There is a genre-resemblance to StackExchange -- especially the Q/A/comment three-types of comments.
So far, some contrasts are:
- nothing as front-and-center about scores/achievements on Quora
- Quora far more focused on instant updates/notifications -- to the level of an instant-messenger's "...is typing a message", and immediate advisement of every upvote/response you get
As a result, they both feel a bit game-like, but with StackExchange the notable driver is, "I hit a new high level", whereas with Quora, it's "gotta click back to where the new stuff is happening right now".
So far, some contrasts are:
- nothing as front-and-center about scores/achievements on Quora
- Quora far more focused on instant updates/notifications -- to the level of an instant-messenger's "...is typing a message", and immediate advisement of every upvote/response you get
As a result, they both feel a bit game-like, but with StackExchange the notable driver is, "I hit a new high level", whereas with Quora, it's "gotta click back to where the new stuff is happening right now".