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Ask.com Posts Most Popular Questions Of 2013 Without Waiting To See What Gets Asked In Dec.

Published on 2013/11/22 By admin

It’s not even Thanksgiving week, but Ask.com has posted its Most Popular Questions and Search Terms for the year, listing 2013′s top ten trending terms for news, celebrity and entertainment, and political searches. According to the site, the Royal Baby ranked No.

Ask’s New App Search To Be Powered By Quixey

Published on 2012/12/05 By admin

Quixey and Ask have entered into a deal in which apps from Quixey’s database, whether for mobile or the PC, will be integrated into search results. It’s going live today and should be rolling out now, although it’s not yet live for me. Apps in Ask search results will be from…

The Big Ask Of 2012: Do You Search For Team Kstew Or Rpatz?

Published on 2012/11/28 By admin

Ask.com’s 100 million users remain almost as loyal as Twihards, prompting us to ask if searchers are on Team Jeeves or Team Diller when putting in their queries.

Study: Google Search Share Slips Below 90% In The UK In October

Published on 2012/11/07 By admin

Only 89.33% of internet searches in the UK were conducted on Google sites last month, according to Experian Hitwise. It’s the first time in the last five years that Google search market share in the UK has ever dipped below 90%. While Google’s share dropped, other players —…

Ask CEO Doug Leeds Proclaims Search Wars “Over,” Says Yahoo Can Be Great Again

Published on 2012/10/11 By admin

Ask.com has 3.5 percent of the search market according to comScore. Ask.com CEO Doug Leeds told Bloomberg that number may seem small but it makes his site the seventh largest in the US, “with 100 million people every month.” Rather than claiming that his search market share will…

September Search Share: Yahoo Continues Downward Slide

Published on 2012/10/11 By admin

We’re getting the usual sneak peek at comScore data from financial analysts ahead of the official release tomorrow. In terms of the market-share horse race, Google gained ground vs. last month

Scroogle’s Gone? Here’s Who Still Offers Private Searching

Published on 2012/02/21 By admin

You’ve probably read the news already that Scroogle is gone forever. It launched back in 2003 and was popular among searchers who wanted to get Google search results in a private setting. Now that it’s gone, where can searchers go for a more private search experience than Google and..

Scroogle’s Gone? Here’s Who Still Offers Private Searching

Published on 2012/02/21 By admin

You’ve probably read the news already that Scroogle is gone forever. It launched back in 2003 and was popular among searchers who wanted to get Google search results in a private setting. Now that it’s gone, where can searchers go for a more private search experience than Google and..

Ask.com Has The Most Long-Winded Searchers, Report Says

Published on 2012/01/25 By admin

The longest search queries are happening on Ask.com, where users average almost five words per search.

Ask.com Opens Up Its Human Q&A Community, Steps Further Away From Search

Published on 2011/09/01 By admin

After more than a year in beta, Ask.com today opened the doors on its community-based question-and-answer product.