Ask.com is seeking answers.
October 7th, 2008 . by LizEveryone was talking about it yesterday, and everyone had a different take -
NYTimes: Ask.com Revamps Search Engine
eWeek: Ask.com Sails into Semantic Search to Differentiate from Google
Mashable: Ask.com Now Actually Delivers Answers
Search Engine Land: Ask.com Goes Back To 1996 With New Release
AdAge: Ask.com Returns to Answers
Well, however it’s reported, the point is that the Q&A trend is growing strong. Ask.com’s new search bar boasts options like ‘web’, ‘images’, ‘news’ and… ‘lots of answers’. The Q&A search option seems to have the safety net of the Beta tag, but the truth is I think it works out pretty well. It takes your search term and scans the major Q&A sites for relevant pages.
Look up Chicago Cubs, for instance, and you get a wonderful selection from one major Q&A site that I happen to be particularly fond of… Even if it’s not a baseball team I care for.
