Quora’s relationship with the Q&A format is no longer what it was. After Monday, you can also use the site to arrange content from around the web on Pinterest-like boards.
While the move seems like an odd one for this startup most often defined as a Q&A platform, it also opens up an opportunity for Quora to become the most prominent interest-based network — a chance the platform didn’t stand while still married to Q&A.
“It’s like if it were really easy to create lots of sub-Twitter accounts for yourself,” Quora co-founder Charlie Cheever tells Mashable. “Social services tend to pull you toward a set of shared interests within a group, but if you’re interested in something else, there’s not a great place to talk about it.”
The new Board feature can be extremely helpful for the eager job seeker. Interest in a specific company can be translated into a question for others on the site. Insider perspective or even just additional knowledge unavailable on the company’s website can give someone the edge in an interview. Or possibly one might get information on an available position. It’s certainly a stone worth turning over in a market where the rock pile is disturbingly empty.
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