MIT Technology Review on Q&A Sites: Yahoo Answers Tops
Google
Answers was recently folded, but there are still quite a few Q&A sites on
the web. Wade Roush at MIT Technology Review conducted a test recently to
evaluate and rank prominent sites including Yahoo
Answers, Microsoft's Live QnA, AnswerBag,
Yedda, Wondir,
and Amazon's new Askville
(via SearchEngineLand).
Base on a two-part test, Yahoo Answers came out No.1 with 11 points out of the total 12 points.
Here's are the test results:
- Yahoo Answers - 11 points
- Live QnA - 7 points
- Askville - 6 points
- AnswerBag - 4 points
- Wondir - 4 points
- Yedda Answers - 4 points
Check detailed results and commentary at MIT Tech Review.
Inspired by the MIT study, Hitwise conducted an analysis using its data and found that Yahoo! Answers has 96% of Q&A Market Share, followwed by Answerbag. Hitwise didn't have enough data on Askville and Yedda.
