Ask Jeeves

"Did you ask Jeeves about it?"

Ask Jeeves isn't perfect; in fact, it often exhibits a grasp of reality that falls somewhere between a database and the Magic 8-Ball.

Ask.com used to be called "Ask Jeeves" but the name was changed in 2006.

"All you have to do is ask Jeeves."

Last March, the company announced that it would purchase the Internet search engine Ask Jeeves for nearly $2 billion.

She asked Jeeves if she might meet Hattie, the cook, and she did so.

Of the 12 companies she covered, 8, or 67 percent, were expected to beat the industry average and only one, Ask Jeeves, was expected to lag.

A similar deal was announced in June 2004 with Ask.com (formerly Ask Jeeves).

Altavista had licensed the technology from the "Ask Jeeves" search engine (www.ask.com).

Ask Jeeves for Kids is simple and effective.