The new Google? ChaCha.com

yurimxpxman · September 8th, 2006

Have any of you heard about http://www.chacha.com/ yet? They're being compared to Google. They claim to be better than Google because you can chat with a live guide - a real person. You ask what you need and the other person answers your questions with links.

I saw it on TV tonight, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. First, I did a search for "Intel". The initial page loaded quickly, and about 5 seconds later, it showed me the "results". Here's what it gave me: :roll:

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChaCha.com search for 'Intel'

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Electronics Manufacturers Directory
http://www.electronics-manufacturers...gi?query=intel
B2B Manufacturers: CE

Notice that http://www.intel.com/ doesn't show up anywhere!!! :evil: Next, I tried finding information about the Conroe chip by talking to a guide. After I typed in "Intel", she asked me what specifically I wanted to know. I replied that I wanted to know about the technical details and architecture of the chip. She asked me to wait.

Meanwhile, I did a Google search for "Intel Conroe architecture" and found exactly what I was looking for on the first result. And I read it as I waited for her to reply.... the entire article and diagrams, that is.

More than five MINUTES later, she sent me this link. Yes, that's right... A GOOGLE SEARCH for what I typed in!

Oh, and BTW, did I mention that it doesn't work in Firefox?

Lead Head · September 8th, 2006

EDIT: Hmm this guy actaully searched pretty quick and got the articles on the C2D architecture, (wikipedia articles) in about 16 seconds

You: So hows the weather where your at?
JacobS: Clear and 70's
JacobS: Anything else?
You: So you do my searches, who does your searches? Does another person do your searches? Is there like a never ending chain of searchers doing each others searching?
JacobS: Haha, no I do my own.
JacobS: Anything else?

Haha, this is fun

whoa...now this person

ErinW: Hi there. I will be helping with your search.
ErinW: What can I help you with today?
You: Hola! Que Tal?
You: Yes, I need information on the AMD Athlon 64 Processor, thank you
ErinW: Sounds good. Give me a second while I find you some results.
You: /listens to elevator music
You: I was looking for information more along the lines of the AMD Athlon 64 X2
ErinW: Okay.
You: Specificly ones with 1MBx2 L2 Cache
You: Socket AM2
You: reguarding DDR2 800 compatibility

They found 3 results...in 6 minutes

RangerXLT8 · September 8th, 2006

Hmm......Just took like 3 seconds to load, where google loads in like 1s. Guess it can't hurt to bookmark it...

Tyreal · September 8th, 2006

This thing is rad. I love it.

yurimxpxman · September 8th, 2006

All of their results are from Google though :?

Tyreal · September 8th, 2006

I don't care. It's just so freaking awesome talking to someone. Me and my friends are having a blast with this.

**Hitman** · September 9th, 2006

LOL my Guide didn't know what a computer Case Mod was.

yurimxpxman · September 9th, 2006

Doesn't surprise me. My guide didn't know that Conroe is actually called Core 2 lol

Tyreal · September 9th, 2006

My guide was only curious why I wanted to search up "Goat Manure".

yurimxpxman · September 9th, 2006

LOL!!! What did he say?

September 8th, 2006	#2
Lead Head Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rhode Island USA Posts: 1,716	EDIT: Hmm this guy actaully searched pretty quick and got the articles on the C2D architecture, (wikipedia articles) in about 16 seconds You: So hows the weather where your at? JacobS: Clear and 70's JacobS: Anything else? You: So you do my searches, who does your searches? Does another person do your searches? Is there like a never ending chain of searchers doing each others searching? JacobS: Haha, no I do my own. JacobS: Anything else? Haha, this is fun whoa...now this person ErinW: Hi there. I will be helping with your search. ErinW: What can I help you with today? You: Hola! Que Tal? You: Yes, I need information on the AMD Athlon 64 Processor, thank you ErinW: Sounds good. Give me a second while I find you some results. You: /listens to elevator music You: I was looking for information more along the lines of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 ErinW: Okay. You: Specificly ones with 1MBx2 L2 Cache You: Socket AM2 You: reguarding DDR2 800 compatibility They found 3 results...in 6 minutes Opteron 64 165--1.5GB DDR--ECS KA1 MVP(thanks HL!)--x1800GTO 256MB--Seagate 320GB SATA--Antec 550 Watt--Antec P180

September 8th, 2006	#3
RangerXLT8 Worker Ant Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 942	Hmm......Just took like 3 seconds to load, where google loads in like 1s. Guess it can't hurt to bookmark it... Quad Core Xeon 3210@3.22ghz GA-EP35C-DS3R 460FSB x 7 -- 60mm Delta fan on NB 2x1gb OCZ3-1333@1380MHZ Sapphire 4870 512mb GDDR5 2x Raptor 150 ADFD RAID 0--WD320YS RE 16mb Storage Samsung Super WriteMaster 20x DVDRW X-Fi eXtremeGamer w\Logitech Z-2300 Silverstone OP650 54A 12v Rail @50C DamgerDen Torture Rack--MC-TDX--Black Ice GTX240--MCP355 Rev 2--Swiftech MicroRes-- Tygon 3603 3/8"ID Logitech G5 - Logitech LX-710 wireless KB Vista Ultimate 64

September 8th, 2006	#4
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	This thing is rad. I love it. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

September 8th, 2006	#6
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	I don't care. It's just so freaking awesome talking to someone. Me and my friends are having a blast with this. I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

September 9th, 2006	#9
Tyreal Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 2,557	My guide was only curious why I wanted to search up "Goat Manure". I Like Watercooling. D-Tek Fuzion, MCP655, MCR220

September 8th, 2006	#5
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	All of their results are from Google though :?

September 9th, 2006	#7
Hitman Functional Alcoholic Join Date: May 2006 Location: 14S E:561116 N:3830189 Posts: 4,221 Blog Entries: 2	LOL my Guide didn't know what a computer Case Mod was.

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