Stanford law grad turned call girl sentenced Sep 30, 2009
Investigators seized money she had hidden as part of a civil forfeiture action in federal court in 2004, the same year she married David Warthen, co-founder of the search engine Ask Jeeves, now known as Ask. com. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Ask Jeeves Still Popular After 3 Ye... Sep 3, 2009
Ask Jeeves Still Popular After 3 Years as Ask. Ask Jeeves Still Popular After 3 Years as Ask ... After changing names from Ask Jeeves to simply Ask. (Suite101.com)
GetFugu Retains Cresta Capital as Its Investment Banker and Engages Marcum LLP as Its Independent Auditor Aug 21, 2009
" Marcum LLP was founded in 1951 and has grown to be one of the largest accounting firms in the U.S. with a significant SEC practice. Marcum LLP is also a founding member of the Leading Edge Alliance which is an international group of independently owned accounting firms. GetFugu has assembled an experienced executive management team and board, including Telepictures Corporation founder Michael Jay Solomon past President of Lorimar Telepictures and Warner Bros. International Television, Bernard... (Primezone Releases)
New Google 'puts Bing in shade' Aug 13, 2009
"Bing was launched with a massive media budget. "Trouble is, Bing presents itself as an alternative to something that users are still - for now - happy with," he added. Virtual monopolyGoogle is still the dominant search engine. According to market research firm Hitwise, Google accounted for more than 87% of the UK search market in 2008. However, in recent months, the search engine market has got a little busier. As well as Microsoft's Bing.com - which saw a tie-up between Microsoft and Yahoo -... (BBC News -- Technology)
Microsoft-Yahoo only prelude to big battle Jul 30, 2009
I am no fan of either Microsoft nor Google online, I used, Live Search, Google, Ask Jeeves, Yahoo, etc but I have to say I fell in love with Bing. They say don't knock it uintil you try it. (MSNBC -- Business)
New Q&A Web site personalizes answers Jul 16, 2009
which began life as Ask Jeeves, one of the most famous failed answer services on the Web, now touts its ability to aggregate answers from other services. Rather than rely on user-generated content, Ask uses semantic technology to parse questions and identify appropriate responses. (AZCentral -- Business)
A Bing thing Jun 5, 2009
Ask Jeeves and Dogpile, among others ... " It might explain the rebranding of Ask Jeeves, several years ago, to Ask.com. Although not entirely. Ask.com reverted to its original name earlier this year, and brought back its iconic butler character, after research revealed that users missed his "friendly, human touch". But with pithy dotcom domain names in short supply - most have already been bought up - any budding search engine creator also needs to think practically about whether a suitable... (BBC News -- UK)
PAPER: GOOGLE could have competitor in new, smarter search engine... May 3, 2009
An invention that could change the internet for ever - News, Gadgets - The Independent. from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. (The Drudge Report)
Investing in the next 'big thing' Feb 21, 2009
" While Dr Gourley talked of hoping to "create a meritocracy" for the start-up world, the reality is that venture capitalists have always relied on their trusted networks, personal referrals and their own gut instinct. Ron Conway is a business "angel", who invests at an early stage of a company's life. Of the more than 500 start-ups he has put his money into, his successes include Google, PayPal, Digg and Ask Jeeves. He is affectionately known as the Godfather of Silicon Valley for having placed... (BBC News -- Technology)
