How do i link YAHOO ANSWERS & 360??

Question

so my q & a's will show up on my 360 page??

Answer 1

You can either use an RSS to add only Y/A questions OR you can add a Y/A badge to a blog entry. The blog entry will contain your Q&A in a flash object. You can also tag the entry and/or make it a highlighted post on your blog. Lastly, you can provide a link to your Y/A profile.

1) RSS FEED (see an example of how this works on my 360 Top Page at http://360.yahoo.com/kee_y360 )

To get the URL for your Y/A RSS feed, click on your avatar on the far left corner of most Yahoo Answers pages OR click on the "My Profile" link on the far, upper right corner of the page. This takes you to your Y/A profile page.

There is a RSS button for your Questions in the lower right side (it's green instead of orange), right above the "Answers Swag" section. Click on it and copy the full link that appears at the top of your web browser. If you've starred any questions, you can click on your "Starred Questions" tab to click on the RSS button in the upper right corner of that area to get that RSS link too.

Then, follow the instructions for adding the feed to your 360 here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;... . You may need to clear your browser's cache and cookies a few times and refresh your 360 page to help this process along. The module is buggy and added links are often rejected.

Before clearing cookies, make sure you know your passwords to sites.

CACHE:

In Internet Explorer, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/usin...

In Firefox, click the "Clear Cache Now" button under Tools > Options > Privacy > Cache.

In Safari, under the Safari menu is an option to Empty Cache; select this.

COOKIES:

In Firefox, do this under Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies > Clear Cookies Now

In Internet Explorer, do this under Tools > Internet Options > General > Browsing History > Delete > Delete Cookies > Yes

In Safari, select Preferences from the Safari menu and click Security. Click Show Cookies, then click the option to Remove cookies.

WARNING: Yet even if you do add the link successfully, Yahoo is no longer updating the feature regularly, so it can take MONTHS for it to show up on your 360. You should put the links in the module and wait forever for them to be activated OR you can find an RSS widget to embed in a blog entry.

2) ADD A Y/A BADGE:

- Go to http://answers.yahoo.com/my/badge_select... .

- Scroll down to the Flash section. Choose either a vertical or horizontal badge. Copy the badge code that appears directly below.

- Click on "My Blog" and click on the link to compose a new entry.

- Type some text in the actual entry space as well, as it might not save.

- Click the box next to "View HTML source" in the upper right of the entry space before adding code.

- Paste the badge code into the space.

- If you want the badge to be highlighted on the top right of your blog, click "Show Options" link at the bottom of the entry and click the highlight option. If you want the badge to be tagged, add a name for the  blog category in the tag area at the bottom of the entry. For example, My_YA_Badge.

- Click the box next to "View HTML source" to get back to regular view if necessary. It may not show up until the entry is Previewed or Saved.

- Click "Save" button and see if it appears.

3) ADD A LINK TO YOUR Y/A PROFILE:

- Go to your Y/A profile.

- Click "Public View of My Profile" in the top left box.

- Copy the URL that appears at the top of your browser.

- Add that URL anywhere that a URL is accepted on your 360 space, such as the homepage section of your Top Page's Profile Module, the Blast, the Blog Roll, a blog entry. Your Q&A is shown at the bottom of your profile page.