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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours ago

Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves

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Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeeves

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After nearly 30 years, Ask.com has officially closed on May 1, 2026. It was the pioneer of question-answering search engines.
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    I didn’t even realise Jeeves was still around! I remember using it in school before google existed.

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      altavista, lycos, infoseek, ask jeeves… i feel old.

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