Baidu Knows[1] (Chinese: 百度知道; pinyin: Bǎidù zhidao; lit.
'Baidu Knows') is a Chinese language collaborative web-based collective intelligence by question and answer provided by the Chinese search engine Baidu.
Like Baidu itself, the knows is heavily self-censored in line with government regulations.
Meanwhile, these answers turn to search result of the same or relevant questions.
Question and answer together with search engine makes it possible for a member to be a producer and consumer of knowledge, which is the so-called collective intelligence.