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by jszymborski 2424 days ago
TIL Google had a Yahoo Answers clone...
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Not exactly a clone, you had to pay to get answers on Google Answers.
> "Asker-accepted answers cost $2 to $200. Google retained 25% of the researcher's reward and a 50 cent fee per question. In addition to the researcher's fees, a client who was satisfied with the answer could also leave a tip of up to $100." [0]

I'm quickly understanding why I've never heard of Google Answers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Answers

It turns out advertising is still more profitable than charging users.