| Let's face it, life is full of questions. From bizarre to | | | | multiple answers, those asking the questions will find |
| benign, mundane to magnificent, we've all had a | | | | what they are looking for through the commonality of |
| question go unanswered at least once in our lives. | | | | several responses. For those on the other end of the |
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| seek by relying on the knowledge of others? Better | | | | that is accessed by the asker. |
| yet, what if the answers were only a point and click | | | | If, like me, you're wondering what would keep those |
| away? | | | | with absolutely no knowledge from getting your hard |
| That's the premise behind Problima, a new site that | | | | earned buck, the answer to that lies in a ratings |
| seeks to put those with questions together with the | | | | system developed to separate the chafe from the |
| people capable of providing expert answers. | | | | wheat. After an answer is accessed, those who |
| According to the owners, Problima started out as an | | | | purchased it are encouraged to rate the answer, |
| idea for providing a free web based Q&A platform | | | | thereby providing a virtual endorsement to the person |
| where all manner of problems, questions and curiosities | | | | or persons who provide the most comprehensive |
| could be solved, answered and quelled. Quickly | | | | answers. Of course, once an expert's stock goes up |
| realizing that no one was chomping at the bit to offer | | | | via the ratings system, the likelihood that their answers |
| free advice, the brains behind Problima quickly | | | | will be more often sought out (and consequently that |
| ascertained that in order to get experts to the site, | | | | their time spent answering will be more lucrative) |
| they would have to provide some compensation. From | | | | increases. |
| there, the dollar for an answer website was born. | | | | So, the next time you have a question that needs to |
| The basic premise behind Problima is that anyone, | | | | be answered, try your luck at Problima. You may |
| anywhere can ask a question and obtain access to an | | | | never find out what the meaning of life is, but if you |
| individual answer for one dollar. While not all answers | | | | come close for a buck, that's not too bad at all. |
| may be worth their salt, the hope is that by obtaining | | | | |