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Ask offers ability to dress up Jeeves
Give the butler a comedy makeover 22 January 2010 10:34 GMT TweetIf you really have nothing else to do this Friday afternoon, then you can head over to the Ask Jeeves search engine homepage and play around with costume options for a middle-aged man.
With the boast of 100,000 different outfit combinations,...
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Ask.com brings back Jeeves
Virtual butler gets re-hired after 3 years retirement 20 April 2009 9:56 GMT TweetAsk.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". -
Search site Ask gets facelift
Bid to gain visitors 6 October 2008 11:56 GMT TweetIt 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... -
Ask.com buys dictionary sites
And gets 15 million new users 6 July 2008 13:41 GMT TweetAsk.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... -
Ask.com rebranded for married, American mothers?
Gives up Google fight for home front 5 March 2008 16:04 GMT TweetCNN 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.
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AskEraser launched to protect online surfers' privacy
Search and protect 11 December 2007 12:40 GMT TweetAsk.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... -
Microsoft announces new online privacy principles
Joins forces with Ask.com in call to industry for dialogue 23 July 2007 9:52 GMT TweetFollowing 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....
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Ask.com gets a 3D re-vamp
More multimedia search results 5 June 2007 15:56 GMT TweetAsk.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... -
Ask.com asks users to Challenge Ask for big prizes
search more to win more supposedly 27 November 2006 16:54 GMT TweetAsk.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... -
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 TweetFor 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... -
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 TweetA 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... -
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 TweetAsk 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... -
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 TweetAsk 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... -
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 TweetAsk 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... -
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 TweetAsk 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...
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