ChaCha Debuts Human-Powered Mobile Search

January 4th, 2008

Watch out Google, ChaCha is doing a mobile search dance uniquely its own. ChaCha on Thursday announced a new service that allows users to text questions of any kind to 242242, which spells ChaCha on most mobile phones, and receive answers back by text.While the service might not look unique at first glance, it is actually a real human being that sends the answers back. The service is currently available as a free trial, although the company said it plans to offer subscriptions in the future.

Much like the 411 concierge-style services currently offered by most cellular services providers, ChaCha promises to answer questions that people can’t find easily while on the go.

For example, you could ask, “I’m at the corner of 42nd & Broadway in New York City. Where can I get a cup of coffee?” Or even “Where can I get some great sushi in Palo Alto, Calif.?”

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