Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'yahoo answers'

Yahoo Answers allowed registered users to post links as answers but since yesterday, those links have not been clickable. Webmasters at both DigitalPoint Forums and WebmasterWorld have been complaining about the issue since 4am (EST) yesterday. But it appears that...

Posted on February 8, 2008 2:25 AM

Web users rely on community-contributed-content sites such as Wikipedia and Yahoo Answers. These sites enable you to communicate directly with an engaged audience. But contribute to the conversation with care. Too much spin and you're credibility will be shot-and your...

Posted on October 17, 2007 3:40 PM

There is a DigitalPoint Forums thread that is taking note that Yahoo Answers questions and answers have a tendency to rank well in Google and other search engines. Yahoo Answers has been ranking well in the search results for a...

Posted on September 7, 2007 7:09 AM

It seems to be the consensus on a DigitalPoint Forums thread that if you post your URL to Yahoo! Answers, Yahoo will index your site a lot quicker than you'd normally expect. A member asks how long it takes for...

Posted on July 25, 2007 10:06 AM

Barry has just posted on the SEW Blog that Yahoo has now officially integrated Answers into its search results.We reported back a month and a half ago that Yahoo Tests Enhanced Yahoo Answers Integration In Search Results but now everyone...

Posted by evilgreenmonkey on November 20, 2006 4:22 PM

As we state time and time again, vertical creep into the search results are becoming ever more so important each and every day. This time, we see a Threadwatch thread with a picture of Yahoo! Answers being added to the...

Posted on September 1, 2006 7:28 AM

I wrote about this news yesterday at the SEW Blog. But why is it important for SEOs to know about this specific API? Well, Yahoo! is doing a ton of marketing for Yahoo! Answers. That product has grown very quickly....

Posted on August 17, 2006 7:47 AM