WebSavvy
28-05-2002, 18:36/06:36PM
Teoma.com Traffic Increases 2100 Percent According to
Latest Nielsen//Net Ratings
Recently Launched Search Engine Fastest Growing Site on the
Web During April 2002
EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 28, 2002 -- Teoma.com (pronounced tee-O-ma) experienced the greatest increase in traffic on the Web for April 2002, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, the global standard in Internet audience measurement and analysis. Teoma.com, which was taken out of beta on April 2, 2002, saw a 2100 percent increase in traffic from approximately 25,000 unique users a month to nearly one million unique users in April. Teoma(SM) is a search engine that goes beyond traditional search techniques to apply a new measure of relevance to deliver authoritative results to consumers. Teoma's authoritative
methodology associates a level of expertise or knowledge with a search result to improve relevancy. Started by a team of scientists from Rutgers University, Teoma was acquired by Ask Jeeves(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: ASKJ) in September 2001.
"Teoma's unique approach to navigating the Web provides searchers with highly relevant results," said Steve Berkowitz, president of Ask Jeeves Web Properties. "The positive reaction of the public to the launch of Teoma.com is evidence of consumers' desire for alternate search choices and Teoma is meeting this need."
Ask Jeeves and Teoma Nielsen
//NetRatings also reported that Ask Jeeves at Ask.com is ranked as the second most visited search engine on the Web and the second ranked search site in the category, "minutes per user per month," for the month of April. A leading search provider since 1996, Ask Jeeves
provides its 16.6 million users with a guided search experience -
helping them find answers to their everyday needs. Teoma.com provides a pure search experience. Both sites are powered by Teoma's technology.
About Ask Jeeves Web Properties
Through advanced technologies, Ask Jeeves Web Properties provide consumers with authoritative and fast ways to find relevant answers to their everyday searches. Ask Jeeves delivers its search technologies and services through its own Web sites at Ask Jeeves (Ask.com) and Teoma (Teoma.com). The Ask Jeeves Keyword Network(SM), the Company's advertising services network, provides advertisers with innovative, targeted and effective tools for reaching a broad base of highly valuable customers. Ask Jeeves Web Properties also syndicates its
technologies to portals, infomediaries, and content and destination sites to help companies increase e-commerce and advertising revenue through powerful search.
About Ask Jeeves, Inc.
Ask Jeeves is a leading provider of intuitive, intelligent question
answering technologies and services. Ask Jeeves' solutions enable companies to convert online shoppers to buyers, reduce support costs, understand customer preferences and improve customer retention. Ask Jeeves also syndicates its solutions to portals, infomediaries, and content and destination sites to help companies increase e-commerce and advertising revenue. Ask Jeeves Web Properties deploys its solutions on Ask Jeeves (Ask.com) and Teoma (Teoma.com) to provide consumers with
real-time access to information, products and services, and to help
companies target and acquire qualified prospects. For more information, visit www.Ask.com, www.Teoma.com, or www.JeevesSolutions.com, or call 510-985-7400.
NOTE: Ask Jeeves and Ask.com are registered trademarks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Ask Jeeves Keyword Network and Teoma are service marks and trademarks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Other marks may be the property of their respective owners.
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Contacts:
Ask Jeeves, Inc./Teoma
Alexa McCann
+1-212-807-9741 ext. 129
alexa@askjeeves.com
Dotted Line Communications
Aimee Clark
+1-617-267-9794
aimee@dottedlinecomm.com,
for Ask Jeeves, Inc./Teoma
Latest Nielsen//Net Ratings
Recently Launched Search Engine Fastest Growing Site on the
Web During April 2002
EMERYVILLE, Calif., May 28, 2002 -- Teoma.com (pronounced tee-O-ma) experienced the greatest increase in traffic on the Web for April 2002, according to Nielsen//NetRatings, the global standard in Internet audience measurement and analysis. Teoma.com, which was taken out of beta on April 2, 2002, saw a 2100 percent increase in traffic from approximately 25,000 unique users a month to nearly one million unique users in April. Teoma(SM) is a search engine that goes beyond traditional search techniques to apply a new measure of relevance to deliver authoritative results to consumers. Teoma's authoritative
methodology associates a level of expertise or knowledge with a search result to improve relevancy. Started by a team of scientists from Rutgers University, Teoma was acquired by Ask Jeeves(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: ASKJ) in September 2001.
"Teoma's unique approach to navigating the Web provides searchers with highly relevant results," said Steve Berkowitz, president of Ask Jeeves Web Properties. "The positive reaction of the public to the launch of Teoma.com is evidence of consumers' desire for alternate search choices and Teoma is meeting this need."
Ask Jeeves and Teoma Nielsen
//NetRatings also reported that Ask Jeeves at Ask.com is ranked as the second most visited search engine on the Web and the second ranked search site in the category, "minutes per user per month," for the month of April. A leading search provider since 1996, Ask Jeeves
provides its 16.6 million users with a guided search experience -
helping them find answers to their everyday needs. Teoma.com provides a pure search experience. Both sites are powered by Teoma's technology.
About Ask Jeeves Web Properties
Through advanced technologies, Ask Jeeves Web Properties provide consumers with authoritative and fast ways to find relevant answers to their everyday searches. Ask Jeeves delivers its search technologies and services through its own Web sites at Ask Jeeves (Ask.com) and Teoma (Teoma.com). The Ask Jeeves Keyword Network(SM), the Company's advertising services network, provides advertisers with innovative, targeted and effective tools for reaching a broad base of highly valuable customers. Ask Jeeves Web Properties also syndicates its
technologies to portals, infomediaries, and content and destination sites to help companies increase e-commerce and advertising revenue through powerful search.
About Ask Jeeves, Inc.
Ask Jeeves is a leading provider of intuitive, intelligent question
answering technologies and services. Ask Jeeves' solutions enable companies to convert online shoppers to buyers, reduce support costs, understand customer preferences and improve customer retention. Ask Jeeves also syndicates its solutions to portals, infomediaries, and content and destination sites to help companies increase e-commerce and advertising revenue. Ask Jeeves Web Properties deploys its solutions on Ask Jeeves (Ask.com) and Teoma (Teoma.com) to provide consumers with
real-time access to information, products and services, and to help
companies target and acquire qualified prospects. For more information, visit www.Ask.com, www.Teoma.com, or www.JeevesSolutions.com, or call 510-985-7400.
NOTE: Ask Jeeves and Ask.com are registered trademarks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Ask Jeeves Keyword Network and Teoma are service marks and trademarks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Other marks may be the property of their respective owners.
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Contacts:
Ask Jeeves, Inc./Teoma
Alexa McCann
+1-212-807-9741 ext. 129
alexa@askjeeves.com
Dotted Line Communications
Aimee Clark
+1-617-267-9794
aimee@dottedlinecomm.com,
for Ask Jeeves, Inc./Teoma