Have a question??? Aardvark has an answer!!
Aardvark is a less-known more useful tool. I really don’t know how I missed this wonderful tool right from when it is out. But thanks to one of my Facebook contacts whose status update regarding Aardvark made me dig more and find about this wonderful application.
Sometimes, a conversation with a live person makes it more easy for finding the information that we want rather than searching on the web. That’s what Aardvark does. It gets you the right person who can answer your question. For e.g. if you have a question related to fitness and health, Aardvark forwards your question to a person who knows more about health and fitness and hence there is higher probability that you get the right answer. Aardvark Folks were the first people who realized the need for such an application and hence made one.
Aardvark http://vark.com is very easy to use application. It works with any of your favorite IM like Google Talk/embedded Gmail Chat, Yahoo Messenger, AOL, Windows Messenger.
Here is how it works:
- When you sign up for a http://vark.com account, you will be allowed to select an IM of your choice with which you like to use Aardvark. You can also use it with your email. You will also be asked to select the areas/topics that you know more about and probably be able to answer any questions related to it. However selecting topics is optional.
- After your account gets created, you will see a contact called Aardvark on your chat list. Just start typing any question related to any topic. Aardvark will figure out your question to which topic it is related to and forwards it to the person in your network and networks of your friend and friend-of-a-friend who is specialized in that topic. You will get the answer within minutes.
Visit their website http://vark.com to know more about this application. Its very useful application and it proves how best we can use the IM services for productive purposes.
You even have an app for iPhone. Get Aardvark Mobile App for iPhone!!
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Great Idea.
An IDEA change the web site future.
I am liking this tool. It is first of its kind.
dear rakesh
aardvark seems to be an exciting tool. but why did they they name is so difficult. does it mean some thing in any language?
Hi srinivas uncle,
Aardvark is a name of an animal. It’s favorite food is ants. It has a unique ability of digging on and on without giving up until it finds its food. They gave that name to this new tool to identify that ability of ****never giving up*** and searching on and on for the answer until it finds it.
I knew that is the name of the animal but I never knew this unique ability of that animal until you triggered me with that question! I have digged into the FAQ to find an answer.
Once again it proves that the discussion on anything is for learning always! 