Saturday, February 11, 2006
Jovial Jeeves will retire at the end of February
He has been the face of Ask Jeeves for almost a decade but now the once portly valet Jeeves is hangin up his boots at the end of February. Apparently the decision was taken to axe Jeeves in September 2005 but the reaction of users has been gauged since.
Full article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4701474.stm
Personally I'll be slighly sad to see him go, I think Ask Jeeves is one of the more impersonal search engines and Jeeves was a big part of this factor. Oh well I wonder where he will be spending his retirement. Maybe he will immigrate to Ireland and spend his time downing Guinness in his local.
Full article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4701474.stm
Personally I'll be slighly sad to see him go, I think Ask Jeeves is one of the more impersonal search engines and Jeeves was a big part of this factor. Oh well I wonder where he will be spending his retirement. Maybe he will immigrate to Ireland and spend his time downing Guinness in his local.
