Yahoo Answers is set to become a big asset for the Internet's largest Web portal, according to a report from Search Engine Watch Editor Danny Sullivan. He suggests that rapid adoption of the
answer-search engine could lead Answers to becoming a social phenomenon along the lines of YouTube or MySpace. Since its launch in December, Answers has steadily attracted more and more visitors;
according to Web research firm comScore, the number of visitors to the site jumped from 4 to 7.2 million between March and April. That figure represents 4.2 percent of all Web visits--which is massive
for a new service. According to traffic measurement firm Hitwise, Answers is already the number three site in its Education/Reference category; behind Wikipedia, with a 17 percent market share, and
Dictionary.com, with nearly 4 percent; but ahead of Answers.com, the site that powers Google Answers. Yahoo Answers already has a three percent market share. Sullivan admits he was "dubious" about the
prospects for Yahoo Answers and answer-search in general, calling the growth "stunning."
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