Ask Jeeves Out-Answers the Search Engines; Ask Jeeves Leads the Third Wave of Internet Search With Question-and-Answer Service.BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1998--Does Viagra Viagra First oral drug for male impotence, generic name sildenafil. Before the FDA approved Viagra in 1998, impotence was treated with surgical implants, suppositories, pumps, and drugs injected into the penis. really work? Is Blues Traveler on tour? Do sharks Sharks may refer to:
trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product , the leading provider of question-and-answer Internet navigation products and services, continues to answer some of the most interesting and practical questions users are asking online. The Ask Jeeves interface allows users to ask questions in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. and receive a single, relevant answer-link. A recent NPD NPD New Product Development NPD Nouveau Parti Démocratique (Canada) NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NPD Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands Online survey found that 70 percent of Web users polled prefer Ask Jeeves' natural language service to traditional search engines. Since 1996, the Ask Jeeves (AJ.com) and Ask Jeeves for Kids (AJkids.com) services have been gathering and answering more than 100,000 questions a day from Web users. The popular Ask Jeeves sites allow adults and children to pose questions in plain English, offering an alternative to lengthy responses to keyword queries from conventional search engines. Ask Jeeves' massive, human-constructed "knowledgebase" points users to relevant Internet sites. The service's proprietary technology is able to answer questions -- ranging from practical to eclectic e·clec·tic adj. 1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy. 2. -- that stump the best search engines:
-- What are Web cookies?
-- What is my used Honda worth?
-- Where can I find a florist in Phoenix?
-- What's on TV tonight?
-- What is the price to earnings ratio of Microsoft?
-- Is Madonna's mole real?
-- What is the weather in Dallas?
-- Why is the sky blue?
-- How can I learn Java?
-- How much wood can a wood chuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck
wood?
-- What does my name mean?
-0- "We make it incredibly easy for users to find exactly what they want online," said Rob Wrubel Rob Wrubel is a serial entrepreneur who has spent the past 20 years bringing cutting edge consumer concepts from the fringe to the mainstream. He has worked across multiple consumer markets from traditional print media, to software, to the alternative health and fitness arena, and , president of Ask Jeeves. "We have the advantage of learning from the tens of millions of questions users have asked and actively use this information to fine tune our knowledgebase. It's the ultimate feedback loop for continuous improvement of our service." Conventional search engines often require users to click through multiple pages but Ask Jeeves can take users directly to the page that best answers their question. If you want to search for the winner of 1953 World Series in any of the top search engines, you would first have to choose a site from a long list and then click through that site to find an answer. Ask Jeeves allows you to simply ask, "Who won the 1953 World Series?" and, in only two clicks, be taken to the page that best answers your question. Ask Jeeves makes finding answers online fast and efficient. Ask Jeeves swiftly answers specific questions by using a proprietary natural language parsing See parse. parsing - parser process linked to a custom knowledgebase of answer-links. The parsing software allows Ask Jeeves to ascertain the different parts of each question, determine how each word within the question is being used and understand the question's meaning. For example, Ask Jeeves can understand the difference between the question "What is the weather in Buffalo?" and "What is a buffalo?" Ask Jeeves' unique search technology is linked to a proprietary database comprised of question-templates and answer-links. This knowledgebase has been constructed by a staff of research editors who constantly search the Web for answers to common and not-so-common questions. Matching questions are presented in a short list, so users can select the closest match and then be taken directly to the relevant Web site -- no scrolling (chat, games) scrolling - To flood a chat room or Internet game with text or macros in an attempt to annoy the occupants. This can often cause the chat room to be "uninhabitable" due to the "noise" created by the scroller. Compare spam. , searching or keyword matching. Ask Jeeves even queries the search engines for you and collates the most accurate results. About The NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD The NPD Group is an international marketing information company headquartered in Port Washington Port Washington, uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,387), Nassau co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on the north shore of Long Island and Manhasset Bay. There is extensive manufacturing, much of it reflecting the region's past association with the aircraft and aerospace , N.Y. Founded in 1953, the firm specializes in providing consumer and retail sales tracking and custom research for a wide range of industries and is the founder of Media Metrix, Inc., the PC Meter company. The Ask Jeeves survey was conducted on June 11, 1998 and sent to more than 5,000 Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f . About Ask Jeeves, Inc. Incorporated in 1996 and based in Berkeley, Ask Jeeves is the leading provider of question-and-answer Web navigation products and services. The company maintains two public Web sites, Ask Jeeves and Ask Jeeves for Kids. Ask Jeeves (AJ.com), permits users to pose questions in plain English and receive relevant answer links for each question. The children's site, Ask Jeeves for Kids (AJKids.com) is the safest and easiest way for children to access the Internet. When customized for a single corporate site, the Ask Jeeves technology can function as an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. customer service agent, technical support agent, or online sales agent. Ask Jeeves is the fastest and most accurate way for users of all levels to get answers online. For more information visit http://AJ.com/factsheet/ or call 510/649-8685. Editors please contact Colin Smith, Antenna Group, 415/977-1912 or colin@antennapr.com.
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