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Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz: We're Not a Search Company

Yahoo isn't a search company, according to CEO Carol Bartz. It isn't interested in fighting the behemoth that is Google. That war is far too costly to wage.READ»

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Ask.com: Stop Copying Us, Google, Bing, Yahoo

Is Ask.com giving up on the algorithmic search battle? Yes, but that's not the whole story. Company President Doug Leeds explains why human-assisted question-and-answer search is the future.READ»

Ask.com to Relaunch as Expert Q&A Service

Remember Ask.com, that pre-Google site with the cute butler logo, Jeeves? Well, it's about to relaunch with a new ethos: answering questions, not keywords.READ»

Have Questions? Hunch Has Answers (And a Few More Questions)

Are you more likely to spoon or to be spooned? Are alien abductions fake or real? How good are you at catching fly balls? Hunch.com wants to know, not for its own benefit, but for yours. Launched today, Hunch helps users find ...READ»