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Mr. Modem:
Site of the Week
October 1, 2007

This self-described "New Standard in Reference” is a free, online reference guide with information covering more than a million topics. Answers.com differs from search engines in that it provides quick answers to specific questions, as opposed to results that link you to a list of related topics. The site's editors draw their data from more than a hundred reference sources including dictionaries, thesauruses (thesaurii?), encyclopedias, and atlases, so you can count on answers being reliable.

Charles Knight:
What on earth is the "Dream Team of Search?"
September 3, 2007

When I search “Absinthe” on Google, I get the usual 10 disjointed web pages. When I search the same query on Answers.com, I get, in a matter of seconds, a beautiful 14 page report, with:

Dictionary; Etymology, Production, Preparation (The Absinthe Ritual), Czech Absinth, History, Controversy, Effects, Regulations, References (40 citations), External Links, Articles, and the Best of the Web.

All perfectly organized and beautifully displayed. It looked like an A+ term paper!

Thomas Claburn
Popover Hate
August 31, 2007

The New York Times does it more or less the right way: Double-clicking on any word in an online article executes a search for that word using the Time's Answers.com database in a new browser window. It's unobtrusive, responsive, and doesn't do anything without affirmative action from the reader.

Roi Carthy
Dapper to Launch Instant Facebook AppMaker
August 26, 2007

Dapper is debuting the AppMaker with an Answers.com application that features three applets: Word of the Day, Today in History, and Do You Have the Answers?

C Johnson
Information Junkies
April 27, 2007

It seems that today everyone is obsessed with something: obsessed with celebrity, obsessed with information, obsessed with… obsession. Everyone wants their fifteen minutes—most settling for even just fifteen seconds. (Sanjaya, anyone?) We seem to be plagued with an overpowering need to know. Everything. Now.

Enter WikiAnswers...

Kyle Monson
More Google Search Alternatives
April 20, 2007

Answers.com: While not technically a search engine, Answers.com is a good way to find what you're looking for. Punch in your search query and you'll get information back instead of links. It's a great site for reference purposes when you don't feel like wading through a ton of links.

An astronomer's creed: 'So others can follow'
Sunday, April 15, 2007

"…an Internet-based phenomenon called answers.com…"

John Blossom
The Web Site is the Machine: Answers.com Finds Powerful Context via The New York Times
September, 2006

"... a new deal with The New York Times [that] brings Answer.com's "one-click answers" to New York Times news viewers - without the hassle of a user software installation. This elimination of the user software download enabled via a simple piece of code added to content pages makes this a completely natural function that adds immediate value to the site's content... From the New York Times perspective it enables their content to be seen as a more high-quality source of reference for people who like to dig into topics."

Time Magazine: 50 Coolest Websites 2005
Answers.com:
"When you want basic information about someone or something, try plugging your query into Answers.com's general search field, or browse the ever-expanding Directory of reference material."

Bambi Francisco
Will Fox Interactive arm the audience?
October 11, 2005

"I think Answers.com (ANSW) is one of the best search engines out there. I use it almost daily."

Jane Huth
Here's a column's worth of Web treasures
October, 2005

"... instead of searching through these sites individually, Answers.com puts the information on one page."

Hiawatha Bray
Cutting through search-engine clutter
August 29, 2005

"Answers.com, an Israeli company founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate Robert Rosenschein, is the best online destination for anybody in search of a few quick facts on nearly any subject..."

Paul Festa
The answer man
March 16, 2005

"GuruNet is inevitably carving out a search niche of its own..."

Answers.com - One Click Definitions
March 10, 2005

"Instead of providing thousands of links where an Answer might be found, Answers.com actually provides them."

Lawrence Carrel
One-Day Wonder — Search Party
March 08, 2005

"Answers.com is a new breed of search engine."

Lisa DiCarlo
The Best Internet Innovation In Years
February 07, 2005

"Let me just come right out and say it. Answers.com is the most useful, smartest, coolest, easiest-to-use Web innovation to come around in years."

Mike Himowitz
Second Looks at GuruNet
February 03, 2005

"It's hard to find any downside to this fine utility, other than making it almost too easy for students to find answers to their homework questions online."

Walt Mossberg
Unlike Search Engines, Answers.Com Responds With Data, Not Links
January 27, 2005

"Answers.com is also a start toward a new search paradigm where the object is to provide real instant information, not just links to pages where that information may, or may not, be found. I urge you to try it."

Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award
"Answers.com, is a free answer-based search engine, providing editorially-culled references from over 100 sources of relevant information for over a million topics. It's amazing...cutting-edge one stop educational treasure that parents, teachers and kids will adore! "
- Jodie Lynn, syndicated parenting/health expert, Parent to Parent, CEO/founder of www.AddingWisdomAward.com, the only award program to ever be honored by Disney!

Lars Vage
Answers.com -- new free reference search service from GuruNet
January 09, 2005

"In my opinion it is a good idea to go to Answers.com in stead of a regular search engine if you are looking for reliable facts. "

Andy Beal
GuruNet Dumps Enterprise Search Model, Launches Answers.com
January 04, 2005

"I take my hat off to them. The information they returned back was both informative and accurate."

CXOtoday Staff
New Search Website Launched By GuruNet
January 04, 2005

"GuruNet Corporation has launched a new integrated and faster reference engine - answers.com that displays quick, snapshot answers with concise information."

Paul Gilster
New Sites Raise Bar for Searching>.
January 04, 2005

"This one breaks out of the search paradigm. Instead of offering you a list of links when you give it a search term, it dishes up several screens of information, using hundreds of different data sources such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, directories and glossaries covering as many as a million topics."

Antone Gonsalves
GuruNet Joins Free-Search Market
January 04, 2005

"With Answers.com, a user, for example, typing the name of jazz great Billie Holiday returns a summary of her life from Wikipedia, an audio link that gives the pronunciation of her name and four web links, including The Official Site of Billie Holiday."

Gary Price
GuruNet Becomes Answers.com and Is Now Available Free!
January 03, 2005

"If you've never used this excellent search tool, make sure to check it out. It's more than worthy of your attention."

GuruNet Spins Off Answers.com - A Reference Driven Search Engine
January 03, 2005

"This enhancement provides Answers.com with a new level of relevant, up-to-date information, for a complete package unavailable in other encyclopedias, glossaries and atlases."

Paul Festa
GuruNet launches new search service
January 03, 2005

"GuruNet — a reference service that bypasses search engines to yield succinct information on terms in any document — launched a new Web site Monday...Answers.com offers an array of editorially produced reference materials, while search engines list Web pages their algorithms deem relevant to the search term."

Stephen Wildstrom:
Out-Googling The Top Search Engine
May 31, 2004

"With GuruNet, searching doesn't require clicking on your browser... You can call up a reference simply by alt-clicking on any word on your screen or by entering a search term in a toolbar that hides at the edge of your desktop... A window pops open with basic information on the topic and choices for additional data."

Michael Bazeley
Sites to try when other engines fail you
May 19, 2004

"GuruNet takes you straight to the information you're seeking."

GuruNet Offers Web Version
March 25, 2004

"GuruNet . . . cuts out the middleman and presents the user immediately with definitions and data culled from about 150 online sources ..."

Ben Z. Gottesman:
GuruNet 5.0
March 24, 2004

"Unlike a search engine, GuruNet's 'answer engine' provides information about more than 700,000 topics, rather than just links"

Staff Writer
GuruNet Brings Answers To Your Fingertips
March 23, 2004

"This is a useful tool when you need answers quickly and may not have the time to search 3 or 4 relevant websites for the information you need."

David Berkowitz:
GuruNet Turns Paid Search on Its Noggin
March 23, 2004

"Major search engines can bring up millions of results ... but with GuruNet, odds are there are only the answers someone's looking for, plus others that may be helpful."

Paul Taylor:
Search and deploy on the internet
March 16, 2004

"GuruNet is simple to use and highly effective, enabling users to look for information from a wide range of premium content reference sources"

Doug Stanley:
GuruNet Helps Locate Data Faster on the Net
October 23, 2003

"When you want knowledge - not just information - and you want it fast, you need GuruNet, a highly useful reference tool. GuruNet goes beyond search engines, giving you quick, concise, accurate information instead of a long list of links to sift through."

Ann Orr, Ed.D.
September 2003 Issue

"GuruNet's one-click-access to information is amazing . . . You've got to see for yourself how this thing works-- it's very impressive and incredibly useful."

The Journal
Virtual Library Adds Timely Content, Automatic Translation
August, 2003

"GuruNet provides cross-curriculum information that teachers can use to find the facts they need in order to prepare their lessons, while students can use the same tool to conduct research. Unlike traditional search engines, which index billions of Web pages, GuruNet displays pre-compiled and organized reference data from more than 60 premium content sources."

Peggy Rogers:
A Fount of Data Worth Wading In
July 15, 2003

"Enter GuruNet, a $40 software reference program worth the price. It offers all the preceding sources and more, is a breeze to use and often hits the mark with broad, manageable, well-categorized information.... "Our point is that you don't use a search engine when you need a reference tool," CEO Bob Rosenschein says. "Sometimes users want answers, not links.""

Bill Machrone:
Guru Beyond Google
June 25, 2003

"GuruNet is especially strong on places and people. Entries for the more famous people have tabs for quotations, both about them and by them. Non-English speakers love its WordNet feature, a dictionary of idiomatic phrases that's especially helpful in deciphering the English-dominated Web "

Chris Sherman:
GuruNet: A Handy Information Magnet
June 11, 2003

"Need a quick fact, or a simple answer to a question? Forget search engines: GuruNet brings you the information you need while you're working with any application running on your computer. Search engines are great, but how often have you been working on something and just wanted a quick fact without having to go to the trouble of searching for it? Or having to take time sorting through search results, hunting for the information you seek?... GuruNet is remarkably easy to use."

Stanley Miller, II
GuruNet, for Times when Googling is Not Enough
June 2, 2003

"There are always times when more concise answers are required. That is where GuruNet makes sense. The results are organized and streamlined to intelligently present relevant information quickly and are cross-linked to other entries, when available."

Edward C. Baig
Information Springs from Your Fingertips
May 30, 2003

"This addictive reference program transforms any word on your screen into searchable "hypertext."  Atomica largely delivers on its stated goal: to present the definition, biography, listing or fact immediately.... Best of all, there's no learning curve.... GuruNet has the smarts to put its 631,000-plus topics into the proper context. "

Larry Magid
Ask A Question, Get An Answer
May 30, 2003

"If you're a Windows user looking for the ultimate in convenience, check out GuruNet.... Bottom line: GuruNet is an elegantly crafted program that takes advantage of the power of the Internet to provide information when and where it is needed."

John J. Fried
More Productive Internet Searches
May 29, 2003

"You have a teenager at home who has to write a term paper on democracy. He enters "democracy" in Google, and gets hits on 2.8 million Web sites that have the word somewhere in their pages.... But a definition of democracy? A discussion of its roots and variations? Better to use a program such as GuruNet. The result is a wonderfully organized cornucopia of information."

Paul Gilster:
Get Fast Answers, Easily
May 14, 2003

"There are times when you want a quick answer instead of page after page of Web links, each of which has to be investigated to see whether it meets your needs.... I think of GuruNet as a kind of organizer for Web information. It doesn't force you to leave the current page in your browser to track down a search site.... it's handy to have a reference that is as easy to reach inside my e-mail program as my word processor."

Chris Shipley:
May 5, 2003

"The product is a must-have for anyone who spends even a little time each day researching people, places, and things."

Michael Miller
Information at Your Fingertips--Really!
May 5, 2003

Although the Web is faster than older, paper-based research, it isn't all quite "at your fingertips." Typically, you have to open a browser window, go to a search site, type in your query, and so on. I was reminded of all this by some new versions of a couple of very neat utilities.... In GuruNet you select a word or phrase and press Alt while clicking the mouse to view relevant information.

Julian Sher
May 1, 2003

"The best — GuruNet: Do more than browse. Click on any word — not just on a web page, but even in your e-mail or Word documents — and GuruNet launches and retrieves information from its database. Extremely practical for news searches on the fly."

Greg Michetti:
April 17, 2003

"No self respecting journalist, writer or researcher should be without his tool. Way cool.... GuruNet is one of those rare programs that begins to pay for itself less than a minute after it is installed on your PC."

Tom Nelson
'Guru' Gets Information Fast, Easily
April 8, 2003

"The latest iteration almost overnight became my first choice for information.... This program is absolutely great for quickly drilling down to nuts and bolts information. Every journalist, writer, researcher or student will find this program quickly indispensable. And the rest of us will wonder how we ever got along without it."

Sacha Cohen:
March 30, 2003

"GuruNet is an information junkie's dream, a pumped-up reference tool that makes dozens of sources accessible within one tidy, easy-to-use interface.... But the point of a specialized search program isn't just piling on source material; it's finding the right material in a hurry."

Dan Farber
When You're Desperately Seeking Better Results
March 19, 2003

"Full-blown search engines and comprehensive metasearch are obviously essential tools for research tasks, but in many instances they are overkill.... Atomica Corp's GuruNet is an example of a search tool that minimizes the clicks required to get at information.... GuruNet is not a substitute for a Google, but a complementary reference tool. Whereas Google brings the entire world to your fingertips, GuruNet gives you a convenient snapshot of the world."

Sree Sreenivasan
GuruNet — When Google Isn't Enough
March 17, 2003

The most recent innovation in searching doesn't come from a traditional engine, but from another direction.... GuruNet is a piece of downloadable software that works as an excellent reference guide. Once it's on your PC, you can hold down the ALT key and left-click on any word in any program and it will bring up GuruNet and its vast array of reference materials.

Walt Mossberg:
GuruNet as a Reference Tool Goes Beyond Search Engines
March 6, 2003

"Google is brilliant as far as it goes, but GuruNet takes computer users beyond search engines by giving quick answers instead of links, presented in a format designed for reference work and drawn from known, standard sources."