Google isn't only fast on the browser side, where queries come in, but on the indexing side, where the voracious BigTable on Google's back end chows on the content the Googlebot delivers.
A management reorg at Barry Diller's IAC has Match.com's former CEO Jim Safka heading up the Ask.com division, with outgoing CEO Jim Lanzone heading for the world of venture capital.
SES San Jose co-chair Chris Sherman took Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone on a little question and answer journey for the morning conference keynote.
Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone and Google VP of Search Products & User Experience Marissa Mayer will be the featured keynote speakers at next week's SES San Jose conference.
A swiftly-outed faux guerrilla marketing campaign in London by the Ask search engine has drawn positive and negative responses from observers.