R.I.P. Jeeves

[manatree]

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.
NYTimes



Nothing like the days of unjaded optimism of Netscape Navigator and Ask Jeeves.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

 

[Midnighter]

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.
NYTimes

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Nothing like the days of unjaded optimism of Netscape Navigator and Ask Jeeves.

MetaCrawler, Magellan, Dogpile, Bing….

 

[bbrown]

MetaCrawler, Magellan, Dogpile, Bing….

Isnt' Bing still around?
The other one I remember was WebCrawler and maybe another called "Gopher" but not sure about that one.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

MetaCrawler, Magellan, Dogpile, Bing….

Never told you a damn thing.