Got a Question? Ask K.G.B. Agents for the Answer

It's not quite the Soviet K.G.B., but a new service called kgb uses human agents to answer texted questions from mobile users for 50 cents a pop. Bits reports.

The New York company, which has been providing directory assistance services in the United States and around Europe since 1992, this month unveiled a human-powered mobile search service called kgbkgb. If you send a question via text message to kgbkgb (or 542542), a human “kgb special agent” will find the answer and text it back.

... Response times varies depending on the difficulty of the texted question, but a typical turnaround ranges from two to four minutes. A test question — “How many Oscar nominations did “The Wrestler” receive for the 2009 Academy Awards?” — was answered accurately in three minutes.

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emily | 11:09 AM | Ask Experts / Mobile Searches |
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