Tag Archives: how to

Now showing: video answers on Answers.com.

There’s a whole new way to get answers on Answers.com… Watch them!

TechCrunch reports:

Exclusive: Answers.com Gets 200,000 Video Answers From 5Min

Every big publisher on the Web wants to be able to serve up ad-friendly videos, but creating them can be a pain. But there are already plenty of high-quality videos out there in every subject imaginable. With that in mind, Answers.com has quietly launched Video Answers with about 200,000 videos from video distribution network 5min on everything from home repair and fashion tips to cars and travel.

Answers.com Videos consists of up to 200,000 videos in over 200 categories. The videos come to Answers.com from 5min Media, which has syndicated videos on the site for over a year – you’ve probably seen them in ReferenceAnswers topic pages, embedded between other content sources.

This new video library, directly accessible at http://video.answers.com, includes tips, how-to guides and visual demonstrations from experts across hundreds of fields. Categories include the likes of Product Reviews, Green Living, Travel Tips, and Diet & Nutrition.

We’re pretty sure Answers.com CEO Bob Rosenschein speaks on behalf of the entire content team when he says: “Our mission is to offer answers about anything, accessible on a range of platforms and formats. 5min Media provides us the opportunity to offer answers in video form in addition to our community-generated and reference content. Now Answers.com delivers the answers best displayed with instructional visuals – like how to create ringtones for your iPhone or how to make the perfect steak.”

Start watching!

Snowpocalypse!!!

Ahhh! Clean off your mittens! Stock up on cocoa! Check on your flight departure times!

The snowpocalypse is coming!!!

At least, that’s all I keep hearing about from colleagues and family in the New York region.

If you’re also far off in some warm climate, learn more about what our winter-wary friends are prophesying about: What is the snowpocalypse?

And for those of you stuck on the east coast, here are some tips for surviving the snowpocalypse (take them seriously at your own risk):

  1. Wear all your clothes at the same time.
  2. Stock up on hot cocoa.
  3. Shout how many inches of snow your street has already received.
  4. Take a shot of something warm for every foot of snow the weatherman predicts.
  5. Park your car on top of your house so it isn’t snowed in tomorrow.

And, seriously – if you have any flights scheduled for today, check with the airline before leaving for the airport.

Good luck, my cold-climate friends.

After all – it’s coming and you can’t stop it…

snowmen

How to put your hair in a messy bun.

[Here's a good example of the kind of video you can submit for the Video Contest portion of the WikiAnswers 9³ Experience.]

Maybe you’re just running off to the gym. Maybe you have a date tonight. Maybe you just feel like experimenting with a new hair style.

Whatever it is you are looking to accomplish with your hair today, Neila222 is here to introduce us all to the art of stylin’ hair in a messy bun.

How do you put your hair up in a messy bun?

Learn more hair care tips and tricks in the Hair Q&A category.

Big thanks to Neila222 for participating in this video edition of WikiAnswers Wednesday!

If you’d like to submit a video for next week, leave a comment below.

Surprise your mom, fold correctly!

What's guaranteed to make your mom smile?

Chocolates, sure… Flowers, yeah… A sentimental hand-made photo album… ok, ok. There are lots of things that will make your mom happy.

BUT. There is a lesser-known way that will shock Mom as well as please her: Fold your clean laundry properly and efficiently!

Crystal shows us exactly how in her WikiAnswers Wednesday video presentation: How do you fold clothes?

Big thanks to Crystal for participating in this video edition of WikiAnswers Wednesday!

If you’d like to submit a video for next week, leave a comment below.

AnswerThon starts tonight!

Hey folks. Just a friendly reminder that the How-To AnswerThon begins tonight at midnight (EST) and runs through Sunday night (11:59 EST).

AnswerThon... starting tonight!

Here’s what you gotta do:

Find out more about the AnswerThon.

Read up on some tips for winning.

Review the rules before you start.

And did I mention the prizes? Well I will again. We’re talking:

1st prize: One $200 gift certificate to Amazon.com

2nd prize: Three $100 gift certificates to Amazon.com

3rd prize: Six WikiAnswers logo bags

Runners up: 40 WikiAnswers logo caps

Hope you’re ready to win…

The How-To AnswerThon, happening this weekend!

The WikiAnswers folks are pleased to present an old concept with a new twist: the How-To AnswerThon. It’s not just about answering or editing, it’s about answering How-To questions on WikiAnswers.

Know how to tune a guitar? Know how to bake a pecan pie? Know how to adjust the settings on an iPhone?

Now’s your chance to share your knowledge while winning prizes. The AnswerThon is taking place this weekend, November 8-9, starting at midnight late Friday-early Saturday and ending at midnight late Sunday-early Monday. So as soon as you’ve finished voting in the U.S. presidential election – and answering elections questions, of course – get your list of questions ready and start preparing for this weekend!

Tip: Prepare a list of How-To Q&As in advance that you can quickly enter into WikiAnswers during the eligible AnswerThon period. That’s called seeding questions, and that way you don’t have to go searching and wasting precious time during the AnswerThon.

Tip: You can click here for a list of eligible questions.

Tip: You can limit your search to how-to questions on specific topics using the advanced search feature and selecting the “How-To” category.

Only new answers to questions starting with “How to,” “How do I” or “How do you” will count toward your total. Be sure to read the complete set of rules to fully understand what counts and what doesn’t.

The participants who answer the most such questions walk away with prizes and badges. Did I mention the first prize is a $200 gift certificate to Amazon.com?

How-To AnswerThon: learn more!

Gift-giving with all the answers.

If you’re anything like me, you’re a last-minute shopper. And, while there may be no such thing as a stupid answer, there are stupid gift ideas…

The art of gift giving is to focus on the person receiving the gift as opposed to… yourself. Keep the age, background and interests of your generosity’s target in the forefront of your mind. Would you give your teenage daughter a fancy pen? Your boss a pair of sneakers?I've Got All the Answers sweatshirt

Since the start of the ‘season of giving’ (or is it ‘season of buying?’), we’ve been receiving Santa-sized sackfuls of questions on WikiAnswers concerning what are appropriate gifts for seniors/toddlers/workmates and everyone else in our lives.

Here are some samples:

Feeling generous? Give answers to the Holiday Gift Giving Q&A on WikiAnswers.

And for gifts that work for anyone in your life – from baby to professor to granddad – be sure to check out the online store with all the answers!