Jason Butcher

Ask

Ask.com is a leading search engine on the Web. Millions of people turn to Ask.com to get what they are looking for online everyday.

Founded as Ask Jeeves in 1996 and renamed Ask.com in February 2005, Ask.com is recognized for innovation in search technology and search interface design.

A wholly owned business Ask.com is headquartered in Oakland, California with offices throughout the United States, as well as in Europe and Asia.

Ask continues to develop innovative search technologies & features.

Ask.com ExpertRank algorithm provides relevant search results by identifying the most authoritative sites on the Web. With Ask search technology, it’s not just about who’s biggest: it’s about who’s best. ExpertRank algorithm goes beyond mere link popularity (which ranks pages based on the sheer volume of links pointing to a particular page) to determine popularity among pages considered to be experts on the topic of your search. This is known as subject-specific popularity. Identifying topics (also known as “clusters”), the experts on those topics, and the popularity of millions of pages amongst those experts at the exact moment your search query is conducted requires many additional calculations that other search engines do not perform. The result is world-class relevance that often offers a unique editorial flavor compared to other search engines.