Posts Tagged ‘ ask.com ’

Yahoo Glue: I can’t believe it’s not Mahalo!
Yahoo has launched Yahoo Glue in the United States, a Mahalo style search engine that offers a mix of rich media and text along with traditional search results. According to Mashable, Yahoo found the service so successful ... continue
Mahalo now officially a blog
Jason Calacanis has relaunched "human search engine" Mahalo as a gigantic blog targeting news that drives traffic in any vertical. The new Mahalo adopts the magazine style layout currently popular in the blogosophere, aggregating news stories in a ... continue
Ask.com revamp smells like Mahalo
Ask.com has relaunched its search engine with a new emphasis on quality grouping based on likely related topics. The new engine is said to have been rebuilt from the ground up, with traditional results being displayed with “structured” ... continue
IAC Takes $170 Million Hit
InterActiveCorp -- owner of Ask.com and other big league web services -- is taking a $170 million hit due to decreasing values. The company has announced a $100 million drop for its lending division, which houses LendingTree.com. ... continue
Ask.com Brings Search to Photobucket
Search engine Ask.com and photo and video-sharing site Photobucket have entered into a multi-year strategic agreement. Through the pact, the Ask.com search box is now prominently displayed across Photobucket.com, driving millions of additional Ask.com search queries and exposing ... continue
Ask.com Finishes Lexico Purchase
Ask.com has officially finished its purchase of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com. The acquisition -- first announced back in May -- is now a done deal, with the full parent company Lexico now under Ask.com's control. The companies still haven't ... continue
Ask.com Acquires Dictionary.com
Ask.com has acquired Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com. According to wire reports, Ask.com expects to expand its audience to more than 145 million unique monthly users, making Ask.com the ninth-largest web property ... continue