Quora, the question-and-answer site, seemed to get a big boost in buzz around the beginning of 2011. Read more.. Some predict big things. Read more here.
But some might wonder what has happened since then. Indeed, some speculated at the time that Quora, because of its format, was unlikely to reach the size of other sites such as Twitter or Facebook.
Google+ reached about 10 million users in 16 days. Granted, most applications and services take a while to get to the important 10-percent adoption level that often represents an inflection point. Some might argue that Quora will be a richer resource, but not as popular as Facebook or Twitter.
But some might wonder what has happened since then. Indeed, some speculated at the time that Quora, because of its format, was unlikely to reach the size of other sites such as Twitter or Facebook.
Consider that there are about 132.5 million U.S. Facebook users in 2011. There also are about 16.4 million U.S. adults (nine percent) of the adult internet population) using Twitter at the end of 2010, At the beginning of 2011, Quora users measured in the hundreds of thousands. Read more.
Google+ reached about 10 million users in 16 days. Granted, most applications and services take a while to get to the important 10-percent adoption level that often represents an inflection point. Some might argue that Quora will be a richer resource, but not as popular as Facebook or Twitter.
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