This is something new to try… ChaCha.com has thousands of guides that get paid to do your searching for you! The search form will take your query, and submit it to one of the guides. You will go into a live chat session with that guide, while he (or she) performs the search for you, displaying the results on the same page. If the guide has questions about your query, he (or she) will ask you directly.
As many of you know, I have big feet (Really, Big, Feet)… Size 17 to be exact. I have searched high and low for a supplier of size 17 ice skates, with little to no luck. So, of course, this was the first thing I asked them. The guide came online and had to verify that’s what I really wanted… “Really? Size 17??”… Yeah, really. So, he did the search, with much the same results I had. Nothing. I wasn’t really disappointed, as I knew this was one of the hardest queries I could have submitted to him. Either way, I was impressed by the level of service I got, from a search engine! It felt very personal, as if we were on a quest, hunting for the Holy Grail together! (Ok, maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but if you had big feet you’d understand!)
Once your search is complete, and you end the session, you have the option to rate the guide on his (or her!) performance… I rated my guide as “Great”, since I knew he wasn’t going to find anything… And I really liked the service.
Anyways, I let him know that BigShoes.com was planning to get some ice skates in this winter, and went on my way. I highly recommend you give ChaCha.com a try… If nothing else, maybe you can have a Holy Grail quest of your own with these guys!
http://www.chacha.com - Live Search Engine, Real People Search for You!
http://www.bigshoes.com - Really, Big, Shoes!
Disclaimer: This blog is in no way associated with chacha.com or bigshoes.com
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