Happy Birthday, Yahoo! Answers –we’re three years old!
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This week Yahoo! Answers is celebrating its third birthday. We invite you to join in on the celebration by offering you this e-book (PDF) highlighting our favorite questions and answers from 2008. Please feel free to share it with your family and friends.
Last year we asked all of you how Answers has impacted your life. This year, we’d like to know what the most useful advice was that you received this year from the Answers community.
Answers now has over 132 million users worldwide and over 750 million answers to questions. Wow! Thanks to all of you for your great contributions. Happy Birthday, Yahoo! Answers!
NOTE: Sorry, the e-book link is working now!
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Happy birthday Yahoo! Answers. Quicken Loans is proud to be a knowledge partner and an active member of the Yahoo! Answers community.
One thing, the link to the e-book is broken. I’d love to read it.
Again, happy birthday!
I wish I had ordered one of the 1-year anniversary prizes back in 2006, even if I was just on level 2 at the time, so the prize would have just been a sticker. =(
Happy birthday, Yahoo!
The e-book link does not work. I was really interested in reading that…
Happy birthday to us…
But guys, the link is not right. It goes to “file:///C:/data/2008highlights_ebook_us_en.pdf” and believe me, that C: is not MY hard disk drive
Please fix it, I want to read the ebook!!
Happy birthday Yahoo! Answers! All I like to do on the computer these days is answering! I love helping people.
Happy Birthday!!
ebook is working fine for me. Perhaps it has been changed since, but wanted anyone reading the comments to know it does work for some at least.
Happy b-day Y!A. The e-book link worked for me.
It works now. I haven’t read it all, but from what I’ve skimmed, it looks really good. I think maybe you should add a link to this file in the Help pages, for people to see what really well-written questions and answers look like.
I have learned a lot here. Happy Birthday!!!!
Happy birthday Yahoo Answers! Can’t wait to check out the e-book! And thanks for putting the site up!
The e-book link worked for me. I got to Lou and scrolled down to a Q posted by David S,but no answer. I was taken to the category. So now what? Do i have to scroll through all the Q to find that A? I don’t think so. Ya know how long that would take? What good is it anyway if we don’t see our Q or our contacts Q? Or will we?. Shouldn’t we get a notice from Y!A, that would be nice, Lou!
Happy b day yahoo
YA is nowhere near as good as the old message boards. Bring them back and let freedom of speech ring!!!
i loved it !! this e-book is beautiful, i am very happy to be active on yahoo….
Happy birthday Yahoo and many more.
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers! Thanks to all you at Yahoo Answers who have made this amazing site possible. Kudos.
Happy birthday, Answers. E-book linked worked for me. Now, how do *I* get my question featured in Yahoo! Answers? I had few pretty interesting questions, and I was disappointed none of them got selected. Happy birthday anyways.
Happy Freakin Birthday, Yahoo!!!!!!
Can you save me a slice of cake, pleaseeee?
Happy birthday, Yahoo! Answers! All I’d like to say is that Y!A has helped me a lot–from homework help to quick references of everyday things. *(^_^)*
Happy Birthday Yahoooooooooooooo
I love you the yahoo answers team
CRIKEY
Happy Birthday! It has been a blast for the last three years.
And hopefully three will many more to come.
Happy Birthday, Yahoo! Answers! I’ve enjoyed this forum, answering those topics that I know something about and even chuckling over the thumbs-downs I sometimes get.
May the forum live long and prosper, gaining ever more questioners and answerers of intellect, humor, and ingenuity–coupled with savvy responses.
Happy Birthday!
I love yahoo answers
idk where i would be without it!
Happy Birthday?
Nope. It should be Happy Anniversary!
Happy day of birth, Yahoo! *pulls out cake*
Happy Birthday Yahoo! Answers.
Love from:
Dad
I am alive today because of YahooAnswer. You bet I will contribute my knowledge to the miraculous world of YahooAnswer.
I am an obsessed researcher and writer and I will educate for free on YahooAnswer because I can.
It was my wish as a teenager to find an adult who could understand me. A paid psychiatrist paid by my mother could not get the truth out of me.
I needed confidentiality as a child.
My parents did not understand me, neither did my siblings. YahooAnswer understood me since 2006 like no one has ever understood me.
I only answer questions, I do not ask on YahooAnswer.
I am obligated to answer without asking, because I wished the answer when I was 14 years old.
YahooAnswer is so powerful, it is changing the face of our planet. 750 millions answers, holy macaroni !
I can spend up to 5 hours answering one answer on YahooAnswer. I have to much knowledge in my head to not share it with the world. YahooAnswer trained me well.
By the way, when I discovered YahooAnswer in June of 2006, my answer ended up as the last question asked in NewYorkCity Purple Brain Time Square and Hard Rock Cafe, filled with Hollywood Celebrities.
Richard, back then was the number one of YahooAnswer. A grandfather at the # 1 status on YahooAnswer. Richard rocks !
Richard is the one who told me that my answer on June 13th , 2006 was seen by over a 100,000 people.
When I wrote my answer on June 13th, I had no clue I was live. It took me one month to figure out I was on tv live. I thought, I was only answering a question on my computer. I had no clue I was a Truman Show.
Can you imagine searching online and discovering 4 weeks later that you were on a live tv show!
The question Richard asked was so out there, I had to answer it. Search on YahooAnswer:\
“Mystery 25 ” and I am Lapis Lazuli.
Enjoy the mind of a goddess who has earned the right to godhood. How cannot I be arrogant with the twist of this reality. Richard has inspired me to become a writer and
so did YahooAnswer.
I love the mind behind YahooAnswer. A master in disguised. Who ever invented YahooAnswer must become an immortal.
You care about Global Warming yet you ignore the need of your body.
While you die, the planet keeps on spinning, for millions of years. What makes you think the planet will outlive you.
It is called Quantum Physics, baby !
Caroline Couture Taylor
Seattle, Washington, USA
98597-9616
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers.
Happy 3rd B’day
It’s been great answering, using the facility to ask, and also enjoying my daily tea served in the mug you guys sent me
xo
HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY!!!
Since finding this forum, I have enjoyed helping thousands with basic health care questions. I love this place.
HaPpY bIrTHdAY…!!! lOl…=)
I thought Y!A was later than 3yrs! i love this site, i go on it EVERYDAY (without fail) & my most useful advice has been in the ”Pregnancy” & ”Trying To Conceive” catagory, & also the ”Relationships” one too & a few others, i have learn sooo much more about pregnancy & unborn baby stuff, & periods & the sperm & the egg & all sorts of stuff like that, i probably wouldnt know as much as i do now if it wasnt for this site !!! i cannot get enough of it, i love answering & helping people & i get happy & excited when ive been choosen as ”Best Answer” (”,) i really like reading peoples questions & everything! whenever i dont know something i come straight on here its been a MASSIVE help for me, i can stay on this site for hours on end!! ive stayed on here early hours of the morning countless times, i love it love it love it! Thanks Y!A & ”Happy Birthday” x X x
IM SO ADDICTED
need to get the last send messege cuz need to get trucking#
Many many more happy returns of the day Yahoo answersssss
Happy Birthday!! I have got a lot of useful information from yahoo answers. thankyou.
The site is only 3 years old? We have come a long way in 3 years. I discovered Yahoo answers less than a year ago, and I am a yahoo answers addict now. There is lot’s lots of stuff to do here, Answer, ask, vote on best answers, read resolved questions, switch avatars, and for almost every questions including really off the wall questionns, that it is really amazing when the question has already been asked and answered.
Yahoo answers have simply been a wonderful place where to answer to other people’s queries and ask questions even thought i rarely asked any.
The one or two year has been simply wonderful. Sometimes the questions answered were normal, rather than that challenging and it gave me an oppurtunity to fight against my non-active mind and ofcourse learn from my successes and failures.
The creative, technical, producing mind behind it must work hard and that too spontaneously. Wish you all the best of wishes because you are unaware of the amounts of life that have been helped through this place. It makes live much easier and one to live up to!
hapy birthday!!
i <3 yahoo answers
Happy Birthday! I come here to get all the stuff i need to know. You guys have been great and helpful. ♥♥
thanks for yahoo answers..it makes things alot easier..
i love how we all come togther to help one another with each others problems. it makes me feel good to have helped others..yahoo answers relly do keep me saine! thank you to all the help eveyone has given me.
and happy birthday yahoo…keep this up for many years for others to find and recieve help!
i love yahoo answers!
xx
Happy Birthday to Yahoo Answers!! Yahoo answers is great to pass time and gain knowledge. Nice job to all the staff and contributers as well =D. So any new features planned for us members, staff? lol.
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers. You guys have helped me a lot when it comes to questions about religion, comics, psychology, history, and so many other types of information. I really appreciate it and I really hope to continue this great service. Thank you.
Happoy birthday yahoo answer. You have really helped my Writing skills and I get a great fell about how the world is feeling about problems. I hope you have 100 more birthdays
Joyeux Anniversaire YahooAnswer,
Only 3 years to transform the world. A phenomenon !
I had no clue it could be done that quick. Can you imagine, what the world will be after 10 years of YahooAnswer.
So far, I have answered questions on YahooAnswer asked by Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Tom of Maine. What an honor to voice my opinion to them.
I have always wanted to tell Donald Trump what I think as a business woman. My wish has been granted, thanks to you , YahooAnswer.
What I love about YahooAnswer is that I am unedited unless I misbehaved. My answer has been deleted more than once because I was a rebel.
I paid the price for my misbeahvior, lol , I am learning to be more diplomatic.
I realized on YahooAnswer that we are all still teenagers.
YahooAnswer is only 3 years old, no wonder there is a rumor that Bill Gates is buying Yahoo !
Bill Gates lives an hour and a half away from me.
Because of Bill Gates, we have YahooAnswer today.
I have laughed so hard on YahooAnswer, it helped me forget about my physical pain. When you have constant pain in your body, you need a distraction.
YahooAnswer is the best distraction there is to forget about physical pain.
The entire team of YahooAnswer rocks. You are such a great team, your energy generated 750 MILLIONS Answers. That speaks for itself.
Wow !
Je suis impressionnee !
Caroline Couture Taylor
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday
I would like to wish Y!A a happy 3rd birthday. This is a great site to be in where I can share knowledge with other users from around the world. I’ve been helped by this site greatly. As long as this site stays around, I’ll be back to share my knowledge with my fellow users.
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers!! Wish you lots of success!
happy birthday Y!A!!!
I’m so glad you’re exists!!!
Okay who all marked by words – I told you all yahoo!answers was in the process of do this. That’s how come CERTAIN questions and answers have to MEET the Community Guidelines.
Why was my question deleted? because it was not worthy of being put in the book.
LOL, ha, ha, ha, ha
WOW! 3 years? so soon? I still remember when Yahoo! Answers was just starting out.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy Birthday! Yahoo answers, you rock my world! With out you I would have not suvived! HAPPY BIRTHDAY♥
Happy Birthday to you!! Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear Yahoo Answers, Happy Birthday day to you! I’ve learned a lot on here!
happy birthday
omg i didn’t know it’s only 3 years old!
i think i joined 2 years ago…wow.
now i’m going to sing:
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday to you,
happy birthday dear yahooanswers!
happy birthday to you!
great service HB
Happy Birthday Y!A
Long Live Yahoo Answers!
I am so glad to be a part of this community! Learnt much and hopefully helped others too!
Happy Birthday!!!
Today is my granny birthday and tommorow is my sisters, and happy third birthday yahoo.
Happy Birthday to us! Yay!!!!!!!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Yahoo answers is so much fun. I have got the chance to learn information that I probably couldn’t unless I was in like a research laboratory. I have learned more on yahoo answers then I have in certain college classes.
Happy b day o-o wow 3 years old thats older than me
=]
Congrats and I have to say this is the only yahoo site I go to. I hope you guys werent downsized.
happy birthday yahooo! 3 years and still counting. BYE! ^_^
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers
the answers thing rocks!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YAHOO! ANSWERS=]
the link is broken=[
please fix i really wanted to read it. . .
I remember the 1st birthday party we had back at Yahoo HQ in 2006. Boy was that fun! I especially enjoyed helped with “greening the school” to help clean out that schools garden, workshop area. I wonder if there are pictures of that 2 years later?
Photos from a 1st birthday celebration:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/75973942@N00/
HAPPY B-DAY YAHOO! ANSWERS.
THANX FOR THE HELP!
☺CASSIE♥
Love getting on the answers site.It gives you contact with so many different countries and lovely people.Keep the great work up.Merry Xmas to everyone.
Omg happy birthday YAHOOANSWERS love you guys the yahoo community has answered all the question i have asked !!!!!!!
LOVE YOU
happy birthday yahoo answers,happy birthday 2 u…ohh i cant sing.well we hope u have many more birthdays to come,well thats it for me happy bday and bye
i just got to level 3 and let me tell you, it has been a blast getting there. just wanted to say thanks and have a great new year.
Woohoo!!! 3 yrs and still going strong! I could spend all day on this site if I wasnt working!
I have been here since the beginning account after acount after getting banned !
Happy Birthday, Yahoo Answers!
Thanks to you I learned a lot about getting the answers i need and giving answers back to those in need
OMGGG HAPPY BIRTHDAY YA !!!
LOVE YOU GUYS !!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARL!!!!
I can’t seem to get the book to open. I’m getting this error: There was an error opening this document. The file is damaged and could not be repaired.
Anyone else?
yay!!!!!
Y!A
and happy happy b-day!!!!!!
i ws wondering can i get 50 extra points?
lol
happy birthday yahoo answers!!!! my b-day was december 11th. HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!!
Yaaaaahooooooooooooooo!
happy birthdayto you
I wish you to happy
Happy B-day yahoo answers.. your site has given me a great hobby and i love helping people on here. Thank you for being created in the first place
How many times can I tell you I love YahooAnswer ?
YahooAnswer is a miracle that is helping planet
Earth to recover from the ignorance of the human monkey !
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers. I am glad my friend told me about yahoo answers, I am not bored anymore. I love answering questions.
Happy Birthday to all the Yahoo answers.
I am very happy to be one of the members.
Love to be you you’ll one day.
Thanks for all the answers which I needed sometimes.
Most appreciated.
happy birthday and you are 4 yrs.old
happy birthday
happy birthday
yahoo answer!!!
Happy Birthday!!Yahoo Answers!!! wishing you to more success on your career,keep it up to your good work!!!Again Happy Birthday!!More power and God Bless!!!
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers! Thank you for providing such a fun place to hang out. I’ve met the most wonderful people. If it wasn’t for Jen, hiba, Stephen K, Jake, dizz, Sawman, wolfkiss, peggy, Milad, Santa Baby, and all my other wonderful contacts, I’d be lonely in my new home.
We moved in September, and finding this site has helped me make new friends. And I’ve helped so many by answering questions! I get speechless and teary sometimes at how Y/A has blessed me and blessed so many. Hope you guys are around a LONG TIME!
Keep up the good work and happy birthday!!!!!!
Lynn33
When this blog was first posted I made the first comment. Why was it deleted? I said happy birthday and told you how YAnswers has impacted my life. I learned to have a back up account since too many good people have had their accounts “suspended.”
I’m speaking 100% truth and not violating anything so why was it deleted?
Happy Birthday, Y!A
Happy birthday and Happy holidays!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday….
Its a tremendous growth in such a small age of 3. Best wishes to grow more and more and feel very happy that i am part of it.
Vimprash
Its my brothers birthday to but he doesn’t get his own article.
Happy Birthday, this is an ingenious idea and I am so thankful it exists.
Happy Birthday! P&S forever!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Yahoo Answers!!!
nice ebook too
Happy Birthday!!!
Wonderful site. Congrats for 3rd Happy birth day.
Happy, Happy Birthday YA!!! And many great years to come.
Downloaded the ebook and can’t wait to see what I missed last year:)
woo whoooo!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY YAHOOANSWERS YEAH YAY!!!!!!!!!! LOL i wish you happy birthday i wish you a happy birthday i wish you a happy birthday and a happy new age! LOL HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!
Happy birthay to Yahoo! Happy birthday to Yahoo!
Happy birthday dear Yahoo! Happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!! wooo! haha xD
Happy Birthday Y!A!! I love yahoo answers =)
happy birthday!
Happy 15th Birthday Yahoo! March 2, 2010
Pamela Bunting Lewis
223 Cheltenham Road
Newark, Delaware
19711-3617
(302) 731-5831
Happy birthday yahoo! Thx for the services ! Keep up the good fight!
Happy b’day Yahoo.!! One thin would like to know… Is it true that you award active yahoo member per year? Some days ago I receive email saying I was Lucky winner so was suppose to be paid some amount of money…. Please help through my email address. Thanks