Sorry, have to rant about this.
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InfoRocket will be the biggest failure to ever hit the web. No one is going to pay others just for answering their questions. You have so many sources on the web to look for info. Also, InfoRocket, we all know you rip-offed your idea from this board, don’t try to deny it.
Anyone else feel the same way?
I don’t see a future but then again two words
PET ROCK
This is the stupidest thing I’ve seen since JAXAshby’s homepage.
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Hoo buddy, that thing is going to fall on it’s face in a hurry.
Only someone seriously unaquainted with the web could’ve come up with this moronic idea. I’ll be interested to see how their IPO goes over.
The fearful thing is that people are so lazy that they will pay for such information that with about 5 minutes of finger can be had for free.
It might be worth it for the IPO for the first month or so.
Gee, some years ago some weekly paper in Chicago came up with this silly idea – let’s start a column where people send in all kinds of requests for information, and we’ll hire a guy that can come up with the answers! Nothing came of it, of course. 
People, people! There are lots of morons out there who would be more than willing to pay us for our valuable collective knowledge. This isn’t “stupid” or a “pet rock.” It’s an opportunity!
Yeah, this one won’t fly. What could fly and is a subset of this, is a company that specializes in Library/Information searches. Sort of Like Lexis/Nexus but for general information. Would be like hiring a librarian to help with research. You send in your question, and an amount that is the upper limit to what you are willing to spend, and the librarian that gets the question, will do the research and send you a summary and cites for you to pursue. I believe that there is actually a company like this allready, and it is a good idea, unlike this ebid idea.
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And for a mere $13.95, I’ll give you my opinion.
How is someone who is befuddled enough to be willing to pay for the answer to a question going to be qualified to choose the best answerer?
I also like the option to refuse to pay if you don’t like the answer. You could use an answer as the basis for your dissertation and still refuse to pay the answerer.
A fabulously bad idea.
Sly - ROFLMFAO
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It bothers me that Guy Kawasaki is a major backer of this idea. He’s written a couple of well received investment books. And been a featured writer in Money Book Club.
I want to ask “What’s the best way to get my question answered for free?” and see what the responses are.
I don’t think of this as information. How else would we get so much entertainment out of the “how hot is the steam over boiling water?” question without ever giving a proper answer. Often, as with the shoepolish, the discussion is more interesting than the real answer.
Sorry sly, I have no cash on me.
Well the site finally opened. 
Lots of weird question on there.
For example:
http://www.inforocket.com//?mod=dtls_open&qid=1440
$10 Please provide comfortable and pleasurable sex positions for a woman in her 9th month of pregnancy. Hurry, you only have one month to answer this one.
http://www.inforocket.com//?mod=dtls_open&qid=3098
$5 I just signed up, so I’m testing it out. This is a really cool site! How did you find this? Poor guy, he has to pay $5 to everyone who answers that. :rolleyes:
http://www.inforocket.com//?mod=dtls_open&qid=4027
$3500 salvatore “sammy” the Bull gravano’s home address. Last known address tucson Ariz. Believed still 2 be living in Tucson. Must be able to verify information :eek:
http://www.inforocket.com//?mod=dtls_open&qid=1034
$3 How does one build me (a InfoRocket.com site)? Easy, rip off eBay and SDMB just like the others.
http://www.inforocket.com//?mod=dtls_open&qid=4176
$100 my ass hurts when i shit. why is this? That’s right folks, these are real people giving real money for answers to these questions.
…and remember, duct tape fixes all your problems, big and small.
The IQ of both boards would go down.
sly, why not just charge them $14.00 (call it what it really is, sheesh you marketing types)
Let the morons pay for their information. Keeps 'em the hell outta here.
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