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Friday, July 10, 2009

Aardvark - A Human Search Engine

Aardvark -- http://vark.com -- is an online tool that lets you ask a
complex question and get an informed answer from someone on the
network. It is little bit like Twitter as a search tool except
Aardvark uses profile data from Facebook to match your question with
someone who might be able to answer it. As a social network tool, it
is built on Facebook and when you sign up for it you will have to give
the system permission to access your Facebook profile data.

I asked if anyone knew of a lightweight, low cost camcorder capable of
recording audio and with a way to attach the camcorder to my bicycle
handlebars. Within 30 minutes I had my first very complete answer
from a guy near Boston that pointed to a good solution that cost
$50. A little later I had two more answers with relevant suggestions,
one from a guy in Toronto and one from a guy in Barcelona.

You can find all this info in ordinary search, but this gives a human
recommendation in the mix. And it is very targeted -- no browsing
through lots of results to get the answer.


Glenn Silloway
The Net Sells - www.thenetsells.com
Internet Marketing for Entrepreneurs
805-748-9475 - info@thenetsells.com

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