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So it's basically the evolution of forums/bulletin boards?

• samratjp 16y ago
  In a nutshell yes. But it's so much better and realtime. You just have to get involved in it to see why it can be quite addicting. Here's a simple hash: LinkedIn => Recruiters Facebook => People you don't want to be friends with; Twitter => People you wish were your friends; Quora => Basically Hacker News comments' like quality + twitter like asymmetrical following + domain experts whom you can contact directly! Also, there your upvotes are visible too :-) Here's a thread on Quora similar to your question - http://www.quora.com/Is-Quora-a-glorified-forum?q=is+quora+a+for http://www.quora.com/Is-Quora-a-glorified-forum?q=is+quora+a...
• pkaler 16y ago
  It's more like Facebook. Minus all of the content about your single friends drinking and all of your married friends talking about how their newborn baby just pooped/peed/barfed on them. Add people asking smart questions with domain experts answering (I've seen Ev Williams and Dennis Crowley answer the same question.). http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-process-involved-in-launching-a-startup-at-SXSW http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-process-involved-in-launchi... It has real identities like Facebook. The information density and structure of Wikipedia where each page updates in real-time. The follow model of Twitter where you can follow smart people and topics.
  • drivebyacct2 16y ago
    So it's nothing like Facebook.
• dansingerman 16y ago
  I'd describe it as a social network for questions. In contrast to Facebook, where the vast majority of information is mind-numbingly dull (maybe that's just my friends) it connects people based on interests and requests for expertise. So far, it works.