Lycos Switches to Ask Jeeves

Lycos has dropped its Yahoo! search engine (formerly known as Inktomi) in favor of an Ask Jeeves database (also known as Teoma). The Ask Jeeves press release includes the following: “The Lycos brand is known for search and we’re committed to re-establishing Lycos.com as a leading search site,” said Adam Soroca, general manager of search services at Lycos, Inc. “Ask Jeeves’ Teoma search technology will deliver outstanding results to users of our new search-centric experience at Lycos.com.”