Mahalo Answers: Answers with a Hula Skirt?

OK, so there are tons of Answers platforms out there already...Yahoo Answers, WikiAnswers, IMAnswers, BloggingQuestions, Cha Cha, the list goes on and on.

Enter Mahalo Answers.  Mahalo is a human-edited search engine and also a condensed wiki guide.

Their 'answers' service is new on the scene, but, like Yahoo Answers, anyone is able to ask a question of give an answer. Mahalo Answers throws in a nice little bonus, however. If someone really wants to get an awesome answer, they can offer you a tip in “Mahalo Dollars”.  Mahalo Dollars can be fund through PayPal and can be cashed in for actual $$$ once a member has earned at least forty Mahalo Dollars.

Mahalo takes a 25 percent off the top when Mahalo Dollars are cashed in for regular currency.  CEO Jason Calacanis says...

If you can make knowledge into a game and help people make living, it is very powerful.

This is very true.  Is the 'answers' market already over-saturated, however?  Maybe.

But in this crazy economy, ANY extra way for people to make money has got to be worth a look.

Check out Mahalo Answers here.

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