Ask Vox - Home of the useless talking head
A disclaimer: Every Web site I visit, I go with an open mind and a positive attitude. Some sites make it very hard to stay positive. I know people put a lot of work into their sites, but I think others are just slapping stuff together and hoping Google or Yahoo! will snatch them up.
Ask Vox, in my opinion is one of those sites. The site seems to be a mix between a bad meta-search engine and a really bad Yahoo! Answers. I like Yahoo! Answers, I like question and answer sites that are well moderated. I also like a unique search engine, with cool features. See some of my past posts. I don’t get Ask Vox, I don’t see what purpose it serves. Are there not already enough useless novelty search sites out there? And what is with the talking head? That technology has been around for years, and does serve a purpose with online demonstrations, but not for a site like this. It just follows the mouse around and repeats what is on the screen. Oooh… someone call Google.
Check out some the questions:
- Are you gay?
- What is your name?
- Why?
- No?
What is this Q&A for kids in junior high? How about some moderation?
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Comments (One comment)
It seems to be currently under-developed, but in time could perhaps lead to more interesting uses e.g as an engine for kids, people with cognitive and/or visual disabilities.
Eventually, if you can orally ask a question and aurally receive an answer, then I can see potential.
Nicola Rae / March 1st, 2007, 2:42 pm / #
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