Happy 4th Birthday, Yahoo! Answers!
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Did you know that on December 12, 2005, Yahoo! Answers publicly launched in the United States? (Read the press release, dated December 8th, 2005, here)
While Yahoo! Answers may only be turning 4 years old, we share our birthday with quite a few other people, including:
- Alfred Werner (Nobel laureate and Swiss chemist)
- Frank Sinatra (the famous crooner)
- Bob Barker (the former host of TV’s “The Price is Right”)
- And more!
The first question on Answers
To celebrate our birthday, we thought it would be fun to take a quick trip down memory lane and find out what question was first asked on Yahoo! Answers in the US. Four years ago, you all were just as curious about quirky things as you are today, and asked: “Why are yawns contagious?”
There’s no way that we could have ever made it to the four year mark without the help and support of the Answers community, so thank you for all your feedback, comments, questions, and answers over the years!
Share your story!
Whether you’ve been an Answers user for the past four years or the past four days, we’d love to hear how you heard about Yahoo! Answers—please go here and tell us how you first came across Yahoo! Answers, and what made you first want to “Ask” or “Answer” a question.
We’ll then go through your submissions and will pick a “Best Answer” based on the number of “Thumbs up” the answer receives and, based on the quality of your answer. So, be sure to give your answer some thought, and tell us about how, and when you first came across Yahoo! Answers! Submissions will close MONDAY, December 14th at 9am PT (5pm GMT) (Time zone converter)
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WELL I KNOW HOW TIME FLIES. WELL IT WAS OUR MINI REUNON. IN NOV 05. THE EX GF AND I.
WELL I KNOW I FELT BAD. THATS WHY I LIKE TO HELP PEOPLE WHEN THEY FEEL SAD.. WE KNOW HOW WE FEEL.. GOD HELPED US. AND I ADMIT EIM A GERMAN HANDICAP. HEMIRS BERSH DEY. YAHOO ANSWERS.
ive been a yahoo! answers member since march 2006. the questions started out good but i think theyve gotten outta control a bit. too many trolls. ive made some good friends from this site. im glad it’s still around.
I agree with Dianee, I’ve only been on it for a short time and yes,too many Trolls,too many.I’ve been reported a few times for abuse when Ive done no such thing.I guess they don’t like my name,but it was the one my late Mother gave me so I’ll keep using it.Great thing you’ve got there.Keep going.Thank you.
I love yahoo answers. I get to ask questions people actually know about. I got on this site one day when my friend recommended it to ask to solve questions. I been a member since January of this year and I made it to today.
I love yahoo answers. I get to ask questions people actually know about. I got on this site one day when my friend recommended it to ask to solve questions. I been a member since January of this year and I made it to level 4. yeah only 399 points to go.
I had a Yahoo email account and ‘googled’ a short question in the search bar…ended up at yahoo answers and have been here ever since; finally joined up and became a contributor and then I really got addicted.
have catagory for political , religious, discussion that is clearly NOT the same a a legitimate request for information.
Have a “thumbs box” for technically incorrect. this answer is factually wrong or incomplete
The only thing i use to do on this computer was read the front page news then a few times i visited shine,it was not too bad, only thing the questions looked the same most of the times,tried google always got incorrect email does not match password,tried black single didn’t like the faces so most of the times i played solitair ha ha sounds like fun, not.I then accidently hit a word called answers,i said what’s this,i answered a few questions and then i was getting points i said oh yes something to do while i cook the lamb.Different categories spell check and people reading your thoughts bring it on.
I was just searching for an answer and came upon Yahoo Answers.
hey its my birthday
I thought the first question was regarding a magic card deck for an 8 year old boy.
today is my sons birthday too!
Happy 4th Birthday!
YAHOOOoooooo00oooo!
I started using yahoo answers like 2 years ago in 2007 close to 2008. I searched something in google and then I saw this site and voila, I am still using this site!
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers!
I have been a member of Yahoo! Answers since April 20, 2006, which means I have participated almost as long as the service has been in existence. I do not specifically recall how I first became aware, but I suspect I was searching for information on Yahoo! and discovered it that way.
The principal problem with Yahoo! Answers, by the way, is the erratic method in which the “community guidelines” are enforced. A person is likely to receive a “violation” notice merely because some other participant was offended by a truthful answer.
Also, at the bottom of this webpage, we see the notice, “Yahoo! does not evaluate or guarantee the accuracy of any Yahoo! Answers content.”
That is obviously untrue, because Yahoo! assesses a penalty for answers which, in its view, violate the community guidelines. By assessing penalty points, Yahoo! is clearly “evaluating” the content, and should not state that it does not do so. Shouldn’t we impose a penalty on the Yamster for that statement?
Answers used to be good now it stinks with trolls reporting ppl for no good reason!and yahoo’s control of thease matters is even worse than the trolls them selves!sorry I don’t go there any more.
4 years already? Congratulations!!
Time flew really fast for Answers, as it is now 4 years old. Happy birthday to this knowledge site.
December 12 is my birthday which happens to be today and I am 57.
I discovered answers from a Yahoo group add . And For about a year and a half I have been pretty addicted to it (One could say
I knew about Yahoo Answers, the other version that Yahoo answered themselves for a while and found out about Yahoo Answers in the summer of 2006. At first it was immediately addicting and now has answered some of life’s questions I could never seem to resolve.
Happy 4th, Y!A
I got a Yahoo! email address in April 2008 mainly because I wanted to be able to use Yahoo! Answers. I think that’s a good reason.
I don’t remember if I found ‘Answers’ by accident or ti appeared on my ‘Toolbar’ and I clicked on it.
During the first year I really enjoyed answering questions as I thought I was helping the person who asked the question. I got excited when my response was picked as the best as I had put a lot of effort into my responses. I even thought I had stopped an individual from committing suicide. Now many if not most of the questions are people just ‘trolling’. Now I mostly pick what I think is the best answer.
I kept on getting links to yahoo answers whenever I googled a question, and it always had the best answers. I found all the other answers sites a bit shabby and less informative, and thought YA looked pretty cool:) But it was like half a year before I finally signed up…I don’t know why…but yeah I finally did. And finally got an orange TC friend last week! It isn’t all that hard really:) A bit addictive but I’m keeping it controlled.
Yahoo! Answers is a click away on Yahoo! email hosting and this is how I discovered Yahoo! Answers. Glad I did because lots and lots of useful information is shared through Yahoo! Answers, I’ve steadily been making contacts with others on Yahoo! Answers, and my contact list will no doubt grow and grow because of Yahoo! Answers. Thanks for being here, Yahoo! Answers and congratulations to one and all on the 4-years-of-service milestone!
I just joined today! my wife got me into it.
she sits behind me on her pc sometimes helping people out and I thought it would make me feel better as a person to do the same!
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answers!
OMG!!!
yahoo answers has the same b-day as me!!
December 12!!! That is sooo cool!!!
Great Job guys! Yahoo answers in a fantastic tool for people who are in need of some Real Answers form Real People! I have used it many times and have always been happy to have it as a resource. Nice job on making it 4 years, there is no doubt in my mind that Yahoo Answeres will be successful for a very, very long time!
Whoo! Happy Birthday to Yahoo Answers! Wow, I impressed that 4th birthday was so fast! I love that answers for me. That make me curious to find out why.
I have to say that it was while searching for an answer to a silly- and non-typical question. I realized then, that it Yahoo Answers existed. I fell in love with it from the begining. It is like a paradise of curiosity. You can ask, search, and find from the most obsurde, to the most simple, and silly subject you can imagine. Up-to-date, I still search online, and among first things that pop-up on search engine is Yahoo Answers. Happy Birthday.
:-O How time flies!!
Happy birthday, YA!
I have two pet’s that I love. My late husband gave them to me as a gift. They are up in age, not sure, but I would never let them suffer.
happy birthday!!!!i just start using Yahoo Answers right now,hope it will be a good tool.http://www.topnflnews.com/
Happy 4th Birthday, Yahoo! Answers!!!!!!
You all are awesome!!!
Again,
Happy 4th Birthday, Yahoo! Answers!!!!!!
You all are awesome!!!
December 14 2009, Monday.
3:33 PM (Malaysia)
You mean “How did the universe begin?” was not the first question.
happy 4 the birthday yahoo answers,,….:)
4 years on and still “Yahoo Answers is Experiencing Difficulties”.
The site needs a domain specific search engine. People on the math section are asking the same question over and over.
Also, people who have no clue should not be posting “I don’t know” kinds of answers.
By a domain specific search engine, I mean the ability to a category first, and THEN search.
YES FINALLY!!!!!!! NOW I KNOW THE FIRST QUESTION ASKED ON YAHOO ANSWERS WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
I just LOVE Yahoo Answers! There are times when I spend an hour or more on this site without even realizing it! I’ve gotten some great help and have had my answers voted best time and time again!! It’s a lot of fun and really interesting too. Happy Birthday and many more!!
Happy 4th Birthday!!!!
Yahoooo!!!!
I discovered Yahoo!Answers by browsing on Yahoo! one day three years ago.I’ve found resorting to Yahoo!Answers for questions and answers about a lot of things has been very helpful,especially when I couldn’t or still can’t,or don’t,have opportunities to ask or answer questions about anything in person.Overall,I find Yahoo!Answers educational.
Well, I feel happy for Yahoo Answers but on December 12 2005 was my Mother-in-law’s funeral and I loved her very much, so it’s a very quite date for me (I don’t feel like a party).
December 12th is my Birthday. I thought Yahoo Answers would be around allot longer before that. This site is very helpful to me and the other 1,000,000’s out there with questions.
happt 4th bday yahoo! answers .
yumm! them cupcakes shureeee look good
wel done , keep it up.
Happy Birthday Yahoo Answer.
A friend told me to check Yahoo Answer out to see if someone had a similar question and/or a Yahoo Answer to help me on my way..
Thanks again for some AWESOME work that EVERYONE does at Yahoo.
Cheers,
And yes the Cup Cakes look YahoOoOoOoOo E, Yum Yum ..
Happy birthday!
I’ve used yahoo! answers since august 2009 when I needed a answer to a question and no one could help me except for Yahoo! answers. You are “young”! Long before!