Wisegeek.com is an informational site featuring articles on a wide variety of topics. ‘Clear answers for common questions’ is the tagline for the site. A large auto-scrolling image block on the home page lists the number of articles under different topics available on the site. A search box allows visitors to search the site for articles by topic or keyword. The visitor is then taken to a page with several Google ads and links to onsite articles on the selected subject.

WiseGEEK employs a team of writers and editors who contribute the articles to the site. The site held a writing contest with cash prizes in 2007 open to regular users and selected eleven winners from the submitted entries to add to the site. A list of topics found on wiseGEEK is listed on the home page, along with featured articles and the wiseGEEK blog. The blog gives a timeline of milestones during the site’s history.

A disclaimer is found in the site’s terms stating the information found on this site is of a general nature and is not intended to take the place of professional advice. All the information found on wiseGEEK is copyrighted. The articles found of this site are not available for use on other websites without express permission. Linking to articles is encouraged.

Visitors may comment on articles found on the site and submit topic suggestions to the site. Registration is free and required for a user to participate in article discussion forums. Slightly more than half of the visitors to this site are from the United States. The site is owned and operated by the Conjecture Corporation based in Nevada.