Website review: Helium - Where Knowledge Rules
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•31 reviews since Oct 10, 2006
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•helium.com
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skipp0023 rated 15 months ago- Looks fun but we'll see. Maybe Associated Content is better?
- danadoodlenyc rated 16 months ago
- it seems rather perplexing, where does this content go out to that its useful to anyone? to my understanding, the writing quality is judged only by other writers signed up to the site (not the public in general reading it), and if a writer invites others to join they get 5% of whatever pennies the new people make from their ranked writings. so does that mean you can you just sign up, write one or two pieces, and invite a bunch of people who'll write alot of articles and the inviter collects his cut, never having to write another thing again? but the site says its not a pyramid scam. oooo-kay.... :/ if knowledge rules, why do you name a site after hot air?
- Heggs rated 17 months ago
- While it's a nice idea, in practice the articles here are definately second-rate (or worse). Until good writers who aren't just talking out of their ass comes along, this gets a thumbs down!
- reachtim rated 17 months ago
- Need to investigate
- caligypsygurl rated 18 months ago
- From the pages of Webware: "A new feature of user-generated information site Helium, it tries to construct a forum for more civilized discourse on the Web. First launched in October 2006, the site has contributed articles on topics that range from the benign ("Bananas and Their Benefits") and banal (weight-loss tips) to highly inflammatory stuff like "Was the war in Iraq beneficial to U.S. interests in any way?" The Debate feature allows articles to be categorized by the writer's position on the issue. Helium readers can share the articles they like, invite others to join and, perhaps most importantly, rank the content. It's not just a simple click to vote, a la Digg. Instead, readers who want to rate content are given two randomly generated articles on the same random topic and asked to say which is most helpful. Contributors to Helium get a five-percent cut of the ad revenue from their articles, which is a nice incentive to say informative, rational stuff, or at least yell really loud."
- xgravity23 rated 18 months ago
- CHECK IT OUT
- CommonMime rated 20 months ago
- Hypocritical thieves
- greenheron rated 22 months ago
- Where knowledge rules
