Dude, Ask.com is officially dead. Seriously, the Internet's favorite butler has clocked out.<br> <br> So, the big news is that Ask.com has shut down completely. After 25 years of answering everyone's questions, they officially closed their search business on May 1st. The official word from InterActiveCorp is that they're sharpening their focus, and that's where Ask.com got left behind.<br> <br> It’s kinda bittersweet. Jeeves, the mascot, is totally gone, and it feels like a real loss for a piece of the early web. But here's the kicker: Ask Jeeves actually laid some groundwork. That natural language answering was kinda the precursor to what ChatGPT is now, so you gotta give them credit for that early AI vibe.<br> <br> Seeing Ask.com join the graveyard with competitors like AltaVista is a real marker. It feels like another era of the internet is officially over. It’s wild how many foundational tools just vanish, leaving behind the legacy.<br> <br> For those of us who still type out full questions instead of just hitting Google, Ask.com was a whole different experience. They were the detailed answer machine.<br> <br> Source: https://www.engadget.com/2163129/ask-com-has-shut-down-marking-official-farewell-to-internet-favorite-butler/