SEL: Have you downloaded the Ask Jeeves toolbar?

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October 29, 2003

Have you downloaded the Ask Jeeves toolbar?

There has been a lot of news about Ask Jeeves and its, allegedly, inflated stock price. However, despite having little under 3% share of all Internet searches conducted monthly, the search technology behind Ask is extremely stable and reliable.

If you haven't downloaded the Ask Jeeves Toolbar, I can highly recommend that you do so. This great browser addition allows you to search the web, news and local weather as well as offering a search function that searches for kid-friendly web sites.

Those of you who like the "highlight" option offered by the Google Toolbar, will be pleased to find the same option with Ask. The toolbar also features searches for Events, Maps and even the Stock Market.

If you like to use a toolbar for SEO purposes, you might want to stick with the Google version as the Ask offering does not show backward links or cached snapshots and also lacks a pop-up blocker. That being said, if you are looking for a robust, user-friendly search toolbar that provides results from a solid and reliable index, consider downloading this excellent program.

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