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Maybe it is just me, but "people-powered search engine" made me think the search queries are sent to humans who look for an answer for you, like an operator.
by puttycat 5y ago
Maybe it is just me, but "people-powered search engine" made me think the search queries are sent to humans who look for an answer for you, like an operator.
- ravenstine 5y agoRemember ChaCha? It was basically that, but you could also do queries via SMS. https://web.archive.org/web/20100428182234/http://www.chacha.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100428182234/http://www.chacha... Now it's a generic Chinese domain parking page: https://chacha.com https://chacha.com
- zeeshanqureshi 5y agoPeople-powered as in user submissions, votes. Sorry to disappoint you :)
- Crazyontap 5y agoI read on HN or maybe reddit don't remember that there are people on the internet who solve captchas all day and night for you for like $0.01. It could make more sense to have them do this instead. It could be actually useful for people with disabilities, or people who type urls in google, etc.
- travisjungroth 5y agoYou or anyone else can send me a query, and I'll respond if and when I feel like it. My email is my last name at gmail.