Stories about: Ask Jeeves

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    IBM's Watson makes it official -- humanity is toast 19/02/2011 08:37:00

    "I for one welcome our new computer overlords" -- that's a quote from Ken Jennings, the guy who used to be the world's biggest "Jeopardy" egghead until IBM's Watson supercomputer waxed the floor with him and Brad Rutter, his fellow puny human.
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    Justin Bieber is most searched person on the net 08/07/2010 02:27:00

    Canadian teen heart-throb Justin Bieber is most searched person on the internet, says Ask Jeeves.
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    Ask.com bets on semantic search, targeting special audiences 03/07/2009 04:31:00

    In the past eight months, Ask.com has unfurled a set of changes to its search engine that the IAC unit calls a success, although its share of U.S. search queries has actually shrunk during that time period.
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    Whatever happened to artificial intelligence? 24/06/2008 09:38:30

    Artificial intelligence promised us great technology. But has it delivered?
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    Ask.com's cool new local search service 04/12/2006 18:00:54

    Ask.com--the search engine formerly known as Ask Jeeves--has had local search and mapping features for awhile, but they've been also-rans in comparison to Google Maps and Yahoo's tandem offerings, Yahoo Maps and Yahoo Local. No longer. Ask has launched a new local information service, AskCity, and judging from the time I've spent using it to investigate my city, San Francisco, it's a contender. And rather than being a me-too clone of its rivals, it's an original.
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    Researcher to boost Yahoo's social search projects 26/07/2006 08:00:35

    Yahoo said that it has hired a high-level researcher to beef up its social search efforts.
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    Blinkx revamps search application 08/03/2006 09:00:12

    Blinkx has revamped its desktop and Web search application, giving it a new name and adding new features to it, the San Francisco provider of search engine services plans to announce on Tuesday.
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    Jeeves the butler is out of a job 28/02/2006 07:07:32

    Jeeves the butler, the face of the Ask Jeeves Web site in recent years, took a forced retirement Monday -- axed in favor of Ask.com, a sleeker, more advanced search engine, according to a statement from the company.
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    Google increases lead over Yahoo in search 10/01/2006 08:14:30

    Google pulled away from Yahoo in search engine usage during November in a major way, according to comScore Networks.
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    Google improves music searches 16/12/2005 08:05:07

    Google revamped its Web search engine on Thursday to make it easier for users to find music-related content such as lyrics and track listings. It is pushing into an area that has been raising eyebrows among record labels.
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    Experian buys PriceGrabber.com for $485 million 15/12/2005 08:00:20

    Financial services company Experian got into the holiday shopping spirit on Wednesday by acquiring PriceGrabber.com, a popular online comparison shopping site. Experian's parent company, London-based Gus, said it paid US$485 million for PriceGrabber.com.
 
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