LONDON, June 17 /PRNewswire/ --
- Delivering the Best Answers to User Questions
The internet search engine Ask Jeeves has today unveiled its proprietary
database of 300 million question-and-answer pairs for consumers in the United
Kingdom and United States.
Using core search technology launched in October 2008, Ask Jeeves
achieved this industry milestone of 300 million high-quality Q&A pairs by
crawling and indexing questions and answers from numerous and diversified
sources across the web.
The search engine then filtered out insignificant and less meaningful
answer formats using its semantic search technology advancements in
clustering, rephrasing, and answer relevance. The result is a Q&A database
that is fine-tuned to give consumers the best answer, the first time, every
time through streamlined, localised, concise results.
For example, when asked the question "how do I train a puppy?" Ask Jeeves
will return in-depth Q&A pairs from a series of diverse and multiple
authoritative sources across the web - giving consumers a selection of
options they can use to take action. Ask Jeeves' unique Q&A results are also
injected and blended into standard web search results pages.
Cesar Mascaraque, managing director of Ask Jeeves Europe, said: "We are
thrilled to announce the launch of 300 million Q&A pairings on Ask Jeeves.
This new Q&A database builds on our strategy to provide a unique and
differentiated search experience in the UK.
"In recent months we have focused hard on improving the areas of the site
we know our users care most about - the speed, the look, and the relevancy of
the search results. I strongly believe Ask Jeeves is best placed to lead the
industry in semantic search technology.
"Consumers ask questions three times more on Ask Jeeves than on any other
search engine and this new Q&A database will enable us to further deliver the
best answer, the first time, every time."
Notes to Editors:
Ask Jeeves is the 10th largest Internet brand in the UK, reaching 39% of
the Internet population [source ComScore]. Ask Jeeves in the UK has 15
million unique users per month, while Ask.com in the US has 75 million unique
users per month.
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