Guest author Semil Shah is an entrepreneur interested in digital media, consumer Internet, and social networks. This will be the first in a series of essays on Quora that he will post on TechCrunch.

Whenever you ask direct questions to Google or any other search engine, few sites appear on the first page most of the time, and Quora is one of them. Whether you want to search for an answer or tips ...

Quora is a highly ranked platform for asking and answering questions, with over 400 million monthly unique visitors. The high-search visibility makes it a useful destination for building company ...

Founded in 2009, Quora is a social network based around knowledge. Users of the site may post questions, which anyone may then answer. Users also have the option to request answers from specific users ...