking to a source. Don't expect to average more than 1 question a minute on average.

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: JoeFahey
I am the OP of this. I haven't really done it since late May. When you figure it out, the total that you make is below minimum wage for a real job. Also, this is assuming that you do it constantly at a good rate. It is cool to do with some spare time as long as you enjoy it, but don't look at it as a job, because it won't work out.

I don't know what it was like in May, but if you go on in the evening now it is mostly teenagers asking things like "what's a boner?" and "does Bob like me?" It's a lot of stuff that can be answered quickly.

I'm averaging around 8-12 dollars an hour. I've got macros set up to make things faster. I rarely do it for an hour straight; I just do it 15 minutes here and there.

 

[z0mb13]

ok so this is a GREAT way to increase ur income if u have a boring job..

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: QueBert

Originally posted by: Ionizer86

Originally posted by: QueBert
this is pretty cool, and not to thread crap but subservient chicken owns this. He doesn't answer questions, but I had him doing the robot and the funky chicken dance.

subservient chicken is possibly the coolest web site ever, I can't believe it's still online! I wonder how much they pay the people to dress up in the chicken suit and follow orders? I use to have him doing pushups and jumping jacks and flapping his wings while running in circles.

Lol! No, they don't pay some fool to be in the room and ready to do funny actions. It's all pre-recorded, and different text commands are mapped to different actions!

oh wow I feel dumb, I read this on Wikipedia yesterday DOH! I thought it had to be a live dude because when I told him to do the electric slide dance he did it. AMAZING programming on their part. It looses some of it's coolness knowing it's not live but it's still hella fun.

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[ThePresence]

My brother is a ChaCha guide.
He really needs a life.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: Throwmeabone
After thorough evaluation, I've concluded that Cha Cha is useless. It's basically trained monkeys that google your question and return the first result they find.

Ahhhhhh.... and if they can't find it on google, they ask here. No wonder there's been an increase in idiotic threads lately.

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
My brother is a ChaCha guide.
He really needs a life.

Hey, he could be spending the time playing World of Warcraft.

 

[JS80]

I asked a question recently and went unanswered.

 

[darkxshade]

so how does one become a guide? sounds like fun

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: JS80
I asked a question recently and went unanswered.

If a guide doesn't answer a question after ten minutes it suppose to get recycled back into the system. Your question must have got lost in the twilight zone or something.

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: darkxshade
so how does one become a guide? sounds like fun

Check your private messages.

 

[cheezy321]

I am a guide. I have done around 4,000 searches so far for them. Been doing it since early june.

It is a great way to make money on the side.

If anyone wants any info on how to join PM me.

 

[d4mo]

This sounds really interesting. I think I would like to be a guide, but is this place legit? Or is it elaborate scam to get people's bank information?

How do they make money? They don't charge people that ask questions and they pay people that answer them?

 

[PrinceofWands]

Originally posted by: QueBert
15 cents for answering questions? damn I need to look into this, sounds like a lazy mans dream, although I gotta assume they limit how many questions you get? if I could do 100 an hour I'd be more than happy to stop my real job.

There is no limit, but it does take a bit of time to do an answer because you have to use their procedures in order to create short-links for the citation to the answer you give. If you're very focused and incredibly fast/accurate you can manage about 50/hr. There is also a bonus program for perfect accuracy with a high number of responses. It's not hard to average $7-9/hr.

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: d4mo
This sounds really interesting. I think I would like to be a guide, but is this place legit? Or is it elaborate scam to get people's bank information?

How do they make money? They don't charge people that ask questions and they pay people that answer them?

No scam; Jeff Bezos from amazon and other people like that have invested millions into it.

Right now I assume that building up the brand is taking precedent over profits. They have, however, started to experiment with tiny Coke Zero ads attached to the messages in certain markets.

 

[DomS]

sounds fascinating...could someone PM me details?

 

[jaredfs]

Originally posted by: DomS
sounds fascinating...could someone PM me details?

OK

And I should mention that you have to be 18 or over and a citizen of the USA.