Just seen this on bbc and thought it was interesting, sorry if anyone else has posted this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7646579.stm Search engine Ask has had another makeover in an effort to gain boost the numbers of people using it. The relaunch follows the decision to drop its iconic butler at the beginning of 2006 and the introduction of new applications last year. Ask will be refocusing on its ability to act as the search engine of choice for those asking questions. Rivals are increasingly looking at ways to set themselves apart from Google in the competitive world of search. Data from net measurement firm ComScore found that Ask is more often used by people searching for specific answers to questions. While such questions account for about 5% of queries to Google, Yahoo and Microsoft Live Search, it accounts for 15% of Ask's searches.
Yeah - Just put a post on my SEO blog about it here with lots of videos from my favorite old commercials for Ask (some are just gems) - Ask's New Updates - One Step Closer to Google?
It's a nice simple interface, and also quite fast. I'm not sure if I'll switch over to Ask over Google though..
Search engine Ask.com has had yet done makeover in order to boost their user base, reports BBC News. The relaunch follows the decision earlier to drop its iconic butler at the start of 2006. They have also introduced some new applications last year in order to provide users a better search experience.
I don't know how it happened but I suddenly found an Ask toolbar installed in my laptop... I don't remember ever installing it. -_-