LinkedIn Answers is a knowledge market

Knowledge market

A knowledge market is a mechanism for distributing knowledge resources. There are two views on knowledge and how knowledge markets can function. One view uses a legal construct of intellectual property to make knowledge a typical scarce resource, so the traditional commodity market mechanism can be...

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LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a business-related social networking site. Founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003, it is mainly used for professional networking. , LinkedIn reports more than 120 million registered users in more than 200 countries and territories. The site is available in English, French,...

. It is somewhat similar to 3form Free Knowledge Exchange

3form

3form Free Knowledge Exchange is one of the earliest examples of human-based computation and human-based genetic algorithm . It uses both human-based selection and three types of human-based innovation , in order to implement collaborative problem-solving between humans.-References:# Kosorukoff ...

, Naver Knowledge iN, Yahoo! Answers

Yahoo! Answers

Yahoo! Answers is a community-driven question-and-answer site or a knowledge market launched by Yahoo! on June 28, 2005 that allows users to both submit questions to be answered and answer questions asked by other users...

, and other knowledge markets. LinkedIn Answers has an extensive user base, makes use of LinkedIn's network topology, and has a ’suggest an expert’ feature.

Site Operation

Users enter a question and select the members of their network who they believe may have the answer to this question. Users can answer and receive answers from their connections and experts who use LinkedIn.

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• Answerbag
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• Askalo
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• Askville
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• FunAdvice
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• Google Answers
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• WikiAnswers
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