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Information Today March 10, 2008 Paula J. Hane	Ask.com Scales Back to Target Its Core Customers The internet portal has plans to scale back operations, laying off around 40 people (about 8% of its total employees), and move in a new direction for its search business.
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InternetNews November 20, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	Google's Search Lead Still Growing A new survey finds the search giant gaining market share as rivals Microsoft and Yahoo slip, despite efforts to revamp their offerings.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Are Microsoft and Yahoo! That Stupid? InterActiveCorp extends and expands its advertising agreement with Google for another five years.
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PC World January 30, 2008 Erik Larkin	Ask.com Rises to the Top of the Pack in Search Privacy AskEraser puts you in control of your search data, giving Ask.com a leg up on rivals.
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