I’ve just started using Yahoo! Answers, which is actually pretty cool. I think Yahoo! got it pretty bad when Google came around, but they seriously have a very nice array of tools lots of other things that by far out-numbers Google’s. If you’re able to get the fact that it’s Yahoo (always the competitor of Google) they have some REALLY cool stuff - like Yahoo! Answers.
Yahoo Answers is a Q&A online community. Members ask questions on a variety of topics, and other members answer. The different answers are rated upon by the asker and other members, and a “best answer” is chosen that appears as the main and first answer.
I’ve answered a couple dozen questions now, and I’ve earned “points.” I started with 100, and every question I answer I get 2 more. And if it’s chosen as a “best answer” (One so far!) I get 10 more points. With these points you can either brag, or spend on questions. (Here’s the full point system)
Unfortuanally, before you have a certain number of points, you can’t answer more than 20 questions a day! Oh, well then I’m SORRY for TRYING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY!!! OK, I’m done.
Anyway, it’s really a nice community and really fun because you know you’re doing a good thing, and you feel good (I know that’s cheesy, but it’s true.)
Now you got me hooked.