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I think there is a real mistake in all of this discussion in conflating StackOverflow and StackExchange. What StackOverflow did to Experts-exchange, StackExcha
by michaelbuckbee 16y ago
I think there is a real mistake in all of this discussion in conflating StackOverflow and StackExchange.
What StackOverflow did to Experts-exchange, StackExchange is trying to do to Demand Media/eHow, and they seem to be trying to do it the same way by building a better product and providing better answers.
- patio11 16y agoStackExchange is trying to do to Demand Media/eHow Not quite. They're pretty big on focusing only on topics where meaningful questions have right answers, as opposed to (I swear this is an actual eHow page) How To Pour Water Into A Glass.
- Poiesis 16y agoYou know, just last night I just looked up "how to flip an egg" and ended up reading a Wikihow article. I can flip pancakes great sans spatula, you see, but doing a decent egg over easy continues to elude me. I could see someone trying to look up tricks to pouring water without spilling it, maybe. Never thought I'd say that, though.
- hvs 16y agoThere's almost always a Youtube video for things like that. It's actually pretty impressive how many useful "how-to" videos there are on there.