How OMG-Search Works
About OMG FactsOMGfacts was originally a Twitter account created by 16-year-old Adorian Deck in September 2009. At various times throughout the day, Adorian would tweet random facts he'd discovered. Within four months, the account had reached 300,000 followers and was being followed by celebrities.In the meantime, Gaby Montero and Emerson Spartz, founders of GivesMeHope, were inspired by OMGfacts and saw several opportunities. Their first observation was that fact lovers could only get these facts on Twitter. Second, they thought there must be a better way to filter the facts than the unscientific method being used on Twitter. With help from fellow Notre Dame alumni John Culkin ('03), Gaby and Emerson had spent the second half of 2009 modifying GivesMeHope's script to ensure that the best stories were published on the home page. Then they had an idea - use GivesMeHope's user-moderation system and create a facts site that ensures ONLY the most interesting facts get published. Here is a simplified explanation of how it works: When a user submits a fact, it gets entered into a queue. Fact lovers vote Yes or No on each fact on the 'Vote on Upcoming Facts' page. After 7 days, the facts with the most yes votes are submitted to staff, who then fact check and post them. About the Creators
Frequently Asked Questions How do you pick the facts? When you submit a fact, it's entered into a queue. Our visitors then vote 'Yes' or 'No' on the 'Upcoming Facts page' on OMGFacts. After 7 days, the facts with the most yes votes are submitted to the staff. We publish them in the home page if they are verifiable and original. How do I know this fact is real? We have a dedicated team of fact-checkers to verify if a fact is accurate. Often, our fact-checkers will double check each other for accuracy. We cannot assure with 100% certainty that every fact we post is accurate. What sources are you using to verify the facts? We try to use the most legitimate sites to verify our facts. For example, If it's a population fact we might use http://www.census.gov to verify it. If it's a scientific fact, we'll try to find the original report or investigation but we won't always be able to. Who checks your facts/can I join? Volunteers who love facts and random bits of knowledge. If you are interested in joining our fact-checker team please email us at omgfacts at gmail.com ----------------------------------- Contact Us Please read our list of frequently asked questions before e-mailing us. If your question isn't answered here, or for any other inquiries, send us an email to: omgfacts at gmail.com OMGfacts 1141 West 300 North LaPorte, IN 46350 219.363.2461 |
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