The Mashable Quiz Challenge
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Which of the following is primarily a business social network application?
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Facebook
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Linkedin
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Ning
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Business.com
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So, you think you know which way the Web 2.0 blows? You can mash up anything, and if it won't mash, you'll make it blend. You'll even do it live! So show what a web-savvy reader Mashable. Com has made you, and score high on this quiz!
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What do you understand about the term "technical evangelist"? A technical evangelist is one who:
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Uses technology in the course of a religious ministry, building a "wired church".
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A missionary who spreads the word by geocaching gospel tracks at disclosed global co-ordinates.
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A corporate spokesperson who builds support for their company's technology to become a standard.
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A Free Culture advocate who pushes for their chosen tech to be morally superior to the competition.
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A. A corporate spokesperson who builds support for their company's technology to become a standard.Explanation
Robert Scoble of Scobelizer fame is an example.Rate this question:
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Which of the following is not true according to the 2007 Mashable Fun Facts post?
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500% - Mashable.com growth in 2007
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1200% - approximate revenue growth in 2007
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300% - the growth in employee numbers in 2007
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250% - Increase in fee accepted for blog post
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A. 250% - Increase in fee accepted for blog postExplanation
Mashable helps great start-ups get the word out and be successful. You can buy advertising, but coverage if not up for sale. Read more about it here.Rate this question:
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Twitter is a technology that should be very familiar to any Mashable reader. Twitter is written in...
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Adobe FLEX
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Macromedia Flash
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Ruby on Rails
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COBOL
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A. Ruby on RailsExplanation
Right there in the Wiki.Rate this question:
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Which of the following does not belong to Mashable's 50+ Social Bookmarking Sites list?
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Scribd.com
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Furl.net
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BlinkList.com
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Del.icio.us
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A. Scribd.comExplanation
Scribd is a social document sharing site, not a social bookmarking site. Read more here.Rate this question:
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Boy, does Web 2.0 love Google! Seeing as how Google is a consistently covered topic on Mashable, perhaps you can tell which of the following is NOT a Google product?
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Google Picasa - The web's photo album
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Google Click-to-Call - A phone calling system integrated with search results
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Google Writer - An application that writes automatic blog posts
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Google Gears - A browser plug-in that enables development of off-line browser applications
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A. Google Writer - An application that writes automatic blog postsExplanation
Google Writer was their 2007 April Fool's Day hoax.Rate this question:
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In a 2007 article on Mashable on the 10 Richest People in Tech, Bill Gates was listed as #2. Who could possibly have been richer than Bill Gates?
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Lawrence Ellison - CEO of Oracle
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Larry Page - Co-Founder of Google
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Richard Stallman - Founder of the Free Software Foundation
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Carlos Slim Helu - CEO of Telmex
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A. Carlos Slim Helu - CEO of TelmexExplanation
Surprise! A guy who hardly even makes the news beats Billy G.'s balance by a margin of almost 12%! The Ten Richest People in TechRate this question:
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Who is the web celebrity who founded Mashable?
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Paris Hilton
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Pete Cashmore
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Larry Page
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Om Malik
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Jimmy Wales
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A. Pete CashmoreExplanation
Mashable was founded by Pete CashmoreRate this question:
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