What wisdio is?

Sebastian Zontek, March 3, 2011.

Our mission is to:

Deliver valuable answers & opinions from proven specialists to users who are searching for help. Additionally, wisdio enables people to build and add credibility to their on-line reputation through established knowledge profiles.


Why should I use wisdio?

Wisdio is a perfect solution to two basic needs online:

  • The need to find the most informative, credible information quickly.
  • Establish a proven identity as a credible source of knowledge.

I what to share
knowledge and build
my reputation as
a specialist

I need to find
valuable, credible,
information quickly

How does it work?

After a simple registration process, we ask you to tell us about your interests and skills. Then, from activity within the Wisdio community your Interests Profile and Knowledge Profile are generated. The more you use Wisdio, the better these profiles are. This ensures that we are delivering you the most appropriate content.

Finding information

You can find information in three convenient ways:

  • Asking questions to appropriate specialists directly through their profile
  • Browsing recommended content according to your interest
  • Using the explore function to find the specific content that you want

Sharing knowledge

According your Knowledge Profile we will recommend you to appropriate questions which can be answered. You can also use our topic filtering tool to find other questions. To properly match the needs of both users and experts, we use a wide array of technical goodies: intelligent algorithms, statistics, artificial intelligence and semantic web technology. Fortunately, as a wisdio user you do not have to worry about all this complexity, and you can enjoy its benefits when you gain what you really need.

Is wisdio valuable to me?

Wisdio is purposed to a wide range of users and you can gain all sorts of benefits depending on your life or professional occupation.

Students

Students can build online reputation for future job applications
  • Wisdio as learning tool for gaining knowledge
  • It connects students with experts

Entrepreneurs (SME)

Experienced business owners use the Wisdio platform to promote their brand & acquire new business
Startup founders need practical information about managing their own businesses

Consultants & Professionals

Consultants from small or medium practices can promote themselves and their companies' expertise
Wisdio help consultants to gain knowledge needed in projects from those who have talked similar problems already

Hobbyists

Most of hobbyists love to share & show their knowledge to other hobbyists
Amateur photographers, collectors, or sport fans can interact with people who have similar interests

Your average Joe

Many people enjoy giving advice to others based on their experience
People looking for practical information in a wide range of living areas, eg. home & garden, health, parenting, cooking, games, etc.

What about alternatives?

Automatic search engines (such as Google, Bing)

When you are searching simple information (a kind of “what is it”) please do not use Wisdio. There are much better tools for it eg. Google or Wikipedia. But if you need to solve more complex problems or you would like to know opinions from proven specialist then Wisdio is just the tool for you.

Internet forums

Of course, you can ask your question on forum. But how many times you have not got any answer, or received unreliable information from unproven sources? Moreover, forums are characterized by huge amounts of hype or off-topic content, so you have to manually go through all that stuff wasting your time.

Question & answer sites

There are a lot of Q&A sites, but most of them are unorganized and unpersonalized. Other observations we have made:

  • Many of other Q&A sites’ users are teenagers or people without relevant knowledge.
  • Some Q&A sites are dedicated to best of breed experts. Thus, we aim to be in the middle – credible and for wide range of people – from students, professionals, SME owners and hobbyists.