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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yahoo_AnswersYahoo Answers - Wikipedia

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   Yahoo! Answers was a community-driven question-and-answer (Q&A) website or knowledge market owned by Yahoo! where users would ask questions and answer those submitted by others, and upvote them to increase their visibility.

2. www.lifewire.com › how-yahoo-answers-shaped-theHow Yahoo Answers Shaped the Way We Use the Internet - Lifewire

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   Apr 9, 2021 · Key Takeaways. Yahoo Answers is shutting down after 15 years. In its heyday, Yahoo Answers helped connect strangers, provide answers to questions we all have, and gave us some laughs. At its worst, experts say it led to misinformation and bullying.

3. www.npr.org › 2021/04/11 › 986203233How Yahoo! Answers Shaped The Internet - NPR

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   Apr 11, 2021 · Yahoo! Answers is shutting down in May. From sex education to homework help, users of the forum remember how it shaped early Internet culture.

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   Aug 7, 2023 · Discover how Yahoo Answers revolutionized the internet, transforming the way we search, seek advice, and connect with others. Explore the impact of this influential platform.

5. news.sky.com › story › yahoo-answers-is-shuttingYahoo Answers is shutting down - here are 10 of the best ...

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   • do you think humans will ever walk on the sun? It is actually hypothetically possible to walk on the sun - as long as we defined what the surface was - but it would be a brief walk.
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6. www.theverge.com › 22368753 › yahoo-answers-bestThe best of Yahoo! Answers - The Verge

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   Apr 8, 2021 · Yahoo! Answers went live in 2005. In theory, it should have been the biggest, most important site on the internet. In practice, Yahoo! Answers will be shut down on May 4th, 2021.

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   What is Yahoo Answers?

   • [ 1 ] Yahoo! Answers was a community-driven question-and-answer (Q&A) website or knowledge market owned by Yahoo! where users would ask questions and answer those submitted by others, and upvote them to increase their visibility.

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   What happened to Yahoo Answers?

   • On April 5, 2021, Yahoo! announced that Yahoo! Answers would be shutting down. [ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] On April 20, 2021, the website switched to read-only and users were no longer able to ask or answer questions. [ 4 ][ 5 ][ 6 ] The site ceased operations on May 4, 2021. The URL now redirects to the Yahoo! homepage.

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   Why did Wikipedia become so popular?

   • Using the wisdom of crowds, the thought went, people would have unprecedented access to expertise. “With enough eyes, all bugs are shallow,” said the open-source software community. The success of Wikipedia meant that mass collaboration, open systems of production, and talented amateurs would win the day, this line of thinking went.

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   Are Yahoo Answers still relevant?

   • "Yahoo Answers were a remnant of a time that is already well behind us; a time when search results weren’t Google search results by default when they were a lifelike mix of human knowledge, curiosity, and ignorance," wrote Mark Coster, owner and chief editor of STEM Toy Expert, to Lifewire in an email.

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   When did Yahoo Answers go live?

   • During the early 2000s, a lot of people thought the “wisdom of the crowds” would guide people to new knowledge. Yahoo! Answers went live in 2005. In theory, it should have been the biggest, most important site on the internet.

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   Is Yahoo a good Q&A site?

   • Yahoo! used comScore statistics in December 2006 to proclaim Yahoo! Answers "the leading Q&A site on the web". 63 At one point [when?] Yahoo! Answers was ranked as the second most popular Q&A site on the web by comScore. 64 65 The slogan "The world's leading Q&A site" has since been adopted by Answers.com.

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8. www.zdnet.com › article › yahoo-answers-scarier-thanYahoo Answers scarier than Wikipedia - ZDNET

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   Dec 10, 2007 · Yahoo Answers is not something I've used extensively; however, the results from Answers often pop up in more challenging web searches. Slate featured an interesting article on Yahoo Answers...