The end of an era - Jeeves (of AskJeeves) has retired

Thanks to Nigel Botterill for the following. Nigel is an entrepreneur from Yorkshire (now living in Sollyhull) well-known, amontst other things, for The Best Of network of businesses around the country that aims to promote quality local businesses, and also for his membership site for small/medium businesses.

I received this announcement from him as an email.

The closure of AskJeeves.com is sad indeed. I remember using the service (with the kids too) when we wanted to find something particular to England or the UK, or just to avoid the plethora of American search results on the other main search engine sites.

But, as Nigel says, ther's a salutary lesson for us all here - just because good old institutions have stood the test of time through customer loyalty and good service, we're living in a very changeable and fast-moving world these days.

Goodbye, Jeeves, and I'll raise a glass to you after I close the office door tonight. Please all join me if you can for that final toast to a service now no longer in existence.