InterActiveCorp buys Ask Jeeves for $1.85 billion

Jeeves' answer: This is how dumb it is:
1 - IAC plans to promote its other sites on Ask Jeeves. That is the worst idea I've ever heard. Google's success is not just better technology. It is better technology combined with objective search results. Search without objectivity is worthless.
2 - IAC plans to use Ask Jeeves as the search technology of the various IAC sites. Once again, terrible idea. I'd rather leave the site and use Google, Yahoo or A9, even if I want to search within an IAC site.
3 - I read something about IAC praising on Ask Jeeves' natural language search capabilities. I highly doubt it. Natural language search is still in the stone ages and will be for quite some time.; Posted by: Big 60 Posted on: 03/22/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

Reply to Story Reply to Message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

?? Roger Ramjet | 03/21/05

Jeeves' answer Big 60 | 03/22/05

What do you think?

Building the Virtualized Enterprise with VMware Iinfrastructure VMware VMware virtualization software has been adopted by over 120,000 enterprise ... Download Now
VMware Infrastructure: A Guide to Bottom-Line Benefits VMware Frustrated by the costs of maintain ever larger data centers?or building ... Download Now
The True Costs of Virtual Server Solutions VMware In an economic environment that is repeatedly heralding the message "do ... Download Now

Here to help you with your Document Management Needs
Doc is an enigma. Born to a Russian ballerina and a German electrical engineer, he grew up in various locations in the United States. He’s seen the insides of more brands, versions, and generations of printer and printer-related hardware than almost anyone.
To learn more about this mysterious figure check out his blog on ZDNet and his Workspace on TechRepublic. You’ll be glad you did.
Produced by
ZDNet and