Ibrahim Husain

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a new fact checker in town.  That’s right folks, ChaCha is here to call your bs, so it’s gonna be a little more difficult to get away with it.  ChaCha is a free mobile service that allows you to get answers to any question you might ask, straight to your mobile phone.

The answers come from human guides, so you can really stretch the limits on this one.  Once you ask the question it is routed to a guide with a computer to begin searching for the answer and within moments you will receive a text message with the answer and a link to the site containing it. So what can you ask? Let’s take a look at the last few question I’ve asked.

What do you think of ZenCollegeLife.com?
Obama or McCain?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop?
Tell me a knock knock (or blond, or redneck, etc.) joke.

Of course you could ask regular ole trivia questions as well…

How many points did Kobe score this season?
What is the healthy body fat percentage of an adult male?
What’s the weather like in Houston, Tx?
What’s the number for Pizza Hut at zip code 77505?

and the list goes on.  The best part is it costs nothing to use (except your regular text msg charge), and it’s not a robot giving factual answers, so you could ask it anything you want.  Go ahead, ask it an opinionated question, you’ll get a real response.

If you work at a computer job, or are looking to make a little cash on the side, you could even sign up to be a guide, a person who answers the questions asked by other ChaCha users.  All it takes is a couple short tests (less than 10 minutes each), and you could be on your way to making
some dough, working any hours you want.  I’ve averaged anywhere from about 3 dollars an hour to 10 or more, just depending on time of day and how many questions I’ve answered.  ChaCha will pay you $0.20 per search, and each search is relatively quick, one entry to google, copy, paste, send, and get payed.  If you’re working near a computer and don’t have much else to do, you could help someone find an answer and get paid, instead of watching all of those unnecessary youtube videos…

ChaCha brings answers to your questions round the clock.  It is an excellent service, and adds a new function to your cellphone, old or new.  And because it’s free, we should all use it, anytime, anywhere, for any reason.

So, ChaCha, I’ve got a question for you.

Very nice, how much? (**in borat voice**)

Head over to ChaCha and check it out.