I was walking through the expo hall, which I rarely do, and I spotted at the Ask.com booth this sign.

You read that? “My company just gave up on search. Where do I work now” and then the URL at the bottom. That is Ask.com being funny and then trying to pick up Yahoo Search employees. I am also being told that they are giving away bars of chocolate that say the same line.

Yea, Yahoo did give up on search but I also personally believe Ask.com has also given up on search.

Related Topics: Ask: Business Issues | Ask: Promotions | SEM Industry: Community | Yahoo: Business Issues

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