Windows Live Qna

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http://qna.live.com/

Windows Live QnA connects you to the best answers from the right people.

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here?s a quick roundup of what you will see with the Windows Live QnA beta:

- A smooth interface that enables you to ask, answer and vote on a question.

- A free-form ?tagging? system that allows you to attach your own keywords and phrases to your question to make it more discoverable by other users. With QnA, you tell us what the question is about, not the other way around!

- Integration with Windows Live Spaces via modules that show off questions you?ve asked and questions you?ve answered.

- See your score constantly increase on the Superstars page and earn reputation stars for consistently giving great answers.

- Windows Live Messenger ?gleams? that show when you and your buddies have participated in QnA.

- Email notification that someone has answered your question, or when others have voted on a best answer, via MSN Alerts.

- Ability to tag embarrassing or ?adult? questions with the "mature content" tag ? which keeps explicit content away from those who don?t want it

- Ability to subscribe to a customer, question or site search via RSS.

- Message boards that let you get support information, discussions with other people, and contact with the QnA team. You can?t chat or discuss things in Windows Live QnA without breaking the format? so instead, go to our message boards. (http://boards.live.com/qnaboards/forum.aspx?ForumID=17)

- You can always find news and updates to the service on this blog, http://liveqna.spaces.live.com!

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Microsoft's foray into social search is no longer invite-only. Now in public beta mode, Windows Live QnA allows users to ask and find answers to their most burning questions.

Like Yahoo Answers and Answerbag, Windows Live QnA makes community members the voice of authority. Recently asked questions range from esoteric ("Why?") to practical ("What's the best tablet PC on the market?") to just plain silly ("Will drinking a Coke while eating pop rocks explode your stomach?")

After a question is asked, the entire community has four days to come up with answers. Everyone who offers an answer gets points and users are charged with choosing the "Best Answer." Racking up more Best Answer points improves your ranking, earning you gold stars by your username that are meant to denote your relative level of trustworthiness.

Live QnA's open tagging system lets users categorize their own question to increase each query's visibility and obtain more specific answers.

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