Category Archives: Web 2.0

The New Ask.com: Part 3

June 21, 2007 – 9:57 am

This is the third and final installment of our assessment of the new Ask.com. As the resident linguist here, I will discuss some of the natural language technologies that have been foregrounded in the new interface. And, as a member of the paid search team, I will discuss the impact of the new [...]

By Ehren | Also posted in Ask, CPC, Organic Search, PPC, Paid Search, SEM, SEO, SEO Best Practices, Search Engines, Search Marketing, Search News, Universal Search | Comments (1)

The New Ask.com: Part 2

June 19, 2007 – 8:17 am

We’re confident ‘video killed the radio star’ and we have now learned the algorithm killed Jeeves - but where does that leave us with the Ask.com search results? In The New Ask.com: Part 1 Francis discussed the aesthetics of the new interface and SERP pages. In Part 2, I’ve taken a high-level look at couple [...]

By Sarah | Also posted in Ask, Google, Search Engines, Search Matters, Universal Search | Comments (2)

The New Ask.com: Part 1

June 11, 2007 – 7:58 am

Behold the new and, in our opinion, improved Ask.com. Now more Web 2.0-er! With all the talk about GUS and it’s impact on search, this quiet little launch might have gone unnoticed, except for that fact that SEO’s notice everything. We’re methodical like that. We took a look at the new interface and the results [...]

By Francis | Also posted in Ask, Search Engines, Search News | Comments (1)