Ask Yahoo!

If you haven't noticed already, Yahoo! is offering answers to common questions asked by random Internet users. I found "Ask Yahoo!" featured on the Yahoo Directory index page. All questions are read by Yahoo authors and if they choose to answer a question, they will research the subject by searching the Internet and referring to appropriate areas of the Yahoo! Directory. Each answer is presented as a response to someone's question and contains links to relevant web pages. One question is answered each weekday - so not all questions are immediately acknowledged.

So far, I kind of like this little Q&A project. The questions are pretty interesting and I've found the answers to be somewhat useful and revealing (see "Is it true that Walt Disney's body is frozen?"). It also seems like a smart way to integrate each question with results provided by Yahoo's search technology as well as information provided by sites listed in the directory. Those who are interested in getting daily answers are able to via email, MyYahoo, the Yahoo! Toolbar, or by subscribing to the RSS feed.