“Q&A the Wiki way!” What is WikiAnswers? WikiAnswers TM gives you useful answers about anything by harnessing people’s collective knowledge, but with a wiki-twist. WikiAnswers (http://wiki.answers.com) is the user-generated question & answer component of Answers.com, where visitors share what they know and ask about what they don't. Ranked as the #1 fastest growing domain of the top 1,500 in the U.S. in 2007*, WikiAnswers controls 18.6% of the Q&A market, making it three times larger than its next five competitors combined (AnswerBag, Microsoft’s Live QnA, Amazon’s Askville, AOL’s Yedda, and Wondir**). *comScore, **Hitwise 3,213 categories (and growing daily!) 907,000 members working on 3,129,000 questions 4,244 average daily new answers (May 2008) 2,500 average daily new registered users (May 2008) Approximately 323,000 unique visitors per day (comScore, January 2008) 11 million unique monthly visitors (comScore, May 2008) The Numbers * : What makes WikiAnswers different than other Q&A sites? • The Power of One. As opposed to some sites that pile up lists of possible answers, WikiAnswers leverages the authority of the wiki, a technology that many are familiar with from its use on Wikipedia. This allows communal ownership and editing on content; each question has a single “living” answer, which is edited and improved over time by the WikiAnswers community. • With Wisdom Come Answers. We have war veter- ans, doctors, librarians, lawyers, and students, as well as retirees who have spent their lives absorbing facts and ideas. Whether the knowledge comes from their jobs or their hobbies, our Contributors are eager to channel what they know into a powerful resource, teaching hundreds of thousands of people each day. WikiAnswers is truly powered by its community – where the human element and team spirit meet. There’s a lot of powerful technology behind the scenes, but at the end of the day it’s all about the people; people coming together to make incredible things happen! • Super Passion. One of the greatest strengths of WikiAnswers is the volunteer Supervisor community, now over 350 strong. “Supers,” as they are called, have special abilities to improve the text, categorization and general management of the site. This incredible group from every corner of the globe works to keep things neutral, readable and otherwise junk-free. They are the “engine” of WikiAnswers, keeping the larger “vehicle” maintained and running well. For more info: [email protected] Answers Corporation 237 W. 35th Street, Suite 1101 New York, NY 10001 (as of June, 2008) • Tomato, Tomahto. We recognize that people have their own ways of talking. Unique to WikiAnswers, every answer can have dozens of different questions that “trigger” it. When you ask a question similar to an existing one, the system connects your question to it as an “alternate.” So whether you ask “How do I grill ribs?”, “I need a recipe for BBQ ribs” or “Is there a great way to prepare ribs over a fire?”, you get the same answer. That also means that contributors don’t find themselves doing redundant work on identical answers.

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“Q&A the Wiki way!”

What is WikiAnswers?WikiAnswersTM gives you useful answers about anything by harnessing people’s collective knowledge, but with a wiki-twist.

WikiAnswers (http://wiki.answers.com) is the user-generated question & answer component of Answers.com, where visitors share what they know and ask about what they don't. Ranked as the #1 fastest growing domain of the top 1,500 in the U.S. in 2007*, WikiAnswers controls 18.6% of the Q&A market, making it three times larger than its next five competitors combined (AnswerBag, Microsoft’s Live QnA, Amazon’s Askville, AOL’s Yedda, and Wondir**). *comScore, **Hitwise

3,213 categories (and growing daily!)

907,000 members working on 3,129,000 questions

4,244 average daily new answers (May 2008)

2,500 average daily new registered users (May 2008)

Approximately 323,000 unique visitors per day (comScore, January 2008)

11 million unique monthly visitors (comScore, May 2008)

The Numbers*:

What makes WikiAnswers different than other Q&A sites?• The Power of One. As opposed to some sites that pile up lists of possible answers, WikiAnswers leverages the authority of the wiki, a technology that many are familiar with from its use on Wikipedia. This allows communal ownership and editing on content; each question has a single “living” answer, which is edited and improved over time by the WikiAnswers community.

• With Wisdom Come Answers. We have war veter-ans, doctors, librarians, lawyers, and students, as well as retirees who have spent their lives absorbing facts and ideas. Whether the knowledge comes from their jobs or their hobbies, our Contributors are eager to channel what they know into a powerful resource, teaching hundreds of thousands of people each day. WikiAnswers is truly powered by its community – where the human element and team spirit meet. There’s a lot of powerful technology behind the scenes, but at the end of the day it’s all about the people; people coming together to make incredible things happen!

• Super Passion. One of the greatest strengths of WikiAnswers is the volunteer Supervisor community, now over 350 strong. “Supers,” as they are called, have special abilities to improve the text, categorization and general management of the site. This incredible group from every corner of the globe works to keep things neutral, readable and otherwise junk-free. They are the “engine” of WikiAnswers, keeping the larger “vehicle” maintained and running well.

For more info: [email protected]

Answers Corporation 237 W. 35th Street, Suite 1101 New York, NY 10001

(as of June, 2008)

• Tomato, Tomahto. We recognize that people have their own ways of talking. Unique to WikiAnswers, every answer can have dozens of different questions that “trigger” it. When you ask a question similar to an existing one, the system connects your question to it as an “alternate.” So whether you ask “How do I grill ribs?”, “I need a recipe for BBQ ribs” or “Is there a great way to prepare ribs over a fire?”, you get the same answer. That also means that contributors don’t find themselves doing redundant work on identical answers.