Teoma Search Bar

[Farhan]

Dont know where I read it, but it was a nice headline

Teoma vs Google
Round 2

Teoma is again in the news with a search bar similar to Google, with far less features to what Google offers.
Still worth checking.

http://sp.ask.com/docs/teoma/toolbar/

[WebSavvy]

Hi Farhan,

I've been offline for almost 10 days while moving into my new house. Upon checking my emails I was sent a press release from AskJeeves Inc. about the new toolbar. I thought I'd post it here, if anyone else would like to read it. :)



Subj: Teoma Search Bar Launches
Date: 6/25/02 6:49:29 AM Central Daylight Time
From: newsdesk@primezone.com (Ask Jeeves, Inc.)


Teoma Search Bar Launches

Fast Growing Search Engine Adds Feature in Response to User
Demand

EMERYVILLE, Calif., June 25, 2002 -- Ask Jeeves Web Properties today announced the launch of the Teoma Search Bar(SM), a free online navigational tool that lets users access Teoma.com from any Web page. Once installed, the Search Bar will appear along with the Internet Explorer toolbar, letting users quickly and easily use Teoma.com to conduct Web-wide searches.

Teoma's Search Bar includes:


-- The Highlight feature, which lets users highlight search terms as
they appear on a Web page whether accessed through the Teoma Search
Bar or a Web browser and highlights terms in up to six colors;
-- The Email this page to a friend feature that lets users email any
Web page along with a personal message with a click of a button;
-- The Dictionary Search function that lets users look-up words with
Merriam-Webster online; and
-- Web browser functionality allowing Teoma Search Bar users to type
specific Web addresses into its search box and be taken directly to
the desired site.



"The Teoma Search Bar is a powerful companion for users surfing the Internet, giving them access to highly authoritative and relevant search results from anywhere on the Web," says Jim Lanzone, vice president of product management for Ask Jeeves. "The explosive growth of Teoma.com since its public launch in April is very encouraging and further validates our belief that Teoma represents the next generation of search technology."

Available at www.teoma.com/toolbar, the Teoma Search Bar is
configurable by the user. From the drop down menu that is generated off the Teoma(SM) logo, users can add or remove any buttons, including changing the Button Format (flat or raised), selecting the Highlight color, and removing the Button Text, creating a customized toolbar that suits their needs and interests. Users with Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP
and Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher will be able to download the free Teoma Search Bar. As the Teoma team upgrades the Search Bar with new features and functionality, they will be added as non-active options to the Search Bar, ensuring that users have access to its latest offerings.

"Since the launch of Teoma.com, the addition of a toolbar has been the number one request of Teoma users," added Lanzone. "We're proud to have quickly addressed this demand by developing and delivering this tool to our users, and we'll continue to add new features to the Search Bar that will enhance the search experience."

Teoma.com 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. When users type a word or phrase into Teoma.com, search results are sorted into three different categories- visible to users as Results, Refine, and Resources. Under these headings, users receive results of relevant Web pages, suggestions for refining or narrowing
their search, and links to directories from experts and enthusiasts.

In April, the month Teoma.com launched out of beta, Nielson/NetRatings reported that Teoma.com's site traffic increased by 2,100 percent, from approximately 25,000 unique users in March to nearly one million unique users in April, making Teoma.com the fastest growing site on the Web for that month.

About Teoma

Teoma search technology has significantly more functionality and
relevance than competitive search technologies due to its unique
approach for dividing the Web into natural communities, analyzing
topic-specific Web content, and ranking a page based on the number of same subject pages that reference it. Teoma search technology began in 1998 as a research project by scientists at Rutgers University, and was acquired by Ask Jeeves, Inc., in September 2001. More information about Teoma can be found at www.teoma.com.

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 Jeeves for Kids, Jeeves Tours, and Teoma to help companies target and acquire qualified prospects online and to provide
consumers with real-time access to information, products and services. For more information, visit http://www.Ask.com or call 510-985-7400.

NOTE: Ask Jeeves and Ask.com are registered trademarks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Teoma, Teoma.com and Teoma Search Bar are service marks and trademarks of Ask Jeeves, Inc. Other marks may be the property of their respective owners.


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Ask Jeeves, Inc.
Carrie Bishop
+1-510-985-7808
cbishop@askjeeves.com

Dotted Line Communications
Aimee Clark
+1-617-267-9794
aimee@dottedlinecomm.com, for Ask Jeeves, Inc.