Comments on: Yahoo Answers adds targeted questions

By: Matt McGee

Matt McGee — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:03:57 +0000

That’s correct. Yahoo Answers has been around a few years now, and it’s the #2 reference site on the web — behind Wikipedia. Poke around this blog a bit for some more stats about YA’s growth and success.

By: Anne H

Anne H — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:46:17 +0000

That sounds logical. If you want, I’ll pose a question in a topic you frequent so you can see if it flows through. Just let me know which topic. (hopefully, it’s one I can think of a good question)

By: Matt McGee

Matt McGee — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:56:58 +0000

It’s a good question, Anne. They won’t give any specifics, of course. But how’s this: on Friday when I was answering about 5-6 questions after a long layoff, I didn’t even see the Suggested Questions box on the home page. Went back yesterday and the box was there — no suggested questions in it, but at least the box was there. Makes me think they know I was active on Friday, but not active enough yet to get good, related questions.

By: Anne H

Anne H — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:35:01 +0000

I like the concept but I wonder what qualifies for “significant amount of activity”. I pretty much stay within a tight area and I’m not seeing the feature. But, my activity has also dropped off because I was finding it too time consuming to find relevant questions to answer.

By: Jack Clarke

Jack Clarke — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:32:34 +0000

I have not used YA anywhere near as much as I should. I think there is a tool or program that automates the process.

By: JustinSMV

JustinSMV — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:51:15 +0000

This is a great new feature for YA. I always loved Yahoo Answers as they are the best in SERP and most of the time answers my burning questions.