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June 8th, 2005

Ask Jeeves in spyware scandal

Looks like Ask Jeeves is in some serious trouble of the mysearch toolbar.
MSNBC: Uneasy Rider
“Ask Jeeves didn’t ask before installing a search tool on millions of Web browsers. Now investors are asking questions. ”
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June 1st, 2005

Jeeves goes back to basics

Ask Jeeves has launched its latest effort to drive traffic with a new feature designed to provide more immediate answers to inquiries.
Ask Jeeves will display a “Web Answer” to many of the requests its search engine processes. For instance, if someone enters “world’s largest lake” into Ask.com’s search box, the top result will include a […]

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May 27th, 2005

Ask Jeeves to Rebrand as Ask

More rumors on a change of name at Ask Jeeves
rumors are flying around MarketWatch that IAC will be dropping the Jeeves from Ask Jeeves and rebranding as Ask. In the piece, Biller is quoted as saying “We’re thinking about renaming it,…It probably won’t be called Ask Jeeves.”

The quicker they get on with the name change […]

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May 27th, 2005

New features from Ask Jeeves

Pandia is reporting that Ask Jeeves has implemented some changes including refining its related topics feature.
In the right hand column of search result pages Ask Jeeves has listed several alternative search queries that can help you focus your search and get more accurate results. These so-called “Zoom” suggestions are now sorted into three categories: Narrow […]

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