Friday, March 17, 2006

Answer the question!

I've long thought about a way to share questions and answers. My business questions revolve for the most part around computers (is that a surprise?).

I've seen sites spring up based on monetary systems, meaning that they pay experts to answer questions for you.

Asking questions in a forum and waiting for someone to answer is largely a pain. Will anyone ever answer? Is this the right forum for that?

I don't want to pay for someone to answer my questions!

Enter Yahoo! Answers.

Submit a question and wait. Search the questions other people have asked. Answer other people's questions. Just browse and learn if you like.

Although still in beta, it's a very easy-to-use interface. If you find someone with the same question as you, you can add that question to your watch list.

Very nice job Yahoo!