1. Google was conceding to Yahoo
2. Another service was going to be introduced

It looks like both might actually have come to pass.  Yahoo Answers is pretty much the leader in the Q&A field these days.  And although the reintroduced service isn't directly from Google, Uclue is a reborn version of Google Answers in that it's the creation of ex-Google researchers.

 

Several people have already commented on the service.  And unfortunately, I'll have to leave with their descriptions of the service.  As of the writing of this post, the Uclue website has exceeded its connection limit and is refusing to open.

 

Jordan McCollum, writing for Marketing Pilgrim, calls the service a "Frankenstein" creation: 

TechCrunch says the service is "doomed" to follow in Google Answers footsteps because the service isn't much different from the version that failed for Google.  Like Google Answers, Uclue is a paid service with answer fees ranging from $5 - $250.  Of that fee, Uclue keep 25% and gives the remaining 75% to the researcher.

 

Philipp Lenssen used the service to pose the question, "How does Uclue compare to the ex-Google Answers?"  An abridged version of the response is posted at Lensen's site (and the full answer is here… but I'm not sure it will work reliably).  But as TechCrunch pointed out, the differences aren't really that big.  The one point in the response that has the potential to make or break the service is the fact that Uclue isn't one aspect of a huge company.  It's a group of people dedicated specifically to questions and answers.

 

So it should be interesting to see if the extra attention and dedication will be enough to keep Uclue afloat when its corporately funded parent sunk.  With all of the new competition in the Q&A market, Uclue has its work cut out for it.