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Just when we thought Facebook couldn’t impact our lives anymore, it found another way.

An Israeli couple has named their baby Like, after the Like button on Facebook. We’ve heard some unique names in our time, but this one is a bit silly. The couple claims they thought the name sounded “modern and innovative.”

Facebook did not pay the couple, obviously, but this incident shows how large a role social media play in our lives. Next thing you know, parents will start naming their children, Facebook. Wait, that actually happened earlier this year!  A man in Egypt named his daughter Facebook to express “his joy at the achievements made by the January 25 youth.”

And most recently in Australia, Sunrise presenter Grant Denyer, announced the birth of his first child with an interesting name – Sailor Shelley Denyer.

Now we turn to our community. What do you think of these names? What’s the most unusual name you’ve ever heard of?

Thanks for reading!

Kate
Community Manager

We are happy to announce that Yahoo! Answers is back up and running, after the planned outage.

We can see from your hundreds of passionate comments on our blogs worldwide that you are all fond of the site and there are even a few Answerholics amongst you! So thank you from all of us for your patience.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Kate
Community Manager

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Yahoo! Answers will be unavailable on Monday, May 16th, from 6:00 pm to 1:00 am NZST, due to planned maintenance. If there is any change to this schedule, we will update the information here.

If you’re looking for something to do during the downtime, here are some ideas:

• Explore something interesting on Flickr
• Catch up on old posts on the Answers blog
• Check out the latest Sports news and scores
• Watch music videos on Yahoo! Music
• Embrace your inner foodie at Yahoo! Lifestyle

Thanks for your patience.

Kate
Community Manager

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Yesterday, the 4th of May, has colloquially become known as Star Wars Day.

Tradition has it that you greet everyone with the following: “May the 4^th be with you”.

This is taken from the popular Star Wars quote, “May the Force be with you” – May the fourth be with you… get it?

Six films, a few television series and specials, thousands upon thousands of merchandise floating about, this is one of the most successful film franchises around and touched millions of people the world over.

So in celebration of Star Wars Day, we’re asking the following:

• What is your favourite Star Wars quote and why?

The best answer will also receive 50 bonus points, so get quoting!

Kate
Community Manager

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For many of us, our Mum’s have played a large part of who we are today. From a young age, they nurture and guide us, despite the occasional blue, they do it with the best thing of all – unconditional love.

On Yahoo!, we encourage you to share what matters to you and with our latest example of How Good Grows on Yahoo!, we are asking you to share some of your Mum’s best advice.

• What’s the best advice your mum has given you?

You can also share your thoughts at howgoodgrows.safely.yahoo.com, and see what people around the world are saying. Then keep coming back to the site to see other women who’ve made their mark.

Join us in sharing what’s important to you. Spread the word, and watch How Good Grows on Yahoo!.

Kate
Community Manager