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We have some exciting news – in a few hours, our good old Yedda will take one more step in the Aol family and will be renamed to Aol Answers!

This is a special moment for all of us – the Yedda community, new and old. Some of you have been with us for years, and some have joined more recently – we love you all.

Newcomers joining us from this point on may not understand the significance of this moment. This is why we’ve added a brand new “Yeddai!” badge, which we’d like to award to you, our special Yedda friends. This badge will serve as a reminder of the rich history of our community, to mark this moment of change.

Claim your Yeddai! badge to add it to your profile:
http://yedda.com/badges/yeddai?claim

To make the reminder even more permanent – the first 100 folks to claim this badge will receive our special “Yedda is now Aol Answers” t-shirt!

P.S. While http://aolanswers.com is now live and you can use it from now on, http://yedda.com is of course also available and will stay available for the time being, so your old bookmarks will continue to work. Also, apart from the name change, nothing else changes! Everything you know and love about Yedda stays the same.

Follow what we’re up to on the Aol Answer’s Twitter account:

The new Yedda user experience has been released…  Check out the new design and functionality.  Hope everyone enjoys it as much as we do!  

It’s that time of the year again… Annual tax filing deadline is quickly approaching in April.  Take a look at fellow Yeddais’ questions and answers exchange – find out what people just like you are doing in preparation for the deadline.

source: RogueSun Media

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  Lots of people have a Love/Hate relationship with this holiday.  No matter how you look at Valentine’s Day, you can be sure you are not alone… take a look at how Yeddais prepare for Feb 14th and share your thoughts as well.

Happy Valentines Day (either way:-)

source: oskay

We recently sent out our year end newsletter featuring some of your most popular questions and topics from 2009. 

Take a look and share your 2009 highlights!

source: yedda newsletter

As the end of the decade creeps up on us, people start looking back at the highs and lows of the past year and indeed the past ten years. The world has changed in many ways since the millennium – the war on terror, global warming, the financial crisis as well as  personal joys and tragedies. Everyone has their own reasons to look forward to the New Year and the new decade but it is always good to share you thoughts and opinions. Share your best memory of the past decade, your favorite song or worst movie, discuss whether 2009 was better than 2008 and what New Year’s resolutions you have for 2010.

Happy New Year to everyone on Yedda!

source: viZZZual.com, Rob & Jules, Don Nunn.

If you are cooking Christmas dinner for the first time or you are just looking for some new ideas to make your Christmas menu more interesting this year, have a look at the wonderful recipes that fellow Yeddais have shared in the past and share your own family specialties for everyone else to enjoy. Whether it is advice on how to cook a good turkey, how to flame a Christmas pudding or how to decorate Christmas cookies, there is something for everyone. Happy Holidays!

source:  jamespeek, dano, mike fleming,

‘Tis the season to be jolly and now is the time to make sure you know what gifts you are buying all your friends and family. Take advantage of you fellow Yeddais and ask them for their shopping and gift ideas, how they decorate their Christmas trees and find out what they think is the best Christmas present or the weirdest Christmas present.

source: jelene, timbrauhn

Check out the new “Compliments”  feature we launched recently. 

You can now give a direct compliment to the person who gives you a great answer… simply visit their profile and send your compliments (these will be posted on their profile view). 

Take a look at OronD’s profile who already received numerous compliments from the community.

So if you have a favorite person who always gives you great answers, take the time to thank them for their help and make their day!

It seems that this season we are being spoilt with a large selection of new TV shows. Whether you like witches and vampires, drama or action – there is something new for everyone. So find out what other people think about the return of Melrose Place, the new season of Grey’s Anatomy and new shows Glee, Mercy, Eastwick and Flash Forward.