Fixya is a

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where community members ask and answer questions about

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. The company was launched in June 2005. The founder is Yaniv Bensadon. Fixya's main competitors are similar websites such as

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, and numerous question and answer websites. Fixya released a mobile app in 2012 for users to ask and answer questions via video from their

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. The app was nominated for a 2013

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in the category of "Best Use of Device Camera".

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