ChaCha Director Jeff Jockisch points out in a Google+ conversation on Knowledge Graph that a large part of the data used to populate these new info summaries comes from Freebase, acquired by Google in 2010 when they purchased Metaweb.
This list of barred sites are as follows:
ehow.com
experts-exchange.com
naymz.com
activehotels.com
robtex.com
encyclopedia.com
fixya.com
chacha.com
people.com
download3k.com
petitionspot.com
thefreedictionary.com
networkedblogs.com...
Qualcomm Invests In Mobile Search Firm ChaCha - paidContent Here's a recap of this week's columns and news stories for the week of Jan.to 22, as reported by Search Engine Watch, as well as search news and tips from around the web.
Along with the search query and answer string, ChaCha also has insights into other metrics related to the end user-including demographics, location, and device type. With ChaCha's vast database of questions and answers, it was only a matter of time...
This is a natural extension for our answers service, providing a way for users to instantly find and contact the businesses that interest them without additional navigation or having to deduce which search results link will provide relevant...
ChaCha has built success as a text-messaging search/answer service. We are excited to put our API into the hands of the developer community to see all of the interesting things they come up with in leveraging our vast database of content," says...
You may know ChaCha as a text messaging-based search service. ChaCha also answers questions on Twitter, so it is fitting that they've launched a Facebook app. Check out the screenshots below and then check out the ChaCha Facebook app for yourself...
ChaCha (web) Which search engine is the best for info on Oscar nominations? Screenshots below are for a search of best picture nominees.click on an image to enlarge) Cast your vote by leaving a comment.
Bing, ChaCha Launch User-Generated Content Contests Posted by Nathania Johnson Jul 6, 2009 Get out your cameras, it's time for a couple of search-related contests. The optimized Google mobile search experience began last December when it was rolled...
Bing, ChaCha Launch User-Generated Content Contests Posted by Nathania Johnson Jul 2, 2009 Get out your cameras, it's time for a couple of search-related contests. News from the Search Engine Watch Blog
Meanwhile, ChaCha has launched a video contest. The theme of the contest is "Life with ChaCha. Showing ChaCha to be a "smart friend" (50 percent) Get out your cameras, it's time for a couple of search-related contests.
In the meantime, it's entertaining to see what other mobile users are asking via text, which you can learn on the homepages of KGB.com and ChaCha.com. The KGB has apparently changed its mission to providing a text search service.
Though Ask - still known as AskJeeves - saw the future in Web Answers as a supplement to their Smart Search.saw the launch of ChaCha - the human-powered search engine. The prediction that search engines will get smarter has been made by a number...
ChaCha Selected by Rock the Vote for Mobile Answers You can download a KML file that lets you search results from past elections, since 1980. If Google has indexed a quote by that person, it will appear on top of the search results in the one box.
ChaCha Selected by Rock the Vote for Mobile Answers Posted by Nathania Johnson Oct 15, 2008 ChaCha has been selected by Rock the Vote to provide SMS search for the duration of the 2008 elections. Users can text questions RTVOTE (788683) on their...
ChaCha has been selected by Rock the Vote to provide SMS search for the duration of the 2008 elections. ChaCha is Fastest Growing Mobile Text Search Service Users can text questions RTVOTE (788683) on their cell phones and receive nonpartisan...
ChaCha is Fastest Growing Mobile Text Search Service Posted by Nathania Johnson Sep 17, 2008 Since launching a mobile text search service in January, ChaCha has answered 27 million queries, already gaining 7% of the U.S.mobile search market.
Since launching a mobile text search service in January, ChaCha has answered 27 million queries, already gaining 7% of the U.S.mobile search market. Within the mobile SMS search category, ChaCha is the fastest growing service, increasingly...
ChaCha Launches Enterprise Mobile Answers Service Posted by Nathania Johnson Aug 1, 2008 Human intelligence-based search company ChaCha has announced ChaCha 1:1, a mobile answers service designed for corporate mobile marketing campaigns.
Human intelligence-based search company ChaCha has announced ChaCha 1:1, a mobile answers service designed for corporate mobile marketing campaigns. The service allows companies to utilize ChaCha's SMS search product to initiate conversations with...