Extra Credit Post: Quora

Quora

Forget Wikipedia, Quora is your go-to "question-and-answer"smart phone app. Similar to wikipedia, Quora relays on user-generated content to succeed. Which means the site is continually improving and growing, which means the more users, the more content there is, the better the collection of questions and answers gets. 

Unlike Wikipedia however, Quora has many distinguishing features which help it stand out. One of these features is its location-based searches, which means that Quora will personalize itself based off of your location using it "Nearby" feature, bringing up topics relevant to your whereabouts.  As a new social media app, Quora develops at a faster in one day then Wikipedia did. It is also very easy to navigate and features a notification tab to keep you up to date with the latest answers to your questions. 

I think it can be used as a new form of communication as a result of many of it's qualities and features. After setting up your own feed, which you can personalize to your interests, Quora then makes suggestions as to new topic for you to follow based on those interests. For this reason the app encourages setting up your account with either your Facebook or twitter in order to pull that information off your account and create a ready to go account for you.  

I encourage others to download the free app and give it a try. Connect with others as you get your questions about everything and anything answered, or return the favor and help to contribute to the world of knowledge users are building.