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Ask Unveils Rebuilt Site

Ask's share of the search market is lacking, to say the least; deficiencies in both the tech and PR departments have long kept it fundamentally distinct from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft.  But an overhaul and ad campaign seek to fix all that.

Google Grabs 1 Billion Searches In India

Google sites received the majority of searches conducted in India according to a study of the online search market from comScore.Google sites in India had more than 1 billion searches conducted in June, representing 81 percent of the market. Yahoo sites ranked a distant second with 117 million searches accounting for 9.4 percent. Ask Network landed in the third spot with 24 million searches representing 1.9 percent of the market.

Brits Ask For Tats, Cake, and God

I think we're past trying to extrapolate too much meaning from top search term lists—it just gets depressing. During 2007's cyclical year-end keyword clearance, even the engines themselves resorted to "gainer" and category lists, editing out the repetitive (and somewhat base) who's-who of porn and pop culture—yeah, we get it, the people can't get enough of sex and rich, pretty idiots. What else are they looking for?

Destination Nowhere: Ask Give Microsoft Map Business

Ask.com's mapping service, a feature laden map option that provided a host of tools, received an unceremonious dumping in favor of Microsoft and its Virtual Earth.

Ask Privacy Link

Ask.com has announced. that it has added a direct link to its privacy policy via a "Privacy" link conveniently placed on its homepage, thus, easing the growing concerns of the privacy watchdogs.

Google Kills Rivals In Search For April

Google increased its U.S. dominance in search in April, extending its lead over rivals Yahoo and Microsoft, according to comScore.Google's search properties grabbed a record-high 61.6 percent of the U.S. market in April, up from 59.8 percent in March.Out of the top five search engines, Google was the only company, that saw an increase in the number of searches in April. Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL and Ask all had a decrease of 5 percent or more.

Ask.com Search Engine - A Brief History

As of this writing, there are five top Internet search engines: Google, Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, and Ask.com, and while Google and Yahoo! get a lot of the press (particularly lately), the Ask.com search engine is a rather interesting engine that deserves a closer look. This article will cover some of the highlights in its 12-year history, from its start as Ask Jeeves to its innovations, as well as the most recent developments behind the scenes.The Beginning

Search Engines Shaky In February

February's over, and according to new comScore statistics, almost all of the major search engines should be glad to put it in the past.  Microsoft and Yahoo both saw a shrink in market share, and Google's query growth was less impressive than it's been in previous periods.

No Stopping Google's Domination

So Jason is predicting that “Google will have 90% search market share in the US one year from now“, and while people may cringe at that thought, I don’t think it’s a completely unlikely scenario.

Ask.com Follows Jeeves Into Exile

The search engine Ask.com will be repurposed into something resembling its earliest days as a place to ask questions.