What is Quora and why is it so bad?
Quora is one of those question and answer sites that sadly decided to follow in the footsteps of Expertsexchange and create a terrible user interface that forces you to sign in to read past the first answer. But we can bypass that with a simple trick.
Why does Quora have “views” by default?
Sandra Liu Huang, a product manager at Quora, tried to justify why the site enabled the “Views” feature by default in a CNET interview: “It will help writers get feedback to improve the content they write.
Can people see what I read on Quora without my permission?
If you don’t like the idea of other people seeing what you are reading you have two options: 1) You can change your Quora account settings, by visiting Profile/Settings/Views and choosing “No”. (This is the option that Quora enabled without asking your permission) 2) Another option, of course, is to delete your account.
What are Quora’s long-term prospects?
Nearly ten years after its founding, Quora’s long-term prospects are still uncertain. They’ve raised over $225 million in four rounds of funding, most recently an $85 million Series D in April 2017 at a $1.7 billion valuation.
Why does Quora not have an API?
All of Quora’s value is derived from the answers provided by its users, and they go to great lengths to make a well-designed platform for finding and replying to questions. But they do everything they can to make sure you can’t get those contributions back out. No public API.
How do you bypass the login screen on Quora?
Instead, they chose this. It’s worth pointing out that we’ve never actually read any useful answers on Quora, but they do show up in Google searches every so often, and this simple trick allows you to bypass that login screen. That’s all you have to do. Just add it to the end of the URL and hit the enter key.