Ask Jeeves Decides to Axe Jeeves

[UberLutheran]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4275988.stm

"You ARE the weakest link -- goodbye!"​

 

[Scholar in training]

From the BBC link in the above post: "Citing 'user confusion' over what the butler character represents the search site has said that Jeeves will soon be phased out."

Isn't what the butler represents (search/find) a little... obvious?

 

[MadeInOz]

Awww... ask jeeves has been an institution... he's paying for the fact people can't use their brains for two seconds.

 

[mala]

Awww... ask jeeves has been an institution... he's paying for the fact people can't use their brains for two seconds.

what are these brains you speak of?
google does my thinking for me

 

[Ave Maria]

Noooo, don't get rid of Jeeves!

 

[crossrunner]

what are these brains you speak of?
google does my thinking for me

yeah...I have no memory of my life before google!

 

[MichaelFJF]

The few times I've "Asked Jeeves" it's been a Google search anyway.