New Features: Wisdio declares WAR on bad information.
Sebastian Zontek | CEO & Founder of Wisdio, January 26, 2012.Out of the social revolution that has occurred on the Internet, nothing has proven to be more frustrating than searching for reliable information only to have time wasted by so-called “experts”. At Wisdio, we recognize there is a difference from saying you are an expert and really being an expert. This is why we are proud to announce our latest features: Knowledge Profile and Wisdio Authority Rating (WAR).
Wisdio Knowledge Profile:
The Wisdio Knowledge profile are an awesome new feature that allow users to see where they have established themselves within Wisdio’s community, as well as determine how reliable a user’s answer have been. The Wisdio Knowledge profile is derived from an algorithm that ranks users amongst one another based on the quality, quantity, and responsiveness of answers. This feature is unique to Wisdio, and sets it apart from websites such as Quora. Unlike other platforms, Wisdio can forecast the quality of an answer based on the provider’s previous answers in order to gain insight into the answer’s reliability.
A Wisdio Knowledge Profile is displayed within your user profile, see the image below for a visual explanation:
1. Global Score: This is a percentage of answers that have been voted as helpful by our community.
2. Best Answers: The number of answers provided that our community has voted as the most helpful answer.
3. Fastest Answer: The number of questions which a user has provided the first answer for.
4. Total Answers: The total number of questions that a user has answered.
5. Areas of specialization: A list of top 5 topics in which a user has posted relevant answers to.
6. Wisdio Authority Ranking: A user’s rank (the number) compared to other users who have provided answers in the same field of expertise (the blue bar). Rank is dermined by user Wisdio Authority rating for each topic.
Knowledge Profiles will be live for all Wisdio users on 1/26/2012
Wisdio Authority:
Wisdio Authority is an aggregate score which is derived from an aggregation of data from a user’s Knowledge profile. In some respects this score is similar to Klout’s score of Influence.
Unlike a Klout score, Wisdio Authority is derived from a more qualitative standpoint. This score will be an incredible indicator of a person’s level of expertise online as it takes into account overall quality of answers, the amount of information a user is able to provide, and how quickly an answer is provided.
Wisdio Authority scores will be released by the end of Q1 2012.
What’s the point?
The whole purpose of these new features system is to streamline and reinforce the Wisdio platform as a reliable source of information. These features add incentive to answering questions on Wisdio as it is a direct indicator of a user’s expertise in a field. Users who wish to solidify their place as an expert in the online realm will want to ensure that all answers they provide are of high quality.
Those who ask questions on Wisdio will benefit greatly as a result of these features. First and foremost, the task of weeding through a laundry list of responses is simplified. As each user’s relevant Wisdio Authority will be present on their answer, the task of locating users who are likely to provide reliable answers becomes quick and simple. Secondly, as an added incentive users who post answers quickly receive an added bonus to their Wisdio Authority rating. Ultimately this translate into an environment where Wisdio users can receive high quality answers to their questions quickly, and true experts can stand out from the multitude of self proclaimed experts online.
Register for Wisdio now and help us declare war on bad information!