So Long Jeeves and Ask.com, Relics of Yesterday’s Internet

The pioneering search engine shut down on May 1, after nearly 30 years in operation. By Ali Watkins In the digital wilds of ...

Ask.com has shut down, marking the official farewell to the internet's favorite butler

Ask.com, the search engine previously known for its butler mascot named Jeeves, has officially shut down. While Ask Jeeves ...
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OG conversational search engine Ask.com has answered its last question

Ask's parent company, InterActiveCorp (IAC), discontinued its search business on May 1, 2026.

RIP Ask Jeeves: Historic Google Search rival shuts down after 30 years

Ask.com, formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has officially shut down its search business as of May 1, 2026, after 25 years of ...
FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Sorry, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down search after nearly 30 years

Ask.com posted a farewell message on its website, announcing that the search engine would shut down as of Friday, May 1.
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Early search engine Ask.com shuts down after 25 years

One of the web’s early search engines, launched before Google’s debut, Ask.com, has officially shut down. "As IAC [American holding company] continues to sharpen its focus, we have made the decision ...
Techopedia

Ask.com Has Shut Down, but Ask Jeeves’ Vision of Search is Everywhere

Ask.com has shut down, ending the Ask Jeeves era just as AI chatbots make question-based search feel normal again.
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Ask.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, once known as Ask Jeeves before Google era

Ask.com, once known as Ask Jeeves, has officially shut down after nearly 30 years online, ending the journey of one of the ...