Ask.com

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Ask.com (originally known as Ask Jeeves) was an American answer engine, e-magazine, and later a web search engine, created by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen and launched on June 1, 1997. The service became one of the earliest prominent search engines on the World Wide Web during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Ask.com was shut down on May 1, 2026, ending nearly three decades of operation. The company was incorporated in Berkeley, California in 1996. The original Ask Jeeves platform was designed to allow users to submit questions in natural language rather than relying solely on keyword-based searches, a feature that distinguished it from many competing search engines of the era. Its branding centered on the character Jeeves, a valet inspired by the fictional servant created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. The site became highly successful during the dot-com bubble. It was purchased by InterActiveCorp (IAC, now known as People Incorporated) in 2005. In 2006, the company discontinued...

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