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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days 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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sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago
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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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  • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
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    There was a time you asked Jeeves a question for the last time and never knew it 😔

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    I’m surprised the Ask Jeeves brand never became an AI chatbot.

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Jeeves apparently was classier than that all the way until the end.

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    It’s good to see they never sold out to some AI chatbot nonsense. Shame to see it go.

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      It was a garbage search engine, but a memorable one from the early web nonetheless.

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