Yahoo! Answers was created to replace Ask Yahoo!, Yahoo!'s former Q&A platform which was discontinued in March 2006.
(meta data) TITLE: Yahoo Answers Birthday: One Year Old - Search Engine Land (meta data) AUTHOR: https://www.facebook.com/barryschwartz (meta data) PUBLISHER: https://www.facebook.com/searchengineland SEO # Yahoo Answers Birthday: One Year Old Barry Schwartz on December 13, 2006 at 8:58 amMore Yahoo Answers, arguably one of Yahoo's most successful products of the year, has turned one today. Yahoo has listed The Best of Answers 2006 showing off some of the best user generated questions and answers for the year. You can get a free gift from Yahoo for their birthday over here. They give you a different gift based on your "levels." Since I am a level one, I do not get a gift. Gifts Include: Level 2: Yahoo! Answers sticker Level 3: Yahoo! Answers car magnet Level 4: Yahoo! Answers water bottle Level 5: Yahoo! Answers hat Level 6: Yahoo! Answers mug Level 7: Yahoo! Answers fleece Postscript: Brand Republic has a write up named Yahoo! hunts brand licensees for Answers service describing Yahoo's search for UK companies to partner with, in order to white-label the Yahoo Answers Q&A software. Press Release: YAHOO! ANSWERS CELEBRATES ONE YEAR OF KNOWLEDGE AND SUCCESS AS POLL REVEALS USE AND INFLUENCE OF Q&A SITES Yahoo! Answers Surpasses 60 Million Users and 160 Million Answers Worldwide Sunnyvale, CA, December 13, 2006 – As Yahoo! Answers (http://answers.yahoo.com), the leading Q&A site on the web, turns one and celebrates a thriving community of users, knowledge and success, a recent survey commissioned by Yahoo! and conducted by Harris Interactive® indicates that one in three online adults (33%) have used a Q&A site, and, of these, half (52%) say that information from a Q&A site has influenced a decision they have made. The survey also indicates that online adults have looked for advice and reviews online and would be even more inclined to do so if the information was free and provided answers to questions in minutes. "We believe Internet users are looking to real people for their advice and knowledge more than ever before, ### About The Author Barry Schwartz Barry Schwartz is Search Engine Land's News Editor and owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on SEM topics. ### We're listening. Have something to say about this article? Share it with us on Facebook, Twitter or our LinkedIn Group. ### Attend Our Conferences Sept 30 - Oct 1, 2019: SMX Advanced Europe November 13-14, 2019: SMX East November 18-19, 2019: SMX Paris February 19-21, 2020: SMX West June 8-10, 2020: SMX Advanced ### Attend SMX - Click Here Learn More About Our SMX Events Gain new strategies and insights at the intersection of marketing, technology, and management. Our next conference will be held: September 16-18, 2019: Boston ### Attend MarTech - Click Here Learn More About Our MarTech Events ### White Papers Understanding the 4 Types of Online ConsumersDriving TV ROAS: How to Make Your Next Dollar Work Harder14 Industry Experts on the Future of AttributionDigital Agencies in 2020: A Glimpse into the FutureReferral Success for Travel Brands See More Whitepapers ### Webinars Best Practices for Implementing & Optimizing Marketing Automation TechnologyLocation Data Strategies to Improve Customer ExperiencesAI and Digital Paid Media: Are PPC Managers Being Replaced? See More Webinars ### Research Reports Identity Resolution PlatformsCustomer Data PlatformsB2B Marketing Automation PlatformsEnterprise SEO PlatformsCall Analytics PlatformsLocal Marketing Automation Tools See More Research ### Search Engine Land's Guide To SEO ##### #####
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Yahoo! Answers
History.
The website Yahoo! was officially incorporated on March 2, 1995, and was created by Jerry Yang and David Filo. The website began as a search directory for various websites, and soon grew into an established Internet resource that features the "Yahoo! Answers" platform. Yahoo! Answers was launched on June 28, 2005, while in internal alpha testing by Director of Engineering, Ofer Shaked. Yahoo! Answers was launched to the general public while in beta testing on December 8, 2005, which lasted until May 14, 2006. Yahoo! Answers was finally incorporated for general availability on May 15, 2006. 
