The hardest question posed to KGB special agent Edgar Covarrubias came from a movie geek. "One night, I was asked the license plate number for the truck that almost ran them off the road in 'Evil Dead,' " the 21-year-old said...
Students who are unsure of their post-graduation plans or who just want to make some extra money can become a “special agent” for kgb.
If you need extra cash, there's an easy, fun way to score some green all in the comforts of your own home. Your mission? Become a special agent for the KGB.
The kgb is out there and it’s waiting. Right now, hundreds of “special agents” are online, interacting with the populace. Some are even on the Chico State campus. There is no cause for concern over another Cold War because this kgb is actually a company, and its “special agents” are employees whose job is to answer questions.
Answers to just about any question you’re likely to come up with are usually no more than a Google search away for iPhone users. But, sometimes, a Google research project is more trouble than it’s worth. For times like that, the new “kgb Answers” iPhone app has your, um, answers. The new kgb Answers app is now available on the AppStore to satisfy all your question-asking needs.
A class of mobile “help” or “answer engines” has arisen as an alternative to traditional search engines. They hold out the promise more efficient, relevant or direct responses to queries than search engines can provide on the small screen. In several cases they involve the use of live human agents or a community of users to answer questions.
Text answers service kgb this morning announced the release of an app for the iPhone and Android platforms. The app on either platform costs $1.99 and offers three free answers. After that the cost is $0.99 per question.
A number of students at the University of Wisconsin are finding comfort during these tough economic times in employment opportunities offered by the human texting search engine kgb...
Special Agent Bucky Dent (Yankees Legend!) was interviewed on ESPN Radio today.
(Instructions: Click on the link and select Bucky Dent on the right hand side.)
Bucky Dent will be a kgb “special agent for the day when he attends Game 1 of the ALDS. Dent will answer baseball questions being asked of kgb, a text message-based information service (99 cents per question texted to 542542). “I expect we’ll get lots of great questions,” Dent said. “I’ll even take questions from Red Sox fans.”
Text a question to 542542 and Ryan Jones, a senior electrical engineering major at UCF, may be the one to answer it on the other end.
When you think KGB, you might think of the secret Russian spy agency. But nowadays, KGB stands for something else. Knowledge Generation Bureau. The company answers any question you may have, via text messages. FOX 10's Keith Yaskin talks with an ASU student who's been enlisted to answer your questions.
College students are used to having odd jobs, but even by those standards, Ryan Jones' work is a little unusual. He gets paid to answer questions about sexual positions, the weather, sports, recipes and virtually anything else you can think of.
Who was the 1964 World Series MVP? What is the square root of 99? How can you tell if a boy really likes you? Why did Alexander the Great have Aristotle's nephew beheaded? Who knows the answers to all these questions? Thirty-year-old James Cooper does. And at a charge of 99 cents per text message, he, or one of kgb's thousands of other independent contractors in the United States, will enlighten you, usually in 102 characters or less.
College students are used to having odd jobs, but even by those standards, Ryan Jones' work is a little unusual. He gets paid to answer questions about sexual positions, the weather, sports, recipes and virtually anything else you can think of.
College students are used to having odd jobs, but even by those standards, Ryan Jones' work is a little unusual.
He gets paid to answer questions about sexual positions, the weather, sports, recipes and virtually anything else you can think of.
College students are used to having odd jobs, but even by those standards, Ryan Jones' work is a little unusual. He gets paid to answer questions about sexual positions, the weather, sports, recipes and virtually anything else you can think of.
College students are used to having odd jobs, but even by those standards, Ryan Jones' work is a little unusual. He gets paid to answer questions about sexual positions, the weather, sports, recipes and virtually anything else you can think of.
College students are used to having odd jobs, but even by those standards, Ryan Jones' work is a little unusual. He gets paid to answer questions about sexual positions, the weather, sports, recipes and virtually anything else you can think of...
"So there you are at the moment and for whatever reason, you find yourself needing an answer to a question. So where do you go or what do you do? You could go online and do a Google search for starters. But depending on the question, that may or may not be easily found. And what if you need the answer right away, or worse yet, you need an answer and you're nowhere near a computer? Well if you have a cell phone that can text, there's no need to panic. The answer is right there in the palm of your hand and it will only cost you 99 cents to get it."
Does a 1996 transmission for a GEO fit in a Ford Focus? What percentage of the U.S. is covered by professional sports stadiums? A "KGB special agent" is on hand to answer these questions or whatever else you can think of to ask.
"Call a new text service, KGB, with a text message question -- the score of the 1947 Cotton Bowl, quantum physics, the highest paid lottery staff in America, etc. -- and you'll get an answer texted back from an on-line expert for 99 cents. just dial kgbkgb (542542)."
"If you've ever had a burning question that you needed an answer to... RIGHT NOW, then KGB is for you. It's a new service (launched at the beginning of this year) that will answer your questions via txt messaging..."
"... Mobile search service kgb, which employs human beings to answer text queries, has been flooded with questions about Mr. Jackson. A spokesman for kgb said that since the first reports of Mr. Jackson’s hospitalization and death, the paid service — available by texting kgbkgb (or 542542) — has fielded more than 10,000 questions..."
kgb's 542542 service - and one of our Special Agents, Eric - are profiled on NBC New York.
"In this Blackberry vs. iPhone world, some of us still do not access the Internet from our phone. And for those people, the kgb offers its services..."
Bruce Stewart, CEO of kgb Mobile & Digital, chatted with the Fox Business Morning team this morning about the kgb 542542 service.
"Chances are you or someone with you has jumped to the Internet to find an answer to a question that just had to be answered NOW. Perhaps it was to settle an argument, win a bar bet or get that must-have piece of information for a research paper or project. Sometimes you just can't find what you're looking for. Enter the KGB (kgb.com)."
Bruce Stewart, CEO of kgb Mobile & Digital, was interviewed by Dave Graveline - a leading consumer electronics expert. For more information, check out www.graveline.com.
"Become an agent for the KGB—the Knowledge Generation Bureau — at kgb.com. Inquiring minds text questions (say, "What are hot dogs made of?") to 542542 (kgbkgb), which are relayed to agents online. You do some digging, send back a quick, accurate response, and pocket a cool dime each time."
"KGB.com is a text-based search engine that does the work for you - for a price. Basically, you text your question to the service and they have someone look up the answer for you..."
"kgb, creator of the 542542 text answer service, is sponsoring team trivia question segments during broadcasts of all Yankees (WCBS 880 AM) and Mets (WFAN 660 AM) games this season. Sample questions may include: Who holds the Yankees single season record for doubles (Don Mattingly)? ..."