| Company | AskCity.com is the local search entity for Ask.com. The local search site allows consumers to find local business listings, maps, driving directions, local events and coupons. Users can also make restaurant reservations and save, send and share information with friends and family.
Formally known as Ask Jeeves, Ask.com is a leading search company known for its advertising network and its ability to process natural language queries by keyword. Founded in Berkeley, Calif., in 1996, Ask.com went public on July 1, 1999. The company consists of several Ask.com branded Web sites as well as the Ask.com advertising services network, which enables advertisers to buy keywords across all or part of the network.
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| Partners | Google provides pay-for-performance listings (AdWords) on the Ask.com search results page. Citysearch provides Ask.com with local business listings and data.
Visitors can search Mamma's listings from the Ask.com search results page.Ask.com powers Lycos search.
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| Advertising | Ask.com Sponsored Listings: Allows advertisers to purchase, manage and optimize campaigns on Ask and its advertising syndication network. Sponsored Listings advertisers receive premier placement.
Traditional: Banner and pop-up advertising. Branded Response: Clicking on an advertiser Web site prompts further advertising information to be sent to the user. |
| Mobile | Ask Mobile Web Site: http://m.ask.com
Ask.com Mobile: A downloadable, GPS-enabled mobile application featuring Ask.com, Citysearch and Evite.com, along with instant location finder and turn-by-turn navigation powered by GPS. Users can search Citysearch local listings and business listings, driving directions, maps, weather and numbered mobile shortcuts to access tools more quickly. Ask Mobile is currently available on a number of Sprint mobile devices.
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| Headquarters | Emeryville, Calif. |
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| Timeline |
| 2008 |
Ask.com launches free voice-activated capabilities to its Mobile Directions service, "Click to Speak."
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| 2007 |
EPI, publisher of the Entertainment Book, is going to start distributing coupons through AskCity.
Ask unveils Ask3D, a completely re-engineered and redesigned version of Ask.com.
IAC launches Ask Mobile GPS.
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| 2006 |
Ask.com launches AskCity, a new local search site.
Ask Jeeves announces the retirement of the butler character "Jeeves" and changes its name to "Ask.com."
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| 2005 |
Ask Jeeves launches Ask Jeeves Sponsored Listings, a paid listings advertising product.
Ask Jeeves updates MyJeeves and enhances search with Zoom feature and Web Answers.
Ask Jeeves is purchased by IAC/InterActiveCorp.
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| 2004 |
Ask Jeeves begins providing search results to Lycos.
Ask Jeeves launches MyJeeves and updates local search capabilities through a partnership with Citysearch.
Ask Jeeves launches Teoma 3.0 search technology.
Ask Jeeves acquires Tukaroo, provider of desktop search and file management software.
Ask Jeeves acquires Interactive Search Holdings, owner of My Way, iWon, Excite, My Search, My Web Search, MaxOnline advertising network.
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| 2003 |
Ask Jeeves launches Smart Search for product searches.
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| 2002 |
Ask Jeeves? search results integrated into InfoSpace's Metasearch engines.
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| 2001 |
Ask Jeeves purchases Teoma.
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| 2000 |
Ask Jeeves begins retrieving search results from the Open Directory Project (dmoz).
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| 1996 |
Ask Jeeves founded by David Warthen and Garrett Gruener.
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| Last Update: 09/12/08 |
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