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Mahalo adds a twist to its service by adding a Q&A section known as Mahalo Answers. The human-curated search engine Mahalo will allow anyone to ask or answer questions through this service, though that’s not all. People who want to encourage the best answers can offer to add in the Mahalo Dollars, funded through PayPal. These are convertible into real dollars once a member has collected 40. Mahalo CEO, Jason Calacanis states:

If you can make knowledge into a game and help people make living, it is very powerful.

To keep the system running and clean, there’s a reputation system: If a tip is withheld you have to explain why, otherwise nobody will want to answer any of your questions. Points are awarded for asking and answering questions, providing the best answers, adding links and gaining friends. Check out the service for more interesting happenings.