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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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  3. 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!"

  4. 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."
  5. Who? by StevenHenderson · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  6. 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!!

  7. 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.

  8. 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!

  9. 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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