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Global Internet company, Yahoo!, has launched Yahoo! Answers beta, a free service where people can put in questions and get answers from actual people on any topic.

Yahoo! Answers beta matches Web Search by adding a human element that allows users to ask direct questions and receive specific answers based on the collective knowledge and experience of the community. Yahoo! Answers beta is available at http://answers.yahoo.com

Through using Yahoo! Answers, consumers can share their knowledge, personal experiences and opinions with their community to resolve everyday questions that are probably attimes not answered by keyword searches. By archiving and categorizing users’ questions and answers by topic, and making it searchable, users will be able to tap into the repository of knowledge from the community. Moreover, users can keep up with the latest questions and answers on their favorite topics on their My Yahoo! page or any other RSS reader.

Ofer Shaked, director of engineering at Yahoo! Search said, “At Yahoo!, we are huge believers in the power of community.” Shaked added, “With the largest base of Web users, Yahoo! is in a unique position to tap into the vast knowledge and opinions of individuals to benefit the greater group. Yahoo! Answers lets consumers get their questions answered in a personalized way and share their knowledge with other Web users.”

Yahoo! maintains that the Yahoo! Answers community establishes the respective reputation of members who deliver the most trusted, valuable and relevant information. Yahoo! Answers users vote on the best answer to their question and users who are regularly voted as delivering the best answers can build their reputation over time as a trusted source for information on specific topics.

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