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January 3rd, 2008, 13:37 GMT · By Andreea Dihel

ChaCha for Mobiles Out Now

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ChaCha - this is not a name that everybody knows. No, not like Google. But like Google or Yahoo!, ChaCha is a search engine. It uses the same working mechanism as the others, meaning the user will enter a search term to find what he / she is looking for and then click the "ChaCha Search" button. Like any other search engine, you will receive the top results.

But they say that ChaCha does it by combining the Web's leading search engines and human
intelligence. Even so, if you find yourself in need of more help for finding something, try out the "Search with Guide" button that will make you chat with one of the ChaCha search experts.

You might wonder from where did this name come from. Well, the company says that "Cha" means "Search" in Chinese. They also said that ChaCha is taken from the fast-paced ballroom dance, and the last explanation is that ChaCha just sounds cool and that it is a catchy name.

The service promises to give the information one needs, anytime and anywhere. Are you wondering how does ChaCha exactly work? Well, any user of the ChaCha will send a SMS with his / her question to a certain number (that would be 242242) and the answer will be sent by a live search guide.

Various questions like "How's the weather in Hollywood?" or "Where can I find the nearest Japanese restaurant?" will have an answer on your phone. But, if you get your answers with misspelling don't get too mad. Those who answer to you are not robots, but humans, so they can understand the question even if these are misspelled. The good news is that even if not everybody is satisfied with the service, it is for free. At least for now.

Also, ChaCha can offer other services that will scan the Internet and return thousands of pages that mathematically match your query. In the end, this can be a useful feature for your phone.
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