Im finding that Yahoo API now responds a bit slow than usual . I own and run http://www.kidsuki.com , which has been using it . Now i see that the coloring pages returned are a bit slow , in response which degrads the overall performance of the site . If you find the same please inform here , after me . http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ysearchboss/message/2619. This occurs mostly in US morning times when i receive a load of traffic.
Are you sure it is not your server/host or another script on your site? Other times to check is 8pm-11pm PST.
thanks for the reply reapr. That is really a point to consider , as i host in a shared hosting space . But i have increased the script's wait time (timeouts and stuff ) in order to fetch responses considerably. i have been running the site for year and half now , so i dont think its a problem with host . Any ideas ?