ABOUT IAC
ADVERTISE Ask Kids is a search engine designed for young people ages 6 to 12. It is a fun way for kids and their parents to quickly and easily research school topics like science, math, geography, language arts and history in a search environment that's safer and more age-appropriate than traditional, adult search engines. Each web site in the Ask Kids core search index was selected by the Ask.com editorial team as child-appropriate or as a relevant and practical site for reference and learning. Ask's proprietary search algorithm identifies communities and collections of web sites linked to the core list, and is then filtered to remove adult content.
MOBILE A leading search engine on the web, Ask.com combines world-class search technology with one-of-a-kind search tools to help people get what they are looking for faster. Ask.com's ExpertRank ranking algorithm gives relevant search results by identifying the most authoritative sites on the web: With ExpertRank, it's not just about which sites are the biggest: it's about which ones are the best. Ask.com sites include Ask.com US (www.Ask.com ), Ask.com Deutschland, Ask.com Espana, Ask.com France, Ask.com Italia, Ask.com Japan, Ask.com Nederland, Ask.com UK, Ask Sponsored Listings, Bloglines.com, Dictionary.com, Reference.com and Thesaurus.com. Additionally, Ask.com syndicates its search technology and advertising units to a network of affiliate partners.
FACTS
- Founded in 1996, acquired by IAC in July 2005 and headquartered in Oakland, CA, Ask.com is a pioneer in internet search; it was introduced as Ask Jeeves in 1997 and then re-launched as Ask.com in 2006
- Ask.com has 71 million unique users globally (comScore October 08)
- In September 2001, Ask.com acquired Teoma Technologies, Inc., a next generation search technology that is the core of the Ask search engine
- Search is the second most used activity on the web after email. The search market is expected to grow to $19.4 billion in 2009 from $5.8 billion in 2004 (Goldman Sachs)
- In May 2008, Ask.com acquired Lexico, owner of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com
- In August 2008, Ask.com launched the all-new Ask Kids search engine designed for children making a fun, safe search environment with a select core search index
- International sites: Ask.com France, Ask.com Germany, Ask.com Italia, Ask.com Netherlands, Ask.com Spain, Ask.com UK
- 2008 Official Honoree of the 12th annual Webby Awards in five categories
- Best Practices - Ask.com w/ new Ask3D
- Services - Ask.com w/ new Ask3D
- Best Visual Design/Function - Ask.com w/ new Ask3D
- Best Home/Welcome Page - Ask.com Skins
- Listings & Updates - AskMobile
- Received 2008 Webware 100 award for Search & Reference by Webware, a CNET site
- Ask.com won PC World's 25 Most Innovative Products Award in December 2007
- Ask.com named the fastest-growing search engine in customer satisfaction, measured by American Consumer Satisfaction Index and JD Power
VISIT >ASK SPONSORED LISTINGS
Ask Sponsored Listings (ASL) offers pay-per-click (PPC) advertising that includes local and national distribution. Businesses only pay if people click on the ads. Ask Sponsored Listings works with businesses of all sizes, no matter the budget. Ask Sponsored Listings' clients have access to searchers through Ask.com's network of over 100 online properties and services including search sites, meta search sites, portals and lifestyle, technology, travel and business sites.
Ask Sponsored Listings will:
Through Ask Sponsored Listings, businesses can put their online advertising dollars to work by connecting their target audience with what they have to offer.
VISIT >BLOGLINES
Founded in 2003, Bloglines is a free online service for searching subscribing, creating and sharing news feeds, blogs and rich web content.
Acquired in May 2008, this family of Lexico sites are the leading provider of multi-source search services on the web.