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Ask retreats from web searches

Ask.com decides to stop investing in its search engine and return to answering questions using third party software.

Senh: I think this is old news, but some people may have missed it. Q&A seems like a natural fit for the domain. It begin as a q&a site, so refocusing on it makes sense. It's a way to differentiate itself from Google and Bing. The only problem is there might be a monopoly on search. Right now, It's really just Google. Bing doesn't command enough market share yet.

 

Exclusive: Bloglines Will Be Resurrected By IAC-Funded MerchantCircle

The saga continues. After informing us in September that the IAC-owned Bloglines was to be shut down permanently, Ask.com (the IAC property that operates Bloglines) has resurrected the troubled RSS feeder, the company tells TechCrunch exclusively.

 

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