AskMeNow Inc. was an American public corporation, specializing in mobile search and mobile advertising. The Irvine, California based company officially launched in November 2005 and ceased operations in late 2008. AskMeNow's primary offering was a consumer mobile search product which utilized proprietary technology to offer a natural language based interaction and dynamic content provision platform.
AskMeNow signed a partnership agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation to bring natural language processing to Wikipedia. The beta product, AskWiki, integrated some of the semantic web and natural language features of AskMeNow into Wikipedia searches. The AskWiki engine was able to parse natural language statements and return specific answers rather than just relevant articles. The contract between AskMeNow and Wikimedia was rescinded after Jimmy Wales announced his own for profit search engine named Wikia.
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Specializing in mobile and desktop search and content delivery, AskMeNow's solutions for publishers, advertisers and individuals provide singular, relevant answers through a sophisticated content delivery system. AskMeNow is also the owner and creator of askwiki.com, a natural language search engine created to provide individuals improved search of the Wikipedia.org knowledgebase.
AskMeNow's consumer mobile search solution offers easy access to news, sports, weather, finance, travel information, comparison shopping and a host of desirable content. It is available using SMS, client applications or the WAP 2.0 site m.askmenow.com.
The AskMeNow service is a new revolutionary mobile information content service that enables users of any mobile device with text messaging/SMS or email capability, to call, email, or send text (SMS) message questions. An answer is then text messaged or e-mailed back to the consumer`s mobile device, usually within a matter of minutes.
AskMeNow is accessible anytime and anywhere, through every possible way that wireless technology allows people to communicate via a mobile device. The Company has the research capability to answer virtually any information-based question, including current news and events, sports scores, historical statistics, weather, entertainment, stock quotes and market data, driving directions, travel schedules and availabilities, emergency disaster information, comparison shopping, restaurant information and reservations, director assistance, and random trivia (literature, history, science, etc.). The AskMeNow service operates utilizing proprietary software to process user questions. Through the Company`s specially designed system of technologies and methodologies, the Company is able to secure data from strategic content partners to provide prompt responses to questions. Once the information is accessed, it is refined to a format suitable for easy reading on the screen of the users mobile device and quickly emailed or text messaged back to the user.
The AskMeNow service offers a more precise mobile option to searching for relevant information - where current queries of search engines produce hundreds of results. AskMeNow returns each query with a single, specific answer. AskMeNow eliminates the difficult task for many cell phone users to "Internet Browse" by providing the answers to questions without having to access the
Internet.
AskMeNow will be exhibiting at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas, NV April 2-4, showcasing their groundbreaking mobile solutions for consumers, publishers, advertisers and distributors in booth 5120.
AskMeNow, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Hosting Service and Data Supply Agreement with Research in Motion Limited (“RIM”), pursuant to which AskMeNow will provide the means for end-users of BlackBerry® products to ask questions and receive answers about such offerings.
On February 4, 2008, InfoByPhone, Inc. (d/b/a AskMeNow), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AskMeNow, Inc. (“AskMeNow”) entered into a Wireless Content Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Bell Mobility Inc. (“Bell Canada”) to distribute AskMeNow’s new mobile web site on a non-exclusive basis to Bell Canada’s customers.
AskMeNow signed a partnership agreement with the Wikimedia Foundation to bring natural language processing to Wikipedia. The beta product, AskWiki, integrated some of the semantic web and natural language features of AskMeNow into Wikipedia searches. The AskWiki engine was able to parse natural language statements and return specific answers rather than just relevant articles. The contract between AskMeNow and Wikimedia was rescinded after Jimmy Wales announced his own for profit search engine named Wikia.
Distribution Strategy
Specializing in mobile and desktop search and content delivery, AskMeNow's solutions for publishers, advertisers and individuals provide singular, relevant answers through a sophisticated content delivery system. AskMeNow is also the owner and creator of askwiki.com, a natural language search engine created to provide individuals improved search of the Wikipedia.org knowledgebase.
AskMeNow's consumer mobile search solution offers easy access to news, sports, weather, finance, travel information, comparison shopping and a host of desirable content. It is available using SMS, client applications or the WAP 2.0 site m.askmenow.com.
The AskMeNow service is a new revolutionary mobile information content service that enables users of any mobile device with text messaging/SMS or email capability, to call, email, or send text (SMS) message questions. An answer is then text messaged or e-mailed back to the consumer`s mobile device, usually within a matter of minutes.
AskMeNow is accessible anytime and anywhere, through every possible way that wireless technology allows people to communicate via a mobile device. The Company has the research capability to answer virtually any information-based question, including current news and events, sports scores, historical statistics, weather, entertainment, stock quotes and market data, driving directions, travel schedules and availabilities, emergency disaster information, comparison shopping, restaurant information and reservations, director assistance, and random trivia (literature, history, science, etc.). The AskMeNow service operates utilizing proprietary software to process user questions. Through the Company`s specially designed system of technologies and methodologies, the Company is able to secure data from strategic content partners to provide prompt responses to questions. Once the information is accessed, it is refined to a format suitable for easy reading on the screen of the users mobile device and quickly emailed or text messaged back to the user.
The AskMeNow service offers a more precise mobile option to searching for relevant information - where current queries of search engines produce hundreds of results. AskMeNow returns each query with a single, specific answer. AskMeNow eliminates the difficult task for many cell phone users to "Internet Browse" by providing the answers to questions without having to access the
Internet.
AskMeNow will be exhibiting at CTIA Wireless 2008 in Las Vegas, NV April 2-4, showcasing their groundbreaking mobile solutions for consumers, publishers, advertisers and distributors in booth 5120.
AskMeNow, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Hosting Service and Data Supply Agreement with Research in Motion Limited (“RIM”), pursuant to which AskMeNow will provide the means for end-users of BlackBerry® products to ask questions and receive answers about such offerings.
On February 4, 2008, InfoByPhone, Inc. (d/b/a AskMeNow), a wholly-owned subsidiary of AskMeNow, Inc. (“AskMeNow”) entered into a Wireless Content Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Bell Mobility Inc. (“Bell Canada”) to distribute AskMeNow’s new mobile web site on a non-exclusive basis to Bell Canada’s customers.