Yahoo!7 Answers Australia

In the coming weeks, we will have the opportunity to speak with none other than Australian Tennis legend and Wimbledon Champion, Pat Cash. And we’re giving you the chance to ask him a question!

He has a long history as one of Australia’s most successful and acclaimed athletes. As a junior in 1981, he was ranked the top player in the world. By 1982 he had won the junior titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open, also winning singles titles in Melbourne the same year. The youngest to play in a Davis Cup final in 1983, saw him beat his opponent, Swedish player Joakim Nystrom, and win the Cup. His first foray into the men’s singles at Wimbledon in 1984 saw him reach the semis but fall in 3 sets to tennis great John McEnroe, likewise at the US Open, going down in 5 sets to Ivan Lendl.

Pat’s career continued from strength to strength; and in 1987, saw him defeat Ivan Lendl, who was at the time #1 in the world, to claim the Men’s Singles title at Wimbledon!

Pat continues to play in various tournaments today and has setup the Pat Cash Tennis Academy, as well as supporting and working with several notable charities around the world.

To submit your question, just head to Yahoo!7 Answers via the link below:

• If you could ask Australian tennis legend, Pat Cash, one question – what would you ask and why?

It’s that easy! Be sure to check back regularly to see if your question was the one asked!

Kate
Community Manager

On February 7th 2012, Yahoo is joining forces with INSAFE and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to support Safer Internet Day.

Safer Internet Day is a major annual event, designed to promote safer and more responsible use of Internet and mobile devices among young people.

In 2012, Safer Internet Day’s central theme is to endorse good communication between all generations. “Every one of you, from age 7 to 77, from young computer whizz to old-fashioned granddad, and of course parents, teachers, institutions and anyone else out there in world of the internet can help to develop safer use of the internet for children and for all.”

This year, Yahoo! Answers Community Managers from across the world, are sharing their own tips for you and your loved ones when browsing the Internet.

And remember:

• Play nice online, don’t cheat, never be rude or aggressive!
• Send the right message and do it with care (your words could be misinterpreted).
• Take a break and get some fresh air!
• Take matters into hand and become an ambassador for http://www.saferinternet.org

You want to take part in this exciting event? Here’s how!

• Learn more about online safety on Yahoo! Safely
• Share these online safety tips with your family, children, friends through Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks
• Check out ACMA’s Cyber(smart:) site!
• Watch the SID video clips 2012: watch it now!
• Take part of SID, of course!
• Share your own advice with the Answers community!

NOW IT’S YOUR TURN!

“Share with the community, connect between generations!” and answer the official question:

• What is the most important advice you would give to someone using the Internet for the very first time?

The best answer will receive a bonus of 200 points and the 2^nd and 3^rd place answers will receive 50 points. The winning answers will be posted on the Blog when the question will be closed.

It’s no surprise, mobile is getting bigger and bigger in the online world. Over a year ago, we introduced the mobile-optimised version of Yahoo!7 Answers, which is proving to be extremely successful amongst users on any device.

To make things easier for Android users, we developed an app that offered the Yahoo!7 Answers mobile experience outside of the browser. However, we noticed that most of our mobile users still access the site directly from their browsers. As a result, we decided to focus our resources in building better core experiences for Yahoo!7 Answers across devices. Effective today, we are retiring the app for Android, but don’t worry: you can still access the mobile version of Yahoo!7 Answers by visiting au.answers.yahoo.com OR nz.answers.yahoo.com from your favourite browser. Or if you already have the Android app downloaded, you’ll still be able to use it.

Thanks for reading,

Kate
Community Manager

Happy New everyone!

We are now a few weeks into 2012, how are you finding it thus far?

We’ve got a big year planned with the blog, but whilst we’re in the planning stages, we’d love to let you all have some input as well:

• What topics or areas of interest would you like to see covered on the Answers Blog in 2012?

Are there old things you miss, something you’d like to see changed or added? More guest bloggers or featured users? More or less of something? Let us know on the question above or in the comments below!

Kate
Community Manager

Just a quick message to wish all of you a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday period, we’ll see you back here in 2012

Kate
Community Manager

You might have noticed messaging surrounding the upcoming changes to Yahoo! Pulse. Here is a quick reminder that after December 1, 2011 you will no longer be able to use Pulse as it will be discontinued. We’re replacing Pulse with a new Profile, a simpler way to manage your settings and your identity in Yahoo!7.

Why the change?

We always strive to improve your experience on Yahoo!7. After evaluating tons of feedback from you, we decided Yahoo! Pulse was not meeting your needs. Yahoo! Profile is an easier way to identify who you are!

We’ve listed the main changes on when the transition occurs. To find out more info, please to go our Profile Help Pages or click on “see what this change means to you” on Pulse.

• We’ll transfer your Yahoo! Pulse information for you.
• Your social games will move to games.yahoo.com. Your apps will move to my.yahoo.com.
• There’s no updates feed.
• There are two privacy levels: public (visible to everyone) and private (visible only to you).
• Any profile information you had with the “connections” privacy level is now converted to private.
• It works on smartphones!

Have fun with Yahoo! Profile!

Do you find yourself working back late? Never enough hours in the day to do all the things you need or want to do? Are work calls or emails getting in the way of enjoying free time?

Or are you a manager who values your staff? Do you want to show them how important they are?

Source: http://www.gohomeontimeday.org.au/

For Australians, today is ‘Go Home On Time Day‘!

An initiative started by the Australia Institute, ‘Go Home On Time Day’ has been running for three years now and gathering quite a bit of support from employers and workers alike. Employers benefit from having a refreshed team with focus and workers get to spend more time doing the things they enjoy or spending time with loved ones. It’s win-win situation for both sides.

New research found more than half of all full-time workers regularly worked unpaid overtime, and one in four put in a working week of 50 hours or more.

Sydney University’s Workplace Research Centre tracked more than 8000 employees across the country over five years, working in a broad cross section of white-and blue-collar industries.

The findings appear to be backed up by a separate study set to be released today by the commercial property multinational company Regus. Its global survey of 12,000 white-collar workers found 49 per cent of Australians are now putting in between nine and 11 hours every day, compared to 38 per cent of workers globally. Only 13 per cent of Australian workers said they never took work home.

Source: Sydney Morning Herald

• How many hours do you find yourself working in a normal week and why?

So if you’re at work today, clock off on time and enjoy yourself!

Kate
Community Manager

Photo by *USB*.

November 21st is the 15th World Television Day, as designated by the United Nations.

In December 1996, the UN proclaimed the 21st of November to be World Television Day, in recognition of “the increasing impact television has on decision-making by alerting world attention to conflicts and threats to peace and security and its potential role in sharpening the focus on other major issues, including economic and social issues.”

In celebration of this special day, we’re asking you the following question:

• What is your favourite educational television program for children and why?

Leave your comments below or answer via the question link above!

Kate
Community Manager

Photo by aussiegall.

In Australia and New Zealand, and indeed across the globe, November is commonly known as Movember.

What is Movember I hear you ask?

Grace M asked this exact question over on Yahoo!7 Answers…

Growing a mo (moustache) in November for a cause eg prostate cancer. A play on words, fun and entertaining, and a chance for men to grow that mo they’ve always wanted to try out Guys have sponsors as they grow a mo. Look it up online. Very entertaining.

- Answered by **Star.

LaMariposa also asked what Movember was all about…

Movember (the month formally known as November) is a charity event held during November each year.

At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants known as Mo Bros then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache and along the way raise as much money and awareness about male health issues as possible.
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http://www.movember.org/
http://www.movember.com/au/whatismov/

- Answered by no_life_louis.

So there you have it!

If you have a friend or relative sporting a bit of the old facial fuzz during November, why not consider sponsoring them and raising much needed funds for such an important cause?

Kate
Community Manager

Part of the fun on Yahoo!7 Answers is having your questions answered, but sometimes our community forgets to pick a best answer.  That’s OK! We are launching a new email to remind our community that after you’ve asked your question, and it has received at least one answer, you’ll be sent the following “Choose a Best Answer” email 24 hours later:

Whatever criteria you use to choose a best answer is up to you!  But it’s important to choose a Best Answer so the question doesn’t end up in limbo. It’s also a great way to thank the user for helping or giving you the information you needed.  Go ahead, choose a best answer and award someone 10 points!

Thanks for reading!