Ask.com
Query-answering web service
Ask.com is a web search engine that began in 1996 as Ask Jeeves, featuring a cartoon butler who supposedly answered questions in natural language.
The butler mascot was retired in 2006.
Once a significant competitor to early search engines, Ask.com faded after Google's dominance but still operates as a minor search portal.
search
Tool for locating websites
- JeevesByword for butler
- butlerChief domestic servant
- natural languageHuman communication, not programming
- AltaVistaEarly web search tool
web search · Yahoo · homepage · browser · URL · website · search bar
search engine
Tool for locating websites
- JeevesByword for butler
- butlerChief domestic servant
- natural languageHuman communication, not programming
web search · AltaVista · Yahoo · homepage · browser · URL · website · search bar
search engine market dominance
Ask.comGoogle
Dominant web search provider
Google Search · Baidu · DuckDuckGo · Yahoo · keyword search