Attack of the Local Q&A Sites
Bet you don’t know which pizza place in Des Moines has the best deep-dish. Bet you didn’t know you wanted to know, either. Well you do. And these sites are going to tell you where to get it. So ask yourself. Were you thrilled by location-based service Foursquare? Did you jump for joy when Q&A phenom Quora came online? If so then you’ve been waiting for these 1/2 dozen local Q&A sites. Each one is begging to show you what’s going on in cities and countries you’ll never visit and have no business asking about:
- Hipster – Site hasn’t even launched and it’s already hiring. How cool are these guys?
- Loqly – Finally, a site that focuses on what’s really important: the local bar scene.
- Gootip – Actually knows where you are and offer local opinions on stuff. Uh, thanks?
- Loqize.me – No idea what these guys are trying to do. I signed up for the beta though.
- Localmind – Seems the most commercially oriented and potentially the most practical.
- LOCQL – This is the Microsoft entry. Eh. I could go either way. But thanks for playing.
Now pardon me while I track down a dry-cleaner in Nome, Alaska. Awesome!
