Texperts was a
UK-based
mobile search
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service. In December 2008, Texperts was bought by the
United States
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-based
Knowledge Generation Bureau, operator of the
118 118 services, a directory services company which had also entered the SMS Any question market. The service was later renamed KGBAnswers and is now defunct.
History
Re5ult Ltd was launched initially with a subscription-based service called 'Re5ult' on a normal mobile number. However, in August 2004 the service was launched on a premium text code and rebranded as 82ASK. In 2007, Re5ult switched phone numbers and brands again, relaunching the service as Texperts on short code 66000.
Performance
A "road test" on the question "How many people were alive compared with all who had ever lived" resulted in the service answering the question in five minutes, with the closest rival answering it in twenty-two minutes. A similar question asked for "a hotel in
Ireland
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within half an hour of
Rosslare en route to
Westmeath
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Publications
In 2006, Texperts released the book ''Do Sheep Shrink in the Rain?'', subtitled ''"Over 500 of the most outrageous questions ever asked"'', published by
Virgin Books
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History
Virgin established its book publishing arm ...
, . The 256 page paperback is a compilation of questions received and answered by the service.
See also
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AskMeNow
References
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Companies based in Cambridge
Companies established in 2003
SMS-based question answering services
2008 mergers and acquisitions