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ChaCha was an American human-guided search engine that provided free, real-time answers to any question, through its website, or by using one of the company's mobile apps.
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| Founded | September 1, 2006 in Carmel, Indiana |
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| Defunct | December 12, 2016 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Scott Jones (founder) |
| Website | chacha.com (defunct) |
The company, founded in 2006 by Scott A. Jones and Brad Bostic, was based in Carmel, Indiana, United States, part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Its name comes from the Mandarin Chinese word cha (Chinese: 查; pinyin: chá; Wade–Giles: ch'a), which means "to search."[1]
- ^ "How did your company get the name ChaCha?". chacha.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2009-05-24.