With little fanfare, Google has launched Google Answers (BETA) where you can ask and answer questions. They're looking for paid researchers to help answer the questions. "As a Researcher, you work from your own home and computer to answer questions for Google Answers. You earn 75% of the price set for a question that you answer." To become a researcher you must write a short essay on your qualifications and answer some sample questions. They're using the same Google Accounts system as the SOAP interface.
Users ask questions and set a price between $4.00 and $50.00, Google takes a $0.50 listing fee and you pay by credit card.
Posted by Aaron Swartz on April 18, 2002 08:21 PM