Yedda
Website type | Question-and-answer (social search) |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | AOL Inc. (2007–2013) |
| Creator | Avichay Nissenbaum, Yaniv Golan, Osher Frimerman, Eran Sandler, Daniel Verhovsky |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | October 2006 |
| Current status | Defunct (rebranded as AOL Answers in 2010) |
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