I just got a ping from Jeremy Goodrich about his website, FunAdvice.com. Although the website has been around since March 2003, we haven’t covered it before.  The website is a good time-pass as it contains all types of questions ranging from Travel, Shopping, Real Estate, Pets, Music, Food & Dining, Education, Tech, etc.

If I had a Xanga, I’d give FunAdvice.com 50 eProps for the mere fact that this website has been around even before Yahoo! Answers or any other Q&A websites that I know of. The homepage UI looks like this:

Notice that Funny Question post under Answer a Question? It actually is kind of funny:
“If people can put up nude statues everywhere, then why can’t we run around naked?”

FunAdvice has so many random questions and answers which actually makes the site make you want to keep on reading more. The website contains over 26,000 questions according to CNET’s WebWare.com and based on my reading it appears that the site has tapped a vast demographic of users from high schoolers to people in their 50s and 60s.

When I clicked on the Health question, one question that stood out to me was “I’ve been wanting to try Ecstasy for a long time now. Im not really scared but im juss scared what I might do while im on it. What should I Expect when I’m on it??? Is there anyway I could be a little safer while I’m on it. Is there anything I should do before I try it???” by ricka13.

Personally, I wouldn’t use a website like this to ask people questions about taking illegal drugs. Why? Check out this article on The Michigan Daily, “Is this how you want your employer to see you for the first time?” The article is about how the U of M Career Center urges students to avoid putting up incriminating pictures or joining Facebook groups that associate you with participating in illegal activities. University of Michigan “School of Music senior Charlie Klecha said he is not worried about potential employers being turned off by his membership in ‘I smoke entirely too much reefer.’”

Some more facts about FunAdvice: There are professional advisors that can handle questions in a serious manner and there are widgets that you can place on your personal websites. A sample widget is on WebWare.com. Goodrich is a former employee of Yahoo! and had even consulted with Yahoo! about Yahoo! Answers.