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I like the idea that Gary Price has replaced Jeeves as the go-to guy for information from Ask.com.

Library Journal has an interview with Gary, where he explains that basically, he thought there should be someone at search engine companies to interact with the library/research communities, so Ask said, "Why don't you do it?" Gary's new job is to do outreach/inreach, help Ask learn from libraries their skills in organizing information, and work on product development.

Barry Schwartz says Ask has basically replaced the figurehead/cartoon of Jeeves with the real deal. I like that concept, and agree with it (so much so that I've put my Photoshopping lack-of-skills to task).

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