no.stupid.answers

Online Media Daily reports today in a news brief that WikiAnswers “had the biggest traffic gain in the last year among the Internet’s top 100 sites–growing 520% to 10.3 million monthly visitors, according to new research from media-buying agency ZenithOptimedia.”

520%!? I didn’t know percents went that high.

This report tells me a few things:

1. I need to review percentages. Is that sixth grade material or grad school?
2. WikiAnswers is growing so big so rapidly, soon it’s going to need new pants. How do these kids grow so fast?
3. It’s just getting more and more awesome to track WikiAnswers on a daily basis. We hope you’ll agree.

According to paidContent.org, “the economics of content” site, WikiAnswers earned a pretty serious title in their summary of which sites and trends are still standing on the web (and how tall):

“Uniques: In terms of unique visitors, online questions and answers site WikiAnswers was the top gainer (520 percent)… among the top 100 visited websites.” (source)

Well, of course it was. Who doesn’t love having your front door open to all kinds of visitors (except the creepy ones)?

Come on over, grab a question or two and settle in for a wonderful Q&A experience!

I was never much of a Digg user, but I know a lot of people out there are… some of whom may be reading these very words at this very moment…

So I hereby declare you, dear readers/Diggers, charged with the activity of Digging no.stupid.answers into eternal Duggness:

Digg no.stupid.answers!

Answers.com - as we all know, the world’s greatest encyclodictionalmanacapedia - was discovered and listed by findingDulcinea, “Librarian of the Internet,” and posted in the Up & Running section of their Netcetera links section:

An “online dictionary, encyclopedia, and much more,” Answers combines resources like Wikipedia, the All Music Guide, and the Free Dictionary to bring you the most comprehensive collection of information on thousands of people, places, and things.

In case the name doesn’t ring a bell:

Dulcinea Media, Inc. is a Silicon Alley team of savvy Internet users. Our mission is to untangle the Web, freeing it of clutter and spotlighting only the sites that matter. We aim to provide a richer experience for every Internet user.

Aw shucks, guys.

Answers.com is a Webware 100 finalist for it’s 2008 awards. Crenk.com decided to predict who the Webware 100 will include in this year’s list of sites, and - yay! - Answers.com made it there, in the Search & Reference category.

So I guess that means it’s settled, then. Answers.com will win a place in the top 100… but not without your help:

Vote for Answers.com here!

Top Guru (and CEO) at Answers Corp, Bob Rosenschein, was featured in the “CEO Views” column at AltSearchEngines.com yesterday. His post was about his vision of the “ultimate Answers Engine,” combining the powers of Answers.com, the world’s greatest encyclodictionalmanacapedia, and WikiAnswers, Q&A the Wiki way.

Here’s an excerpt:

“The world of information has evolved from telephones to radios to televisions to the internet… Information has never been more available or expansive. But we find ourselves wading through facts and figures and volumes of webpages overloaded with content… It can be overwhelming, and search engines have certainly come to the rescue for narrowing the web. But if we want to narrow it further – enough to get that one answer we’re seeking in any given search – then hasn’t the time come for an answer machine?

Our goal at Answers Corp is build the web’s ultimate answer engine. The typical search engine is great for getting back thousands of results for deep search. When you want fast info and quick answers to questions, wouldn’t it serve you better to visit an answer engine? That’s what we are building with our two main products, Answers.com and WikiAnswers. Both sites are designed to give you straightforward content, packed with information from either reference sources or the wider human Q&A community.”

Sounds great, Bob… Read the full blog post. And don’t forget to vote for Answers.com in AltSearchEngine’s Search Engine of the Year contest…