Canada is catching on - Askipedia

So here I was driving around my boring little town this evening on my way home, when I got stuck behind an SUV at a traffic light. Now living in a land where oversized vehicles are a common occurance, this isn’t too shocking, except for the fact that plastered all over this SUV was an ad for Askipedia. Along with the words, Text & Answer – Text your question to ASKUS. (My apologies for lack of pictures, my E62 doesn’t have a camera)

Before I got a chance to study it too closely, the SUV turned the corner and was gone. So as soon as I got home I Googled them to get some more info. See website here

They seem to have 2 options. 1 – fill out your question online and someone will answer it within 24 hours, or 2 – text your question and someone will answer you in minutes ($2 charge applies)

I have yet to try it. Partly because I have nothing good to ask, partly because I have issues paying the $2, plus whatever Fido will charge me I’m sure. Now maybe that doesn’t seem much to you dear reader, (not being in the UK, I’m not entirely familiar with what similar companies there charge for their answers) but to me it seems a lot. Here in Canada, we’re not inendated with the constant “txt for this joke” or “txt for this wallpaper” that seems to be everywhere in other parts of the world. All of this is a fairly new experience to most. The most common thing you see is “Txt your vote to…” on shows such as Canadian Idol.

So I applaud Askipedia for expanding to this Text & Answer service (they’ve been around as a website since November 2005) and other similar companies such as Mosio. It’s nice to see Canada finally catching on.