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Now showing: video answers on Answers.com.

July 29th, 2010 by Liz

There’s a whole new way to get answers on Answers.com… Watch them!

TechCrunch reports:

Exclusive: Answers.com Gets 200,000 Video Answers From 5Min

Every big publisher on the Web wants to be able to serve up ad-friendly videos, but creating them can be a pain. But there are already plenty of high-quality videos out there in every subject imaginable. With that in mind, Answers.com has quietly launched Video Answers with about 200,000 videos from video distribution network 5min on everything from home repair and fashion tips to cars and travel.

Answers.com Videos consists of up to 200,000 videos in over 200 categories. The videos come to Answers.com from 5min Media, which has syndicated videos on the site for over a year – you’ve probably seen them in ReferenceAnswers topic pages, embedded between other content sources.

This new video library, directly accessible at http://video.answers.com, includes tips, how-to guides and visual demonstrations from experts across hundreds of fields. Categories include the likes of Product ReviewsGreen LivingTravel Tips, and Diet & Nutrition.

We’re pretty sure Answers.com CEO Bob Rosenschein speaks on behalf of the entire content team when he says: “Our mission is to offer answers about anything, accessible on a range of platforms and formats. 5min Media provides us the opportunity to offer answers in video form in addition to our community-generated and reference content. Now Answers.com delivers the answers best displayed with instructional visuals – like how to create ringtones for your iPhone or how to make the perfect steak.”

Start watching!

@bobr talks real-time at #140conf today.

July 6th, 2010 by Liz

In case you didn’t catch it live, Bob Rosenschein spoke this morning on the #140conf panel called, “Investing in the Real-Time Web.”

Watch – and don’t forget to rate and comment on YouTube.

Check out more 140conf coverage here or follow @AnswersDotCom.

Answers on the Start-Up Nation.

June 6th, 2010 by Liz

Answers.com‘s Bob Rosenschein was in Los Angeles last week for The Israel Conference, an annual forum bringing together entrepreneurs and business professionals from California and Israel to explore mutual opportunities.

Bob spoke at the event, discussing the culture of Israeli start ups, including much of his own experience having started up his own company there in 1999. He also took a few moments to describe ‘that company,’ otherwise known as Answers.com. Among the topics covered were the site’s mission, product and latest news, including a mobile version and instant answers on Twitter.

Check out a video taken at the conference for Bob’s full talk.

Answers.com Help Center: Now served in video form.

May 26th, 2010 by Liz

It’s one thing to read a help document on a website. It’s another thing to watch it… which is what you can now do on several help topics in the Answers.com Help Center.

Watch quick, easy-to-follow videos on the following topics:

The videos appear as clickable images to the right of the step-by-step guidelines. Click the images and the video will pop up in viewing size right on Answers.com. You can also browse the full collection and other videos from Answers.com directly on the YouTube channel.

Here’s a quick taste – How to share a Q&A on Answers.com.

By the way, several Supervisor help pages will also be getting visual aides in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Q&A with Miss America 2010 at #140conf.

April 21st, 2010 by Liz

The 140conf in New York City boasts a lot of speakers, but one in particular caught our eye: Caressa Cameron, Miss America 2010.

The Virginia beauty took a moment to listen to our questions and give answers about, well, questions and answers. Specifically about her experience answering questions during the pageant.

Check out the video interview.

Flex Mathews and Kosha Dillz freestyle, Answers.com style.

March 17th, 2010 by Liz

And now for something even more awesome (and probably never been done before): Flex Mathews and Kosha Dillz freestyle… for Answers.com.

These two rocked the house during the Q&A at the end of the Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) presentation at SXSW. No end to the verbal creativity here, people. Or should I say… peeps.

Talking content with Jeff Jarvis at SXSW.

March 15th, 2010 by Liz

Jeff Jarvis, blogger at BuzzMachine and a whole lot more, talks to Answers.com about content at SXSW Interactive about where WikiAnswers fits in the content farm discussion.

Here’s the direct link, too. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us, Jeff!

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