How can I help you sir (ask.co.uk)

Member Name: sweetlady

Product:	ask.co.uk
Date:	10/09/01 (24 review reads)
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Advantages: Searches quite a few search engines for you

Disadvantages: Sometimes the results are random and it stalls frequently

If you didn't know, Jeeves will search a number of really good search engines for you as well as it's own database, but it doesn't always include certain search engines and seems random at times which can be extremely unhelpful.

I particularly don't like the way that sites from their own database are loaded within their own frameset which obscures the actual web site address until you remove the frames.

One other thing I have noticed with the ask.co.uk is that it quite frequently stalls for ages (or stops) when trying to download something (probably animations) from ad.uk.doubleclick.net which has been so frustrating that I have just used another search engine.

I think the search engines they have chosen are good for the UK, but I do find quite a lot of dead links even from their own database and some of the sites in their database are poor whilst other quality sites that I know exist are just missing.

This has gone from being an excellent search engine to being a mediocre one in the space of about 2 years.

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