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"That’s because Quora needs at least a few data points if it’s going to offer a good set of content to new users and keep them interested, instead of confused,
by al2o3cr 12y ago
"That’s because Quora needs at least a few data points if it’s going to offer a good set of content to new users and keep them interested, instead of confused, as to what the purpose of the site is."
Oh, I think the "you must log in or else we'll hide the answers" establishes quite clearly what the purpose of the site is - and since that purpose is "monetize the ever-loving bejeebus out of people writing answers for free", that's why I close the tab when I hit a Quora result...
- joelthelion 12y agoIt's also what's going to kill the site. Which is a pitty, because it fits a good niche, between Stack Exchange which needlessly restricts the questions that can be asked, and Yahoo Answers which is just too low quality. Personnal message to the HN crowd: if you start a Quora clone that is more open, quite a few people might switch. I think I would, if the site works well enough.
- jobvandervoort 12y agoWhat will kill the site exactly? I don't see that many problems with advertisement as a monetization strategy. That has worked well for Google, Facebook, etc. I struggle to think of an alternative method of scaling something like this, other than donations (Wikipedia). If you want to target everyone, ads are your best bet. edit: the point is having to log in, rather than the advertisement, that'll kill the site. I'm not sure about that choice either, but similar arguments apply.
- jpatokal 12y agoThat "needlessly" is very debatable. There's a reason you don't want to allow questions "Who's better, Republicans or Democrats?" or "What's the best laptop?", and it's arguably one of the main reasons Stack Exchange isn't a cesspool like Yahoo Answers is.