Microsoft has launched a public beta of its Windows Live QnA
Windows Live QnA allows users to post and answer questions on a public forum
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Microsoft unveils online QnA beta

Redmond chases Google and Yahoo with Windows Live QnA

Tom Sanders in California, vnunet.com 30 Aug 2006
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Microsoft has launched a public beta of its Windows Live QnA

The service allows users to post questions to a public forum and provide answers to questions posed by other users.

Site visitors vote for the most relevant answers. Users earn one 'reputation point' for rating answers, five for answering questions and 20 if their answer is rated the best.

The more points a user has, the higher they rise on a 10-step 'reputation scale'. The highest level requires 100,000 points.

The beta is limited to US users for now and is part of Microsoft's portfolio of Live Software services which include the Live.com portal, Windows Live Messenger and the Spaces blog service.

Microsoft's service is similar to Yahoo Answers and Google Answers. The Google service pays users for providing answers, while Yahoo and Microsoft provide bragging rights only.


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