The pioneering search engine shut down on May 1, after nearly 30 years in operation. By Ali Watkins In the digital wilds of Y2K, we came to him with our most probing questions. He told us about ...

Ask.com, the search engine and question-and-answer service formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has shut down. Ask Jeeves first launched in 1996 and, with its focus on answering conversational questions ...

After a 25-year run, `answer engine’ Ask.com has officially shut down, marking the end of one of the internet’s earliest attempts to make search more conversational and intuitive. It’s parent company ...