Yahoo Answers opens a web services API for developers. August 16, 2006 9:59 AM Subscribe
Kinda odd when I saw this earlier, since I'm not sure what the use case is for it.
I guess if you ran a car site or something, you could pull in relevant questions in a sidebar or something? What else could you do with a API like that?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:38 AM on August 16, 2006
I guess if you ran a car site or something, you could pull in relevant questions in a sidebar or something? What else could you do with a API like that?
posted by mathowie (staff) at 10:38 AM on August 16, 2006
Run your tool against it, duh.
posted by If I Had An Anus at 10:42 AM on August 16, 2006
posted by If I Had An Anus at 10:42 AM on August 16, 2006
Portal stuff, I imagine.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:43 AM on August 16, 2006
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:43 AM on August 16, 2006
Needs more XML, and some sort of dynamic javacripting.
posted by blue_beetle at 10:45 AM on August 16, 2006
posted by blue_beetle at 10:45 AM on August 16, 2006
I have no clue what to do with their API. It's a solution looking for a problem.
But when they find that problem, I want AskMe on it like a fat kid on smarties.
posted by GuyZero at 10:52 AM on August 16, 2006
But when they find that problem, I want AskMe on it like a fat kid on smarties.
posted by GuyZero at 10:52 AM on August 16, 2006
Thanks for posting this, so I was steered to the best yahoo answers question ever.
That place is a goldmine.
posted by piratebowling at 11:30 AM on August 16, 2006
That place is a goldmine.
posted by piratebowling at 11:30 AM on August 16, 2006
Ha! "Amazing that we would protect your right to freedom of speech."
posted by smackfu at 12:10 PM on August 16, 2006
posted by smackfu at 12:10 PM on August 16, 2006
It's a solution looking for a problem.
Well, I already have my plate full of actual problems, so unless someone can come up with a novel use of an API, there's no sense in me trying to run something like this.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:44 PM on August 16, 2006
Well, I already have my plate full of actual problems, so unless someone can come up with a novel use of an API, there's no sense in me trying to run something like this.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 12:44 PM on August 16, 2006
The best part of Yahoo Answers has to be the avatars. Everyone looks like a member of 'N Sync.
posted by killdevil at 3:49 PM on August 16, 2006
posted by killdevil at 3:49 PM on August 16, 2006
piratebowling writes "Thanks for posting this, so I was steered to the best yahoo answers question ever.
"That place is a goldmine."
That was breathtaking. Thank you.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 4:17 PM on August 16, 2006
"That place is a goldmine."
That was breathtaking. Thank you.
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 4:17 PM on August 16, 2006
I love the politics section:
posted by boaz at 6:16 PM on August 16, 2006 [1 favorite]
- What is it within Arab societies that justifies Muslim terrorism?
- why do people blame lack of medical coverage on illegal immigrants? BILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR A WAR?
- TO all who caRE?
- americans seem to want the rest of the world to be americans: so why are they so mad about immigration?
- When democrats lose in November. Where will the immigrate to?
- why do people think that marijuana makes you hallucinate? [<--- yes, this was really in politics]
posted by boaz at 6:16 PM on August 16, 2006 [1 favorite]
Jeez...
"Why does the media keep saying terrrorist caused 9/11 Instead of saying Israel attacked US on 9/11/01.?"
That was the auto-generated frontpage on the "best-of" link.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:35 PM on August 16, 2006
"Why does the media keep saying terrrorist caused 9/11 Instead of saying Israel attacked US on 9/11/01.?"
That was the auto-generated frontpage on the "best-of" link.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 10:35 PM on August 16, 2006
How come those posters have levels? Are they gaining experience by helping people?
posted by andendau at 12:49 AM on August 17, 2006
posted by andendau at 12:49 AM on August 17, 2006
I loved this answer to that "best question ever" part of which was "Yes dosnt al-quaeda sound more jewish than arabic?"
Because Israel and USA are allies, and USA has always backed Israel. And perhaps it does sound more Jewish than Arabic, I wouldn't know, but I know they are in the same region, and have been fighting over it for many generations. Sometimes Israel has it, somtimes others have it, but i believe that according to the Bible, the land belongs to the Israelites. Anyway, my point being, that with the wars there for centuries, that the languages have probably mingled, at least a little. I could be wrong.
posted by delmoi at 2:44 AM on August 17, 2006
Because Israel and USA are allies, and USA has always backed Israel. And perhaps it does sound more Jewish than Arabic, I wouldn't know, but I know they are in the same region, and have been fighting over it for many generations. Sometimes Israel has it, somtimes others have it, but i believe that according to the Bible, the land belongs to the Israelites. Anyway, my point being, that with the wars there for centuries, that the languages have probably mingled, at least a little. I could be wrong.posted by delmoi at 2:44 AM on August 17, 2006
Hey, check out lover's other question. and the rest of them?
posted by delmoi at 2:47 AM on August 17, 2006
posted by delmoi at 2:47 AM on August 17, 2006
Wow, delmoi. Clearly they're going the quantity over quality route. Best of luck with that.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:51 AM on August 17, 2006
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 4:51 AM on August 17, 2006
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posted by GuyZero at 10:00 AM on August 16, 2006