Ask Jeeves becomes Ask.com

Ask Jeeves has changed its name to Ask, following in the footsteps of European Ask sites. Ask has abandoned the Teoma search site. Given that Ask is powered by Teoma search engine, the company apparently feels that there is no need for a second, "experimental" site. The Teoma search technology is now sold under the name of ExpertRank.

The new site is even less cluttered than the previous one, with a new Ask.com toolbox on the right hand side that links to various specialized search tools, such as image search, a dictionary, news, maps, weather information and shopping search. The toolbox includes a new encyclopaedia search facility.

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