Shouldi.com - Instant Social Advice

When selecting a new item for purchase, do you always need a second opinion? Shouldi is a new online advice forum that answers questions instantaneously. You can ask questions from your computer or mobile phone; solicit open-ended or specific responses. For example, one woman asked (from her mobile phone while sitting in a restaurant) if she should order apple pie or mocha cake. At the other end of the spectrum, one blogger asked what he should write about today. Users can specify the amount of time that the question is open for advice (ranging from minutes to days) and receive and instant tally of results.

“shouldi is an instant social advice service that lets you quickly and easily give and get advice using your phone, instant messaging, the web, or e-mail. You can ask your friends or the whole world.”

Shouldi is great for resolving those moments of indecisiveness: What pants should I wear? What route should I take to work? It is also an interesting way to connect with strangers. Finally, I think that in certain contexts, the mobile application is innovative and useful (imagine being at an obscure restaurant and not knowing the dish).

Can you ever ask for serious advice? It seems that the majority of questions and responses are pretty superficial, and I wonder if you would solicit meaningful responses within a shorter time frame.