LINKS: | - Ask.com: The Dark Horse in Search?
Date: 2006-03-10 Source: Search Engine Guide
Barry Diller likes long shots. He’s built a career betting on the long shot. Fresh from killing off his venerable butler, Jeeves, Diller showcased the new Ask.com at the New York Search Engine Strategies show. In a keynote conversation with Danny Sullivan that opened the show, Diller made it clear that’s he’s in this for the long haul.
[Open In New Window] - Ask Jeeves ogles Google users
Date: 2003-04-21 Source: News.com
Company executives said Ask Jeeves' "Smart Search" upgrade helps people more quickly and intuitively find what they seek on the Web by making it easier to tailor search queries for information, pictures, products or news.
[Open In New Window] - Ask Jeeves Serves Up New Features
Date: 2003-04-21 Source: SearchDay
Ask Jeeves introduced several new features today, including a streamlined interface, image search, and what the company is calling 'smart search' tools and features.
[Open In New Window] - Ask Jeeves Adds Directory, Direct Hit Results
Date: 2000-08-02 Source: Search Engine Watch
Ask Jeeves has redesigned its home page and search results page. From the home page, you'll find category links just below the search box. These lead to the Ask Jeeves version of the Open Directory, where sites are ranked in order of popularity. That popularity is as determined by Ask Jeeves-owned Direct Hit, which uses clickthrough measurements to determine what are the most popular pages on the web.
[Open In New Window] - Ask Jeeves: Asking Questions To Give You Answers
Date: 1998-11-04 Source: Search Engine Watch
The secret to the accuracy of Ask Jeeves is human intervention. About 30 people work full time creating the knowledge base of questions, which currently numbers about 7 million. They come up with ideas on their own, especially for popular topics, and they also watch what people are actually searching for.
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