ryujin470@fedia.iodeleted by creator to Technology@lemmy.world · 2 months agoAsk Jeeves just shut down after 29 years, and nobody noticedwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1247
arrow-up1247external-linkAsk Jeeves just shut down after 29 years, and nobody noticedwww.xda-developers.comryujin470@fedia.iodeleted by creator to Technology@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareEndymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoWhen Ask Jeeves became Ask.com, it was the end of everything. The whole innovation was that the engine was made to focus on keywords - which was immediately mimicked by Google the moment they stopped being BackRub.
When Ask Jeeves became Ask.com, it was the end of everything. The whole innovation was that the engine was made to focus on keywords - which was immediately mimicked by Google the moment they stopped being BackRub.