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ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content: Ask.com plans to buy Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for an undisclosed sum. The fourth largest search engine briefed a few reporters on its plans such as News.com's Stephen Shankland. The deal is expected to be officially announced Thursday. ...; Tags: Ask.com, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
ask.com: Innovation doesn't always pan out: Ask.com: Innovation doesn't always pan outWhen they became a regular search like everybody else . . .When they became a regular search like everybody else, they pretty much lost their audience. There was no more reason to use them. Sorry, but they should've bought back the one innovation that made...; Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Ask.com, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
ask.com: Innovation doesn't always pan out: Ask.com in the last year or so had been a nice little Petri dish. It launched AskCity, tinkered with its interface, created universal search results and became a credible alternative to Google. The problem: Ask.com couldn't grow its base of users. With that backdrop, Interactive Corp. IAC...; Tags: Innovation, Ask.com, Search, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-04
ask.com not planning to scrap search: source: Ask.com not planning to scrap search: sourceIsn't search their best feature?I would be surprised if they did, I think Ask.com is the biggest competitor to google when it comes to search UI and usability. What features do they offer?RE: Ask.com not planning to scrap search: sourceFull list of ask features...; Tags: Ask.com, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-02
Google exec joins ask.com: Cesar Mascaraque, an executive at Google, has left the company to work for Ask.com as European managing director. His reason? "Ask.com is the fastest growing search engine". Really? Over the last two months at least, Ask has been losing ground according to Hitwise. In fact,...; Tags: Google Inc., Ask.com, Team Management, Branding, Search, Management, Marketing, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-01-22

ask.com wages Google search war, NOT AdWords battle: Ask.com wages Google search war, NOT AdWords battlemercedes owners manualhttp://www.analogstereo.com/mercedes_owners_manual.htmre:mercedeshttp://www.analogstereo.com/mercedes_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Benefits, Ask.com, Google AdWords, Google Search, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-31
AskEraser takes on Google, Yahoo and Jason Bourne: So here we all are sharing all our latest news with everyone on MySpace and Facebook ("I just went to the loo!!!" "My baseball cap just fell off on the Golden Gate Bridge!!!") when along comes Ask.com and, appropriately, asks the question: "Hold on. Are our egos...; Tags: Google Inc., MLB, Search Engine, Ask.com, Yahoo! Inc., Server, AskEraser, Ask, Search, Investment, Finance, Chris Matyszczyk; Blog posts 2007-12-11
Google and ask.com: Inseparable?: Google and Ask.com: Inseparable?http://www.analogstereo.com/plymouth_acclaim_owners_manual.htmhttp://www.analogstereo.com/plymouth_acclaim_owners_manual.htm; Tags: Inseparable, Ask.com, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-02
Ask Power Tools (0-fx): Extends Firefox with Ask.com features, select text on page, right-click, then expand the "Ask Power Search" option to see specific Ask.com features you can send your query to. Currently supports the following searches: Web, blogs, dictionary, encyclopedia, images, MyStuff, maps and driving directions, news, products, and thesaurus. The driving directions...; Tags: Ask.com, Tool, Web Browsers, Productivity, Blogging, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-09-27
ask.com Toolbar for Firefox (com_toolbar-2): Search better with Ask.com wherever you go with your Firefox browser. A convenient drop-down box for Maps with your favorite locations helps you finding directions faster. Save images and Web pages for sharing in MyStuff, get your fill of the blogosphere with Ask-powered blog and feed search, and read news...; Tags: IAC Search & Media, Mozilla Firefox, Ask.com, Toolbar, Web Browsers, Internet; Software downloads 2007-09-20
Yahoo buys while Google and open source build: Yahoo buys while Google and open source buildPerfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I dont care if yahoo comes up or not but the point you made about google getting things faster is the perfect statement abt google....... thats why i like google and open source.......u get things done faster.........Ditto to all, except...Is Y!'s eyes enuff...; Tags: Ask.com, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., open source, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-08-22
Bigger not better: Google, Apple down in customer satisfaction; Yahoo gains: The American Customer Satisfaction Index for the second quarter was released Tuesday and the brief recap goes like this: Apple is still the top dog in customer satisfaction in the PC market, but is slipping. Yahoo is topping Google. And overall satisfaction is flat. According to the ACSI, which is...; Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Customer Satisfaction, Score, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-14
Life without Google: Can Yahoo regain search share?: Life without Google: Can Yahoo regain search share?Message has been deleted.stop beating yahoo down blindlyTo me yahoo search is very good. I use google at work and yahoo at home. and actually I use msn on second home coputer. I do this specifically to try to keep with quality of...; Tags: Portals, DSL, Web browsers, Network technology, SEARCH, Ask.com, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-07-27
Image search (Screenshots: ask.com makes search a little easier): Image search (Screenshots: Ask.com makes search a little easier)Thanx for link to AskWell done good choise Ask - I looking for better image search for my website http://sleeping-bags-sale.info and this look as very interesting choise for images search. Thanx and Rgds; Tags: image search, Thanx, Ask.com; Discussion threads 2007-06-15
Life without Google Day 1: The Ask experiment: Life without Google Day 1: The Ask experimentI just use Google for searchI use whitepages.com or yellowpages.com for searching for addresses, and mapquest.com for maps and/or directions. Perhaps that will help.Google is, IMHO, primarily a search engine and I really don't use its other functionality very much.Just a thought..I wonder...; Tags: SEARCH, Ask.com, Google Inc., search engine; Discussion threads 2007-06-06
Life without Google Day 1: The Ask experiment: Has Google become so ingrained in our lives that we can't live without it? There's only one way to find out: Stop using Google for a few weeks. While you can stop the Google you can't stop the Web searching. Hence my experiment to swear off Google and try other...; Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Search, Microsoft, Life Without Google, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-06
Images: Can ask.com replace Google?: Ask.com could be an adequate search replacement for those willing to swear off Google.; Tags: Ask.com, Google Inc.; Image galleries 2007-06-05
Ask3D brings a fresh look to search: Ask3D brings a fresh look to searchEverything old...... may not be new again, but it shouldn't be forgotten. Ten years ago at least, Inference Corp. developed two search tools -- one of which was called InferenceFind (and I can't remember the other) -- that both relied on Inference's AI technology...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Ask3D, Ask Jeeves Inc., Ask.com, Inference Corp., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-06-05
Screenshots: ask.com makes search a little easier: Ask.com revamps its search to give suggestions, results and related structured data on a single page. Here are some of the new features.; Tags: Ask.com; Image galleries 2007-06-05
I'm getting separated from Google: Perusing the revamped Ask.com a few thoughts quickly come to the fore: Nice interface, like the icons, the results aren't bad and it'll never catch Google.It's that latter thought that bugs me. Why? A few key players have become so entrenched on the Web and creatures of habit like me...; Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Search, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-05