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IAC/InterActive Debuts Comparison Shopping Search Service Named Pronto
Mr. Comparison Shopping himself, Brian Smith, posts that IAC/InterActive (the company that owns Ask Jeeves, Citysearch, Ticketmaster, etc.) has just released a…
Google Now Providing Personalized Home Pages for Current Communications and Dell
Numerous posts from various sources point out that in recent days Google has released two new “personalized” page services for a couple…
Daily SearchCast, Dec. 27, 2005: Ask Drops Jeeves Name In France, YouTube For Finding Video, A9’s Amazon Discounts And MSN’s Possible Pay To Search — Will They Win Searchers & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Ask Jeeves just becoming Ask for its French site, part of future rebranding moves perhaps?; a patent revealing…
Ask Jeeves Drops “Jeeves” Part In France
We know that Ask Jeeves has promised a rebranding to come, with the smart money being on shortening the name to Ask…
Daily SearchCast, Dec. 23, 2005: Google’s Possible Second IPO; Google Promises AOL Won’t Create Compromises; Tag Search Via Wink; Top Searches Of The Year From Ask Jeeves & More!
Today’s search podcast covers Google putting its 5 percent share of AOL into a holding company that may go public in the…
Top Searches At Ask Jeeves For 2005
Hang on — Google’s not the last with a top search terms list for the year with their list out earlier this…
WebmasterWorld Back Among The Spiderable
WebmasterWorld, which banned Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask Jeeves and other search spiders last month, is now allowing them back in and thus…
Ask Jeeves Adds Translations, Pronunciations & Synonym Lookups
Word from Oakland today that Ask Jeeves has just added page translation, easier synonym lookups and definitions with pronunciations. Details and examples…
Ask Jeeves Plans to Grow Personnel Ranks in 2006
Jonathan Berr, reports in The Street.com story: Diller Asks Jeeves to Grow, that AJ management has been charged by IAC/InterActive CEO, Barry…
Specialty Databases (Verticals) The Focus Of A Wall Street Journal Article
A few weekends ago Wall Street Journal reporter, Kevin Delaney, gave me a call asking for a few ideas, thoughts, and suggestions…