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Ask.com brings back Jeeves
Virtual butler gets re-hired after 3 years retirement 20 April 2009 9:56 GMT
Ask.com has brought back Jeeves the butler to its online search engine service after 3 years in retirement.

The search engine has given the character a Framestore, 3D makeover stating that users of the site missed his "friendly, human touch".

Jeeves...
Search site Ask gets facelift
Bid to gain visitors 6 October 2008 11:56 GMT
It dropped it's iconic butler at the beginning of 2006, and has since added new applications to its search website, but Ask has now opted for a complete rehaul in a bid to gain fans.

The team behind the search engine, which is up against the likes of Google,...
Ask.com buys dictionary sites
And gets 15 million new users 6 July 2008 13:41 GMT
Ask.com has now bought the reference websites, dictionary.com and thesaurus.com.

The web search company, which is part of IAC or InterActiveCorp, has closed an all-cash deal to acquire Lexico Publishing Group LLC, which owns both of the sites.

California-based...
Ask.com rebranded for married, American mothers?
Gives up Google fight for home front 5 March 2008 16:04 GMT
CNN reports that in a "dramatic about-face", Ask.com is quitting its attempts to outshine search leader Google and will instead focus on a narrower market, specifically married women looking for help managing their lives.

The new direction for the company, that...
AskEraser launched to protect online surfers' privacy
Search and protect 11 December 2007 12:40 GMT
Ask.com is claiming to be the first ever search engine to provide its users with privacy controls over their online searches.

Ask Eraser allows users to delete their search activity by erasing all future search queries and associated cookie information from...
Microsoft announces new online privacy principles
Joins forces with Ask.com in call to industry for dialogue 23 July 2007 9:52 GMT
Following hot on the heels of Google's recent announcement that their PREF cookies will now expire after 2 years, Microsoft has announced an enhanced set of privacy principles for Live Search and online advertising data collection, use and protection.

The principles...
Ask.com gets a 3D re-vamp
More multimedia search results 5 June 2007 15:56 GMT
Ask.com, the fourth most popular search engine in the US, is undergoing a major revamp to try and catch Google up.

On a very similar theme to Google's recent announcement about moving towards the "Google Universal Search" where multimedia results will be returned...
Ask.com asks users to Challenge Ask for big prizes
search more to win more supposedly 27 November 2006 16:54 GMT
Ask.com, the search engine, has launched a new instant online search and win mechanic, "Challenge Ask".

In what seems like a blatant attempt to encourage people to use the site more, every time logged in members search for something they are entered into the...
Ask.com launch exclusive cricket site for summer tour
For deskbound cricket fans, ask.com provide a summer of exclusive content 24 May 2006 14:22 GMT
For cricket fans who can't get enough of the sport, Ask.com has launched a dedicated website as part of its official partnership with the England Cricket Team.

The website, www.ask.com/cricket, offers competitions and exclusive content, like player videos, an...
New survey finds Brits confused over gadgets
Ask.com research reveals that Brits are living in ignorance of latest technology
10 March 2006 14:34 GMT
A recent survey has found that a surprisingly high number of British people are baffled by using a BlackBerry, boggled by blogging and perplexed by podcasting because they may be too afraid to ask for advice.

Although we try our best at Pocket-lint to explain...
Ask.com launches in France, Italy and the Netherlands
Ask, having ditched its butler, has announced that it is going after the French, Italian and Dutch search market 8 March 2006 11:03 GMT
Ask having ditched its butler, has announced that it is going after the French, Italian and Dutch search market with the launch of Ask.com France, Ask.com Italia and Ask.com Nederland.

“With the help of Ask.com, internet users in France, Italy and the Netherlands...
Ask Jeeves goes in search of images with new service
Ask Jeeves has launched an image search feature to allow it to offer similar services to Google and MSN. 27 January 2006 1:11 GMT
Ask Jeeves has launched an image search feature to allow it to offer similar services to Google and MSN.

The new technology debuts Ask Jeeves' first internally-created index of Web images, and its Zoom related search specifically for image searching. The new technology...
Ask Jeeves launches Web Answers
Ask Jeeves has launched a new service for visitors to its site called Web Answers for finding direct answers to search queries from the web 12 January 2006 0:33 GMT
Ask Jeeves has launched a new service for visitors to its site called Web Answers for finding direct answers to search queries from the web.

Building on its range of Smart Answers, Ask Jeeves has developed a Web Answers tool to provide an intuitive response to...
Ask Jeeves introduces sports Smart Search
Ask Jeeves UK has introduced a new service for sports fans, giving them access to the latest information on their favourite football or rugby team 14 December 2005 15:26 GMT
Ask Jeeves UK has introduced a new service for sports fans, giving them access to the latest information on their favourite football or rugby team.

The new sports Smart Search gives users the latest news, fixture lists, and stats for their chosen team, as well...
Digital cameras top search engine results
Latest search figures from Ask Jeeves implies that this year’s must have gadget is a digital camera rather than an iPod, PSP or Xbox360 7 December 2005 12:23 GMT
Latest search figures from Ask Jeeves implies that this year's must have gadget is a digital camera rather than an iPod, PSP or Xbox360.

The term is the biggest within the gadgets category, with Apple's iconic iPod range off the top spot. Laptops take up the...
Ask Jeeves introduces video games and music smart answers
New search lets you find out gaming and music information 3 November 2005 12:47 GMT
Ask Jeeves UK has introduced two new Smart Answer features that provide content for video game and music related searches direct to the top of the page, eliminating the need for users to navigate through the traditional “ten blue links”.

In an attempt to keep...
Ask Jeeves launches mapping service in UK
Directions nad map service from the search engine 25 August 2005 18:56 GMT
New research reveals that 36 percent of us are not able to read a map properly and have even come close to missing out on a hot date or big meeting as a result. Worst still a further 7 percent don't turn up at all, suggesting we really aren't as expert as we'd like to think...
Ask Jeeves offers zoom search feature
New search feature launched but not without its bugs 18 July 2005 17:16 GMT
Ask Jeeves, the search engine, has introduced a new service in the UK that allows users to "Zoom" into their searches.

The service which launched in the US in May and has today come to the UK arm of the search engine gives users suggestions to narrow or expand...
Ask Jeeves bought by Hollywood mogul
21 March 2005 20:06 GMT
The Hollywood mogul who also owns Expedia and Ticketmaster has agreed an all-share buyout of Ask Jeeves. The deal, which will see Mr Barry Diller take control of the company has cost £974million (US$1.85billion) and is still subject to approval in the US.

"Ask...
INTERVIEW: Blogging all over the world
Ask Jeeves buys Bloglines 12 February 2005 2:59 GMT
With Ask Jeeves finally buying Bloglines.com this week, we spoke to Daniel Read, vice president of product management to see what the new acquisition will mean for both parties.

The story starts six months ago when Ask Jeeves first started talking to Bloglines...
It is official, Ask Jeeves has bought Bloglines
8 February 2005 7:58 GMT
Today Ask Jeeves has confirmed on its website that it has acquired Trustic Inc, the company that owns and operates Bloglines (www.bloglines.com).

In a statement on its website, the search engine says that

“Bloglines will continue to operate as an...
Ask Jeeves if its bought Bloglines?
7 February 2005 15:29 GMT
Ask Jeeves have followed other search engines by buying into the blog market. The internet search engine is due to confirm that it has bought Bloglines, a privately held start-up that aggregates personal websites.

The acquisition if true would mean the company...
Ask Jeeves launch MyAskJeeves service in the UK
6 December 2004 0:00 GMT
Following on from the launch of the US Personalised search facility, AskJeeves today has announced the launch of the UK version. Called ‘MyAskJeeves' it will be the first major search engine in Europe to launch this technology.

Like the American service the...