Archive for Ask Jeeves

Google Scores a 100

Google achievement to rank among top. It has taken google a very less time to achieve the top most position on the ladder. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jeeves Gets Fired

The search engine Ask Jeeves’s dapper, grinning butler will soon be out of a job. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves Launches Advertising Network

Backed by a new owner known for shaking up the status quo, Ask Jeeves Inc. is launching an upstart advertising network powered by its own search engine — a move likely to rankle its longtime business partner, Google Inc. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves expands syndication network

Ask Jeeves Inc. said Thursday that Clear Channel Online Music & Radio and The Motley Fool are new syndication partners of the company.The Oakland-based search engine (NASDAQ: ASKJ - News) said that the addition of these partners, along with its other syndication partners including CNET Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: CNET - News) and Virgin Radio UK, means that Ask Jeeves reaches nearly 25 percent of the total online population, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings (May 2005). Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves takes on Google

Search engine Ask Jeeves said today that it will take on market leader Google by using a newly developed search technology which it claims is superior. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves acquires Excite Europe

Internet search engine company Ask Jeeves Inc. says it’s bought Excite Italia B.V., the operator of Excite Europe, a network of European portal properties, from Tiscali, S.p.A. Ask Jeeves acquired the U.S.-operated Excite.com portal in March 2004. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves to expand Irish base

Ask Jeeves is likely to expand its Irish-based European headquarters despite a $1.96 billion (€1.5 billion) takeover bid which is currently underway for the internet search engine in the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

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Search firm Ask Jeeves acquires Bloglines

Search site Ask Jeeves has acquired Bloglines, a service which allows users to search, publish and share blogs and other web content. Read the rest of this entry »

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Jeeves’ near-death experience

Search engine company makes a dramatic comeback. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves Launches Desktop Search

Ask Jeeves has launched a beta desktop search application, capping off a very busy year in the desktop search space.

Just a year ago, consumer oriented desktop search was only available from a few small companies like Enfish, dtSearch, and x1. This year, all of the major search engines have entered or will soon enter the desktop search fray.

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Ask Jeeves launch MyAskJeeves service in the UK

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. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ask Jeeves Teams Up With The Red Cross For Hurricane

Search engine Ask Jeeves has announced that they will be teaming up with the Red Cross to provide much needed relief funds to victims of the recent hurricanes. To assist with the relief effort, Ask has launched redcross.ask.com with ideas of donating funds gained from search queries

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