Kevin Harrington

Will Ask Jeeves ask.co.uk make it to 11 years old?

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I have to say I had forgotten all about the search engine Ask Jeeves www.ask.co.uk. I was on The Guardian news website and I tripped over a story about Ask Jeeves being 10 years old. Well there’s a tail of survival!

So what do you think the chances of Ask still being there in another 10 years? I would want good odds to bet a fiver on that one, especially as their idea of a 10th birthday promotion is to use a bunch of people I’d forgotten all about: Nicky Clarke, Sarah Beeny and Russell Grant.

Good synergy though…well done. Perhaps I should ask Google who they are?

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Kevin Harrington is a Partner at Exit Factor UK, helping SME owners increase business value & build a rewarding, well-planned exit. Former CMO at BBC Worldwide.
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One response to “Will Ask Jeeves ask.co.uk make it to 11 years old?”

  1. Kevin Harrington

    June 2025 and Ask Jeeves is still trundling along. I tried a couple of searches and the results were poor; vague results, too many sponsored links.

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