Yahoo! Answers global product strategy 08/09

Posted on October 9, 2008
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Dan, Mark and I(taking the picture so you can’t see me) updating the markets on latest performance metrics and what 2009 will bring for Answers… exciting stuff

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Long term user engagement - what you can learn from World of WarCraft

Posted on October 8, 2008
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How do you make sure your users keep engaged for good? On user generated websites like forums, Q&A sites and message boards you will always have a rather low percentage of highly engaged users that provide the biggest benefit to your site. Just like in the graph below you will see that a relatively small amount of users will contribute the most to your community.

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Content quality - the good the bad and the ugly

Posted on October 6, 2008
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I’ve once heard the following explanation.

If you start a restaurant you will surely put knifes on the table. And although you know that knifes can and do kill people you will have to believe and rely on the fact that the guests will only use them to cut their food.

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