The New ‘Ask.com’
posted by: John Vincent Hilario‘Ask.com’ – the fourth most used search engine (behind the ranks of ‘Google’, ‘Yahoo!’, and ‘MSN’) – recently unveiled their new design last night at 9 PM PST. Ask.com now incorporates a more “pure” approach to their layout, with a simpler search box similar to that of Google’s. However, in comparison, Ask.com rises above the rest with a vibrant design and a newly introduced feature, “Skins” which allows the a more customized feel to the page (”Timber Brume” pictured below).
In addition, as opposed to other search engines, Ask.com pioneers the rest by allowing preferences such as “Advanced Search” and “Options” to appear in the same window, instead of opening a new page.Search results produced by Ask.com are tailored to the specific type of search the user is doing. For example, music-related searches, such as artist and songs, produce results that can include images to clips of songs. Search results displayed are also accompanied to the right of the screen with information from the wikipedia encyclopedia and the Ask.com dictionary. A new preview function on Ask.com – a pair of binoculars appearing before the website link – allows the user to view the page before he or she clicks on it. Results can also be bookmarked – by clicking the ‘+’ button – for future searches.
Most certainly a great user-interface, both efficient and concise, Ask.com is sure to rise to the top.
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