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Operates as a real-time human-powered search engine.
Year Established: | 12/05 |
Funding: | 69 |
Address: | Carmel, IN 46032 region: Midwest |
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Company URL: | http://www.chacha.com |
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#1 Way for Advertisers to Reach Teens and Young Adults Keeps Tabs on Teen Thinking
INDIANAPOLIS (March 7 2010) ChaCha the popular free service that has provided quick accurate answers to hundreds of millions of questions today released the results of an SMS text poll of over 700 teens and young adults on their top picks [...]
Frost & Sullivan Mines ChaCha Questions & Answers: Nike Tops Questions in Shoe Category; True Religion in Jeans and Hollister in Retail
INDIANAPOLIS (February 24 2010) ChaCha the popular free service that has provided quick accurate answers to hundreds of millions of questions today released a study by Frost & Sullivan that analyzed millions of queries [...]
ChaCha increases its significant Q&A database with 15 million local business listings and maps available through Localeze
INDIANAPOLIS (February 24 2010) ChaCha the popular free service that has provided quick accurate answers to hundreds of millions of questions today launched new functionality and content on its ChaCha.com homepage that provides in-depth information about more than 15 [...]
New API Enables Unique ChaCha Question and Answer Service on Any Website or App
$10000 Contest For Best Developer Implementation
INDIANAPOLIS (February 17 2010) ChaCha the popular free service that has provided quick accurate answers to hundreds of millions of questions today launched three Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to developers providing free access to ChaChaâs database of [...]
Read more on ChaCha Opens Massive Answers Database and Content to Developer Community
ChaCha Now Answers 1 Million Questions A Day
Fastest Growing Answers Service Gives Facebook Users Instant Access to All Answers from Their Friends Including ChaCha
INDIANAPOLIS (February 15 2010) ChaCha the popular free service that provides quick accurate answers today launched a new Facebook application that gives Facebook users open access to answers from both ChaCha and [...]
Read more on ChaCha Launches âSmart Friendâ Facebook App
#1 way for advertisers to reach teens and young adults sets record with over a million mobile user questions on Sunday
INDIANAPOLIS (February 8 2010) ChaCha the service that allows users to go online call or text questions on mobile phones and receive free answers within minutes says that a poll of its users primarily teens [...]
Becomes #1 way for advertisers to reach teens and young adults on their mobile phones
INDIANAPOLIS (January 4 2010) On December 22 ChaCha closed a $7 million E round of funding. ChaCha the answers service allows users to go online call or text questions on mobile phones and receive answers within minutes for free by texting [...]
ChaChaâs âanswersâ website zooms past NFL.com Time.com
Ticketmaster.com and FoxSports.com
INDIANAPOLIS (November 16 2009) According to Quantcast data ChaCha.com has been the fastest-growing website in the past six months climbing over 900 spots into the Top 100 US websites. ChaCha now has more than 12 million monthly unique visitors getting answers via texting 242-242 calling 800-224-2242 or [...]
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Unique Text-based Mobile Campaign to Build Audience Among Teen Viewers
INDIANAPOLIS (October 27 2009) On October 24th ChaCha the mobile service that allows users to call or text questions on mobile phones to ChaCha and receive answers within minutes for free will launch a six day campaign to promote the upcoming special Halloween episode of The [...]
ChaChaCoupons.com rolls out to over 225000 monthly ChaCha users
in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (October 5 2009) ChaCha the mobile answers service that allows users to call or text questions on mobile phones and receive answers within minutes for free today launched a new retail coupon service for Indiana. ChaChaCoupons.com allows consumers to instantly access special offers both online [...]
NEW YORK (July 28 2009) A mobile campaign from ChaCha an ad-supported conversational Q&A service for mobile phone users dramatically increased awareness of Paramount Picturesâ Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in the week before its premiere. Measurement of the effectiveness of the campaign showed that the ChaCha ad was able to increase the [...]
ChaChaâs Service Delivers Better Answers More Often According to a New Report from MSearchGroove
LONDON ââ¬â July 16 2009 ââ¬â Pump Up The Volume: An Assessment of Voice-Enabled Web Search on the iPhone a performance analysis of voice-enabled mobile search services published today by MSearchGroove found that ChaCha the fastest growing SMS mobile search [...]
Video contest encourages fans to show how they use ChaCha for the chance to win $5000 in cash a video-editing suite and HD camcorder
New York ââ¬â July1 2009 ââ¬â Turning to its users to capture their âLife with ChaChaâ the leading mobile service today announced a create-your-own-commercial contest. The contest calls on fans of ChaCha [...]
Like Facebook and Twitter ChaCha Draws Millions of Monthly Unique Users to Its Conversational SMS Platform and Q&A Site
ChaCha ranked among the top 10 short message services with the most traffic â including Facebook Twitter and American Idol â according to the newly released Q1 Mobile Messaging Report from The Nielsen Company. Providing answers for [...]
Read more on ChaCha Answers 150 Million Questions in 18 Months
Additional operational efficiencies and cost-saving measures position company for long-term success
INDIANAPOLIS - March 17 2009 - The fastest growing SMS mobile search service with 70% of Googleââ¬â¢s SMS search volume today announced that it has closed an equity financing round of $12 million. These investments will provide ChaCha with the additional capital it needs to [...]
Read more on ChaCha Secures $12M in Equity Financing and Reduces Costs
Sports fans get in the game with simpler and easier sports scores
INDIANAPOLIS Mar 12 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) â Expanding its free mobile answers service ChaCha is rolling out major enhancements to access live sports scores just in time for March Madness. ChaCha is introducing ThmbSavrs(TM) abbreviations that enable fans to send shortcut texts to [...]
INDIANAPOLIS ââ¬â February 25 2009 ââ¬â In a head-to-head comparison between ChaCha and Google SMS ChaCha achieved 70 percent of Googleââ¬â¢s SMS search volume in the fourth quarter of 2008 according to data from the Q4 Mobile Messaging Report from The Nielsen Company. Of all SMS traffic measured in Nielsenââ¬â¢s report which is comprised of [...]
Free Online Tax Prep Is Gaining Attention with New Audiences through ChaChaââ¬â¢s Innovative Ad Solutions
INDIANAPOLIS - February 17 2009 - ChaCha the fastest growing SMS mobile search service in the industry today announced the launch of a new SMS mobile advertising campaign for H&R Block. As the worldâs preeminent tax services provider H&R Block understands [...]
Read more on ChaCha Launches H&R Blockâs First SMS Mobile Advertising Campaign
INDIANAPOLIS - January 9 2009 - ChaCha the fastest growing SMS mobile search service in the industry was recently honored as the runner up in the Best Mobile Startup category at the second annual Crunchies Awards Ceremony held this evening in San Francisco. The Crunchies co-sponsored by GigaOm VentureBeat Silicon Alley Insider and TechCrunch recognize [...]
Read more on Chacha: Crunchiesâ 2008 Best Mobile Startup Runner Up
INDIANAPOLIS ââ¬â December 10 2008 ââ¬â For the second consecutive quarter ChaCha announced that among pure-play SMS search providers ChaCha Google SMS and Yahoo! SMS ChaCha is the fastest growing service capturing more than 28 percent of standard rate SMS search transactions between these providers in the third quarter (according to the Q3 Mobile Messaging [...]
Read more on ChaCha: Market Share Explodes from Seven Percent to 28 Percent in Just 90 Days
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Scott A. Jones
Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
Scott brings over two decades of experience and achievement to ChaCha as a veteran entrepreneur, inventor, strategist, and venture capitalist. His well-seasoned perspective and pioneering instincts provide unique direction for the gifted team that ChaCha continues to assemble.
At age 25, Scott invented the massively scalable, easy-to-use voicemail system that has been used by over a billion people around the world. Subsequently, he built Gracenote, the company that supplies Internet-based music services for companies including Apple, Yahoo, and Sony. Gracenote services are being accessed globally at the rate of 24 billion times per year by applications such as iTunes.
Two decades ago, Scott described publicly, during speeches in Hong Kong and London — well before desktop search engines and the Web were born a vision of people having access to all of mankind s knowledge, from anywhere, and at anytime. In late 2005, Scott realized that the enabling technologies of the Web and the ubiquity and portability of mobile devices finally provided the necessary pieces of the puzzle to manifest the dream. Hence, ChaCha was born. Scott is now driven by the singular focus of making ChaCha the world s easiest-to-use and most comprehensive way to access information and answers while people are on the go.
In addition to his focus on changing the world, Scott has traveled the globe with his family, loves to find great hole-in-the-wall eateries with Vee and enjoys time with his sons playing basketball, blowing up things in kitchen science experiments, and watching random YouTube videos.
More on Scott is available at www.scottajones.com.
Chris Brown
President and CFO
Chris leads ChaCha’s dynamic team in its daily quest to build the world’s leading mobile answers service and advertising platform. Chris is leading the effort to build and launch innovative products that delight both customers and advertisers by delivering fast, accurate answers and mobile advertising solutions that drive real results.
Prior to joining ChaCha, Brown played an instrumental role in building Nextel into a $15 billion business and worked on all facets of the Sprint-Nextel Communications merger, one of the largest merger and integration efforts in U.S. history. Chris brings over 20 years of wireless industry experience to ChaCha, including eight years with Verizon Wireless before serving in a variety of executive roles with Nextel. As Nextel’s Vice President of Customer Operations, Chris led the company’s Service Done Right program which garnered Nextel the JD Powers “No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction” award.
Chris also has a passion for fine wine, soccer and travel. In fact, Chris’ taste for red wine led him to co-found Dogwood Cellars and Three Families winery in Healdsburg, California. A glass of handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon at the end of a sunny day with his wife, and sons, is the perfect complement to Chris’ tenacious focus on building ChaCha into one of the world’s great companies.
Tom Cooper
Chief Technology Officer
As the first key executive to join up after the company was founded, Tom plays the critical role of designing and developing ChaCha s groundbreaking, patents-pending architecture to ensure millions of mobile questions can be handled smoothly.
Tom’s experience as CTO at Bostech Corporation and as creator of more than 20 highly scalable commercial software applications provides essential background for building sophisticated, scalable technology infrastructure for ChaCha. His calm, quiet confidence and off-the-charts intellect combine to continuously drive the ChaCha team to new heights. Tom is known for establishing strong loyalty with world-class engineers and doing whatever it takes to succeed in building robust technology platforms.
In addition to driving ChaCha s rapid technology ascent, Tom s passion for flying takes him thousands of feet above the earth whenever he can make it to the airstrip on a cloudless day. With his wife, Pam, at his side, Tom pilots a Piper Cherokee Six at 150 knots. While gliding toward the endless horizon, Tom s mind is clear to contemplate the next big leap required for ChaCha to continue developing products that deliver the optimal blend of human intelligence and cutting-edge technology.
Steven Goldstein
Chief Revenue Officer
Steven comes to ChaCha as a proven performer with over ten years in the advertising and digital media space. With a keen focus on monetization, leading sales, business development, and client and creative services, Steven is known for creating solutions and achieving results for brand advertisers.
At ChaCha, Steven plays an instrumental role in working with major brands as they continue to leverage ChaCha as the platform to engage youth on their mobile phones, online and through social networks.
Mr. Goldstein comes from the Latino Interactive Network, Inc., (New York) where he has been Executive Vice President of Global Advertising Sales since May 2009 and where he structured content relationships with partners for monetization on owned and operated sites as well as distribution to media partners. Mr. Goldstein also spent over four years at Viacom, leading all digital sales efforts at BET Networks. He was responsible for dramatically increasing revenue, expanding the sales team across the country and developing relationships with numerous top brands and agencies. While at Looksmart, an pioneer in the search arena, Mr. Goldstein led teams that consistently exceeded revenue goals, as the company’s sales grew to over 100 million dollars.
Prior to joining the media world, Mr. Goldstein spent nearly ten years in the financial services industry, beginning his career at Smith Barney. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
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