Comments on: Ask and Ask Again. You’ll Probably Get the Same Old Answer http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Check Page Rank http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57658 Check Page Rank Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:29:16 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57658 What a nice name. Ask? How much for the domain? What a nice name. Ask? How much for the domain?

]]> By: Jacques Snyman http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57436 Jacques Snyman Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:49:03 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57436 So who actually uses Ask? The comparison with the cousin that "doesn't get it" is hilarious! So who actually uses Ask? The comparison with the cousin that “doesn’t get it” is hilarious!

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57388 Dennis Edell Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:35:41 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57388 I used it exclusively in the beginning. Now I need to be reminded it's there. <em>Dennis Edell's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DirectSalesWebMarketing/~3/412485345/' rel="nofollow">Knowledge Link Love #1: What Are Your Favorite Social Networks and Why?</a></em> I used it exclusively in the beginning. Now I need to be reminded it’s there.

Dennis Edell’s last blog post..Knowledge Link Love #1: What Are Your Favorite Social Networks and Why?

]]> By: iPod Fan http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57384 iPod Fan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:34:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57384 Cap, you say you are concerned about the accuracy, but does Google give accurate results? There are people spending a lot of money on getting their website to the top of the lot but it doesn't mean that their website is the best or has truthful information. Look at what's happened inthe past. George Bush came first for failure and if you typed in French war victories it gave you "Did you mean French defeats". Google can't guarantee accuracy any more than any other search engine as the results are as good as the website coders. John <em>iPod Fan's last blog post..<a href='http://freeipodsetc.co.uk/blog/earth4energy/' rel="nofollow">Earth4Energy</a></em> Cap, you say you are concerned about the accuracy, but does Google give accurate results? There are people spending a lot of money on getting their website to the top of the lot but it doesn’t mean that their website is the best or has truthful information. Look at what’s happened inthe past. George Bush came first for failure and if you typed in French war victories it gave you “Did you mean French defeats”.

Google can’t guarantee accuracy any more than any other search engine as the results are as good as the website coders.

John

iPod Fan’s last blog post..Earth4Energy

]]> By: Nicole Price http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57361 Nicole Price Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:35:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57361 Ask? Who?? <em>Nicole Price's last blog post..<a href='http://www.greatpriceshere.com/2008/10/07/discount-lingerie/' rel="nofollow">Discount Lingerie</a></em> Ask? Who??

Nicole Price’s last blog post..Discount Lingerie

]]> By: tmdesigner http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57356 tmdesigner Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:05:16 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57356 It looks like that Ask is not on race.. We will find more answers in other Search Engine. Corrupt Disk?? It looks like that Ask is not on race.. We will find more answers in other Search Engine.
Corrupt Disk??

]]> By: christmas trees http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57345 christmas trees Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:37:15 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57345 very less people use the ASk.com. Bcoz it doesn't have large database like google.com <em>christmas trees's last blog post..<a href='http://www.christmashungama.com/mini-christmas-tree-lights/' rel="nofollow">Mini Christmas Tree Lights</a></em> very less people use the ASk.com. Bcoz it doesn’t have large database like google.com

christmas trees’s last blog post..Mini Christmas Tree Lights

]]> By: Goran Web Design http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57335 Goran Web Design Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:01:00 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57335 To be honest, I hadn't heard of "ASK" before. They're only surviving because they've been backed by Google, but how many people really ise them for search? Not much! To be honest, I hadn’t heard of “ASK” before. They’re only surviving because they’ve been backed by Google, but how many people really ise them for search? Not much!

]]> By: Zurpit http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57302 Zurpit Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:18:58 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57302 Its good to see they are trying to improve their site, lots of sites lately are updating their design, I guess its so they can stay fresh in the competition Its good to see they are trying to improve their site, lots of sites lately are updating their design, I guess its so they can stay fresh in the competition

]]> By: PS3 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57296 PS3 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:11:28 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57296 Frank, you really don't sound like a fan of Ask! When it first came out with it's lovely, British "Ask Jeeves" branding I took an initial liking to it (being from the UK) but after using it for a while, it just didn't cut the mustard. Frank, you really don’t sound like a fan of Ask!

When it first came out with it’s lovely, British “Ask Jeeves” branding I took an initial liking to it (being from the UK) but after using it for a while, it just didn’t cut the mustard.

]]> By: Utah SEO Pro http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57290 Utah SEO Pro Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:58:07 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57290 They just aren't giving up are they? <em>Utah SEO Pro's last blog post..<a href='http://www.jordankasteler.com/utah-seo-pro-blog/link-metrics/' rel="nofollow">Link Metrics for SEO</a></em> They just aren’t giving up are they?

Utah SEO Pro’s last blog post..Link Metrics for SEO

]]> By: kouji http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57280 kouji Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:28:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57280 indeed. it did seem to have some promise all those years ago, and i did try using it for a time. now, it's just fading into search obscurity for me. <em>kouji's last blog post..<a href='http://haiku-poems-blog.blogspot.com/2008/10/haiku-poem-nature-bird.html' rel="nofollow">haiku poem: nature (bird)</a></em> indeed. it did seem to have some promise all those years ago, and i did try using it for a time. now, it’s just fading into search obscurity for me.

kouji’s last blog post..haiku poem: nature (bird)

]]> By: John Metzler http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57277 John Metzler Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:12:20 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57277 I never understood why they phased out the "Jeeves" part years ago. It might have been a little gimmicky but it was memorable and the brand really set them apart from what other search engines were doing. A boring Ask.com logo doesn't have the same effect the giant butler balloon did in their Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade promotion, would it? I never understood why they phased out the “Jeeves” part years ago. It might have been a little gimmicky but it was memorable and the brand really set them apart from what other search engines were doing.

A boring Ask.com logo doesn’t have the same effect the giant butler balloon did in their Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade promotion, would it?

]]> By: QuickPWN http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57249 QuickPWN Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:11:42 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57249 I don't really use Ask because Google is more up to date and indexes websites quicker. You can find everything you want in Google. Searches don't necessarily need to be in question format. <em>QuickPWN's last blog post..<a href='http://www.quickpwn.com/2008/09/install-flash-player-iphone-app.html' rel="nofollow">Install Flash Player iPhone App</a></em> I don’t really use Ask because Google is more up to date and indexes websites quicker. You can find everything you want in Google. Searches don’t necessarily need to be in question format.

QuickPWN’s last blog post..Install Flash Player iPhone App

]]> By: SoLinkable http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57245 SoLinkable Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57245 Wait. People still use Ask? I'd like to see some names. All five of them. Wait. People still use Ask? I’d like to see some names. All five of them.

]]> By: Lyal Avery http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57244 Lyal Avery Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:43:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57244 As Diller's pointed out, gaining market share as the third player means huge end-over profitability. My complaint with Ask is that they crawl my sites like mad, yet always have an index lag of several months. Every time I create an htaccess file and robots.txt, I simply deinclude them. With a platform and crawl rate change, I think they'd improve their relevance because more site owners would actually allow them to see their content. As Diller’s pointed out, gaining market share as the third player means huge end-over profitability.

My complaint with Ask is that they crawl my sites like mad, yet always have an index lag of several months. Every time I create an htaccess file and robots.txt, I simply deinclude them. With a platform and crawl rate change, I think they’d improve their relevance because more site owners would actually allow them to see their content.

]]> By: CAP Digi Soft http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2008/10/ask-and-ask-again-youll-probably-get-the-same-old-answer.html/comment-page-1#comment-57241 CAP Digi Soft Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:40:11 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/?p=6033#comment-57241 It’s a good move from Ask. Most of the SE’s does not include answers result (Yahoo, wiki answers etc) in it’s search results. But my concern here is about the accuracy of results being given to the users. Also why Ask does not include forums, article websites in it’s search results. Bcoz most of the queries will be asked in those websites apart from answers websites. It’s a good move from Ask. Most of the SE’s does not include answers result (Yahoo, wiki answers etc) in it’s search results. But my concern here is about the accuracy of results being given to the users. Also why Ask does not include forums, article websites in it’s search results. Bcoz most of the queries will be asked in those websites apart from answers websites.

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