Comments on: For Quora, the Community Is Everything

By: Why Robert Scoble is Both Good and Bad for Quora: Tech News and Analysis «

Why Robert Scoble is Both Good and Bad for Quora: Tech News and Analysis « — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:16:26 +0000

[...] partly in order to justify that $300-million valuation — but without negatively affecting the quality of answers that are the Quora’s main claim to fame. That commitment to quality is something that [...]

By: Can Quora Survive Its Growing Popularity?: Tech News and Analysis «

Can Quora Survive Its Growing Popularity?: Tech News and Analysis « — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:40:15 +0000

[...] Quora was trying to create, and how he and others at the site spent a lot of time thinking about how to encourage good behavior, and how to handle the inevitable disputes over unacceptable questions and [...]

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:14:03 +0000

Quora seems a little more geared towards miscellaneous/random information. I feel that when people will want more specified information pertaining to real-world problems/questions and need them to be answered by qualified experts, they will turn to sites like http://www.focus.com or the Q&A on Linkedin.

By: Steve Case’s New Soapbox For Defending AOL: Quora: Tech News and Analysis «

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:55:16 +0000

[...] players do on any kind of regular basis. And it’s also a sign that Quora’s strategy of building the kind of positive community that can attract such people is paying off, although it remains to be seen how much longer it can maintain that kind of control [...]

By: Twitter Invests in Social Search With Fluther Buy: Tech News «

Twitter Invests in Social Search With Fluther Buy: Tech News « — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:19:22 +0000

[...] Q&A space has been heating up over the past year or so, thanks in large part to the success of sites such as Quora and StackOverflow, both of which have gotten a lot of attention for their thriving communities. [...]

By: hasson

hasson — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:00:00 +0000

Two companies that seem to be the talk of the early adopter crowd now: Quora and Hashable.

By: The Daily Me is Here Already — It’s Called Twitter: Tech News «

The Daily Me is Here Already — It’s Called Twitter: Tech News « — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:53:24 +0000

[...] interesting questions that have been asked on Quora, the question-and-answer site (whose cofounder I interviewed recently) is a question about “personalized news” and why so many startups had tried to solve [...]

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:11:08 +0000

Good question :-)

By: RM

RM — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:21:52 +0000

So far, the Quora community seems to be made of technology people only – VC’s, startup folks and so on. The appeal for the broader community does not seem to be there.

Will Quora be able to grow out of this niche?