Ask Jeeves a Question
You should Ask Jeeves a question when looking for a straightforward answer to a straightforward question.
To ask Jeeves a question, type your question into the search box on the ask Jeeves a question main page.
- Ask Jeeves a question in everyday English. There is no need to ask Jeeves a question using complicated search rules.
Ask Jeeves a question as if talking to a teacher or family member. Example questions to Ask Jeeves:
- How many inches are there in a yard?
- What is the diameter of the moon?
- Where is Timbuktu?
Unlike Ask Jeeves a question, other search engines (like Google) prefer terse search queries:
- inches yard
- moon diameter
- Timbuktu where
But terse queries are more likely be ambiguous than the questions you put to Ask Jeeves a question. Imagine shouting "inches yards!" at a friends. After questioning your sanity, they might think you were asking:
- Can you name two non metric units of measurement?
... rather than, "How many inches are there in a yard?"
So the Ask Jeeves a question approach is more specific. You could try the Ask Jeeves a question approach in other search engines. But the results may not be as good, because the other search engine is not as likely to be optimised for questions.
Who is Jeeves? Why ask Jeeves a question?
Jeeves is the finest creation of English author P.G. Wodehouse. Jeeves was the butler forever getting his confused employer, Bertie Wooster, out of scrapes and sticky situations. Bertie knew the way to get an answer to any of his problems was to ask Jeeves a question.
On 27 February 2006 the Ask Jeeves a question imagery was removed from Ask.com. Rumours suggested that the management felt threatened by the superior intelligence and savoir faire of Jeeves. They did not have the modesty and confidence of Bertie Wooster, who never felt threatened by the vastly superior wisdom of Jeeves.
Rumour also has it that Jeeves remains the defining intelligence at Ask.com, working his magic from the gamekeeper's lodge. The Ask management frequently retire there to ask Jeeves a question about the running of Ask.com. Jeeves is philosophical about them seldom taking his advice, and checks his Google and MSN share options frequently...
Ask Jeeves a question for Kids (AJKids)
Ask Jeeves a question for Kids (AJKids) provides homework and study tools. These include:
- Ask Jeeves a question reference resources: dictionary, thesaurus, world atlas and almanac.
- Ask Jeeves a question subject oriented search pages. These prompt kids with interesting questions. Areas covered include science, maths, astronomy, and biography.
- Ask Jeeves a question useful directories, including a collection of clip art.
Ask Jeeves a question for kids also has fun areas like classic games, video games, and crazy words.
Ask Jeeves a question for adults
Ask Jeeves a question for adults is a lot less fun than Ask Jeeves a question for kids. Ask Jeeves a question for adults reflects the austere design pioneered by Google. However, Ask Jeeves a question for adults offers some interesting links to specialised searches for pictures, news, and more. But most interesting is the row of buttons along the bottom of the Ask Jeeves a question for adults page. The best button takes you to the Ask Jeeves a question for kids site. Others include:
- Ask Jeeves a question Bloglines, which allows you to create a page loaded with the freshest things about the things you love. It's like having a butler deliver your Times newspaper, racing tips, and slippers to the bedside.
- Ask Jeeves a question Downloads. Using this is like sending Jeeves to the village shop. Send him off, and he comes back with toolbars, desktop applications, and many other goodies.
- Ask Jeeves a question MyJeeves gives you personal service from Jeeves. You get more storage space than a Buckingham place wardrobe, access to saved data from different computers, and much more.
- Ask Jeeves a question Smart Search - like asking Jeeves what you should do "this jolly day". Like Jeeves, it gives you fast access to maps, movies, white pages, site previews, the "right" people, dictionaries, weather forecasts, stock quotes, products, news headlines, conversions, popular searches, spell check, advanced search, pictures, and more.
All in all, for that cultured search experience, you could do worse than Ask Jeeves a Question.
