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In August 2008, Ask launched the Ask Kids search engine designed for children.<ref name=":3" />
In April 2009, Jeeves returned to the UK version of Ask.com, redesigned as a CGI character and the website was once again named Ask Jeeves, though international versions were still just Ask.com.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2009/apr/20/ask-jeeves-resurrected|title=Jeeves rises from the dead|
On July 26, 2010, Ask.com released a closed-beta Q&A service. The service was released to the public on July 29, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ask-com-Q-A-Service-Drops-July-29th-149176.shtml|title=Ask.com Q&A Service Drops July 29th|publisher=[[Softpedia]]|date=July 27, 2010}}</ref> Ask.com launched its mobile Q&A app for the iPhone in late 2010.<ref>{{cite news|last=Christian|first=Zibreg|title=Ask.com has an iPhone app that lets you ask and get local answers|url=http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/ask-com-has-an-iphone-app-that-lets-you-ask-and-get-local-answers-20100924/|newspaper=Geek.com|date=September 24, 2010|access-date=May 20, 2011|archive-date=March 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318121234/http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/ask-com-has-an-iphone-app-that-lets-you-ask-and-get-local-answers-20100924/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ask.com reached 100 million global users per month in 2012<ref>{{cite web|last=Sterling|first=Greg|title=Ask CEO Doug Leeds Proclaims Search Wars "Over," Says Yahoo Can Be Great Again|date=11 October 2012 |url=http://searchengineland.com/ask-ceo-doug-leeds-proclaims-search-wars-over-says-yahoo-can-be-great-again-136263|publisher=Search Engine Land|access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> through its website with more than 2 million downloads of its flagship mobile app in that year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knight|first=Kristina|title=How Tina Fey inspired Ask.com to change|url=http://www.bizreport.com/2012/05/how-tina-fey-inspired-askcom-to-change.html|publisher=BizReport|access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> The company has also released additional apps spun out of its Q&A experience, including Ask Around<ref>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Marin|title=Ask Around app brings location-based conversations to iPhone|url=http://www.intomobile.com/2011/03/03/ask-around-location-app-iphone/|publisher=Into Mobile|access-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801075906/http://www.intomobile.com/2011/03/03/ask-around-location-app-iphone/|archive-date=August 1, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> in 2011 and PollRoll<ref>{{cite web|last=Spirrison |first=Brad |title=Ask.com hits the polls with Pollroll |url=http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/11279-ask-com-hits-the-polls-with-pollroll |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128144636/http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/11279-ask-com-hits-the-polls-with-pollroll |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 28, 2012 |publisher=Appolicious |access-date=October 16, 2012 }}</ref> in 2012.
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In 2012, Ask.com made two acquisitions as part of a larger strategy to offer more content on the Ask.com website. On July 2, 2012, Ask.com purchased content discovery start-up<ref>{{cite web|last=de Senerpont Domis |first=Olaf |title=Q&A with Ask.com's CEO and nRelate's Founder |url=http://www.thedeal.com/content/tmt/qa-with-askcoms-ceo-and-nrelates-founder.php |publisher=The Deal Pipeline |access-date=October 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710110209/http://www.thedeal.com/content/tmt/qa-with-askcoms-ceo-and-nrelates-founder.php |archive-date=July 10, 2012 }}</ref> nRelate for an undisclosed amount. That was followed by the company's acquisition of expert advice and information site [[About.com]], which closed in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart|first=Christopher|title=Times Co. Sells About.com for $300 Million|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444914904577613951078689744?KEYWORDS=aboutcom|publisher=Wall Street Journal|access-date=October 23, 2012}}</ref>
On August 14, 2014, Ask.com acquired popular social networking website [[ASKfm]], where users can ask other users questions, with the option of anonymity.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Magid|first1=Larry|title=IAC's Ask.com Buys Ask.fm And Hires A Safety Officer To Stem Bullying|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2014/08/14/iacs-ask-com-buys-ask-fm-and-hires-a-safety-officer-to-stem-bullying/|work=Forbes|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> As of August 14, 2014, Ask.fm had 180 million monthly unique users in more than 150 countries around the world,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Curtis|first1=Sophie|title=Tinder owner buys social network ASKfm|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11034923/Tinder-owner-buys-social-network-Ask.fm.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11034923/Tinder-owner-buys-social-network-Ask.fm.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|website=The Telegraph|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=August 29, 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref> with its largest user base in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sullivan|first1=Laurie|title=Ask.com Acquires Q&A Social Network Ask.fm, Prepares To Add Tools To Increase Safety|url=http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/232144/askcom-acquires-qa-social-network-askfm-prepar.html|website=Media Post|publisher=Media Post|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> Available on the web and as a mobile app, ASKfm generates an estimated 20,000 questions per minute with approximately 45 percent of its mobile [[monthly active users]] logging in daily.<ref name="Techcrunch">{{cite web|last1=Perez|first1=Sarah|title=IAC Agrees To Work With Regulators On Cyberbullying Protections Following ASKfm Deal|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/14/ask-com-agrees-to-work-with-regulators-on-cyberbullying-protections-following-ask-fm-acquisition/|website=Techcrunch|date=14 August 2014 |publisher=Techcrunch|access-date=August 29, 2014}}</ref> {{As of|2014}}, the mobile app has been downloaded more than 40 million times.<ref name="Techcrunch"/>
In 2021, Ask re-launched its ''SymptomFind''<ref>{{cite web |title=About SymptomFind |url=https://www.symptomfind.com/about |website=Ask Media Group}}</ref> brand and introduced the new finance-focused ''Ask Money'' site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ask Money Homepage |url=https://www.askmoney.com/ |website=Ask Money |publisher=Ask Media Group}}</ref>
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