Yesterday an Associated Press report by Michael Liedtke stated that Ask.com wants to "abandon" its effort to outshine Google in a "dramatic about-face," instead focusing on "finding answers to basic questions about recipes, hobbies, children"s homework, entertainment and health" catering to "to married women primarily living in the southern and midwestern United States" (while laying off 8% of its employees).
Now, according to Forbes, an Ask.com spokesperson says that "reports of the site becoming oriented towards o ...
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