Have you ever had the need for an answer to something but didn't really know where to start looking, were unable to find the answer, or just didn't have the time?
At Google Answers, enter a question and a price you're prepared to pay to have your question answered then sit back and wait for Google's selected experts to return with an answer. After checking out Google's archive of answers I'm pretty impressed. Though the service looks a little immature at he moment, people are using this service, and you really need to see some of the question/answers to believe what is happening. A couple of Q/A's I flicked through include a man asking for advice on whether to get an "Open procedure or DiVinci Laparos for his prostatectomy":http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=589876, and someone asking "why their mouth tastes like moth balls after eating watermelon.":http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=588455
There is no doubt this type of tool would be useful to the business community. One obvious use for me is for market research.