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...tough part is rating the experts' answers, as all but Abuzz and Askanexpert encourage. After all, how could I know if the guy who recommended a couple of camping spots in upstate New York was out to lunch until I did a little more research on my own? Knowpost raises the stakes even higher by making you answer a question before you can ask one. When I gave a lazy but technically correct answer to a guy who wanted to know what applications were available for a two-way pager, he slapped me with one star out of five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Know-It-Alls | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...creative alternative to chocolate-chip cookies, she suggested putting chow-mein noodles in the mix. Ick! My most pressing question, about how to revive a wilting African violet before it went to plant heaven, got no responses, even though I posted it on Abuzz, Xpertsite and Expertcentral. Queries to Knowpost on the number of states that do not have a death penalty (12 plus the District of Columbia) and the best sleeping position to avoid back pain (on your back with knees bent) got helpful replies within hours...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Know-It-Alls | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

...Knowpost quickly became my favorite site because I felt as if I was talking to real people with a sense of humor instead of a bunch of brainiac know-it-alls. For no-nonsense answers to serious questions, however, Xpertsite proved most reliable. And for a site that actually puts you in touch with credentialed experts, Askanexpert is the place to go. It has fewer people answering questions than the other sites, but I got a Dr. Odenwald, who has a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard, to ease my fears about asteroids just hours after I had started fretting about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Web Know-It-Alls | 2/21/2000 | See Source »

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