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Ask Jeeves Looks to Outshine Google

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the add-some-animated-gifs dept.

bizpile writes "The AP is reporting that Ask Jeeves is looking to distinguish itself from its competitors by adding new tools for visitors to save and organize links to Web pages they find through the company's online search engine. "Google is not better than us," said Jim Lanzone, an Ask Jeeves senior vice president. "We are both operating at a world-class level. We just have a different flavor." This free feature is scheduled to be unveiled Tuesday." With Amazon's new search engine recently arising, it definitely appears to be a critical time for search engines.

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  1. Just as good as Google.... by YankeeInExile · · Score: 3, Funny

    The line Google is not better than us, we're both world class reminds me so much of Doctor Nick's "As Good As Doctor Hibbert" yellow page ad in the Simpsons.

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  2. Flavor? by Chagatai · · Score: 5, Funny
    "We are both operating at a world-class level. We just have a different flavor."

    Kind of like pork ice cream.

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    1. Re:Flavor? by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
      Kind of like pork ice cream.

      Or from one of the Simpsons episodes, where they visit a dollar store and pass a stack of cases of

      Cool Ranch Cola

      My stomach turns every time I think what that might be like.

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    2. Re:Flavor? by Dun+Malg · · Score: 2, Funny
      Also:

      "No pizza. Only Khlavkalash!"

      "We've got Mountain Dew and Crab Juice"
      "Ew, uch, ewww, yuch! I'll take the crab juice."

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  3. I prefer Aks Jeeves.... by trp642 · · Score: 2, Funny

    http://lungfishstudio.users.btopenworld.com/mung/f lash/aksjeeves.swf

  4. Not better by Negatyfus · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Google is not better than us," Jim Lanzone of Ask Jeeves said. "Google is nowhere near as good as we are! In fact, Google does not exist! They are nowhere near Bagdhad! And we have shot down one of their Apache helicopters!"

  5. I've seen this before.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    ... by adding new tools for visitors to save and organize links to Web pages they find through the company's online search engine.
    I liked that feature better the first time, in the original Mosaic browser, when they called it "Bookmarks."
  6. Google as a verb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    What about Google? It's a used as a verb now.

    It's a perfectly cromulent word.

  7. Who? by StevenHenderson · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had never heard of Ask Jeeves until I googled for it.

  8. Re:A Younger Jeeves by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Hair transplant didn't take, however

  9. Rest of the quote by revery · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Google is not better than us," said Jim Lanzone

    They just deliver better results and are more useful to the average user. And if that makes them better... [whispers to aide]what was my point again[/whisper] ...we have a cartoon butler!!

  10. Different flavors.... by thewiz · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Google is not better than us," said Jim Lanzone, an Ask Jeeves senior vice president. "We are both operating at a world-class level. We just have a different flavor."

    I prefer my Google with chocolate and sprinkles.

    If your favorite search engine were a flavor, what would it be?

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  11. deifnitely ! by bwy · · Score: 5, Funny

    it deifnitely appears to be a critical time for search engines.

    It also deifnitely appears to be a critical time for dictionary.com.

  12. Really? by jbrw · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Looks to Outshine Google"? Well i'll be...

    I wonder how much boardroom time was wasted on trying to decided whether to announce the "Outshine Google" press release or the "Continue to Be Google's Bitches" press release?

    Thank god there are highly paid staff in place at Ask Jeeves who can make the right decisions for the stockholders!

  13. I just 'Asked Jeeves' something..... by HerculesMO · · Score: 5, Funny

    Query: "Does AskJeeves suck?" First Hit Title: "10/19/1999: ASK JEEVES is the worst site on the internet" I'd say it works pretty well... :)

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  14. Re:What's the big deal with Google? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I use different search engines all the time, more for a laugh than anything

    And they say that Nerds never do anything exciting!
  15. Re:What a crock of poo. by moonbender · · Score: 2, Funny

    What about Google? It's a used as a verb now.

    So is "ask" the trademark word pioneered by the just-as-good engine AskJeeves. It's even used figuratively outside the context of web searching - talk about capturing people's minds!

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  16. Telling. by teamhasnoi · · Score: 2, Funny
    How can jeeves outshine google?

    First result of Ask Jeeves: Hmm?

    First result of Google: Ahem.

    There you have it.

  17. Re:Perpetual also-rans have a place in this world. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    What's a pop up ad?

  18. Re:Perpetual also-rans have a place in this world. by Mr+Guy · · Score: 2, Funny

    A pop up ad is a reminder to use an up to date browser, or at least whatever kludge tool forces your browser to behave itself.

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  19. Re:Perpetual also-rans have a place in this world. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    In marketing, you would learn...

    I didn't find this to be the case at all...

  20. And the related query... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ... "Suck Your Dick Jeeves" is shown in the Related Searches box.

  21. Been there by apankrat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Must be Atkins or something

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