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An Easier, More Intuitive Way to Search.

Ask.com offers many unique and innovative features and tools to help you get the information you need quickly and easily.

Search Tools: More Ask.com Tools:
News Search   Blog Search   MyStuff
Image Search   Movie Search   Binoculars Site Preview
Shopping Search   Search Toolbar   Zoom: Related Search Terms
Weather Search   Dictionary & Thesaurus Search   Translation Tool
Shares Search   Web Answers
Currency Converter   Music Search
Horoscope Search   Conversions Search
Smart Answers   Famous People Search
Video Games Search   Reference Search
Recipes Search

Search Tools

News Search News Search

Find the latest news stories from around the world.

Sample Searches
• Top Stories
• Football News
• Tony Blair News

Try a news search for yourself
Search Tip:
You can browse today's top stories by clearing all text from the search box and by choosing the "News" option. Search for news about a specific subject at any time by adding the term "news" to your query.

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Image Search Image Search

Find photos and images of thousands of items, people and places.

Sample Searches
• Images of Jellyfish
• Pictures of the London Eye
• Images of The Beatles

Try a picture search for yourself
Search Tip:
Select the "Images" option on the homepage or above the search box or type in your search adding the term "images" or "pictures" to your query.

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Blog Search Blogs & Feeds Search

Search the blogosphere using our unique algorithm that combines Ask.com search technology and Bloglines subscription data. We index the most popular blogs that people across the web subscribe to daily to ensure higher-quality results and minimises blog spam.

Sample Searches
• Slashdot
• Premiership Football
• Climate Change

Try a blog search for yourself

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Shopping Search Shopping Search

Find products based on reviews and price comparisons offered by a range of online retailers.

Sample Searches
• ipod nano
• digital photo frame
• tom tom navigator
• samsung tv

Try a shopping search for yourself
Search Tip:
You can also access this feature by simply selecting the "Shopping" option on the homepage or above the search box.

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Weather Search Weather Search

Find current weather conditions or 7-day forecast information for over 130,000 cities around the world.

Sample Searches
• Weather in London
• Forecast in Madrid
• Climate in Liverpool, England

Try a weather search for yourself
Search Tip:
Use the city or place name plus the term "weather" or "forecast".

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Currency Converter Currency Converter

Use our simple on-line tool to calculate currency conversions with more than 100 currencies at the latest exchange rate.

Sample Searches
• Today's exchange rates
• £100 in $
• Online Currency Converter for Euros

Try currency converter for yourself
Search Tip:
Enter the two currencies you would like to convert or simply type "exchange rate" or "currency converter".

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Video Games Video Games Search

Find the latest reviews, hints and tips for all your favourite video games.

Sample Searches
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Gran Turismo 4 Reviews
• Halo 2 cheats

Try video games search for yourself
Search Tip:
Just enter the name of the video game you are looking for.

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Smart Answers Smart Answers

Ask.com Smart Answers provide key information right at the top of the page. Smart Answers can be found on the web results page of many searches, like for a band or famous person, and contain a brief bit of information and links to more information. You can get quick access to sports scores, movie times, weather, dictionary results, translation, conversions, and more.

Sample Searches
• Liverpool FC
• Planet Mars
• What's on TV

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Famous People Search Famous People Search

Find information about your favourite celebrities and historical figures.

Sample searches
• Elvis
• Muhammad Ali
• Winston Churchill

Try famous people search for yourself
Search Tip:
Just enter the name of the famous person you are looking for.

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Movie Search Movie Search

Find the latest information for upcoming and recent film releases.

Sample Searches
• The Great Escape
• Star Wars Movie
• Batman Begins

Try movie search for yourself
Search Tip:
Just enter the name of the new movie you are looking for.

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Horoscopes Search

Find Your horoscope forecasts, romance compatibilities and astrological profile...

Sample Searches
• Horoscope
• Aquarius Astrological Profile

Try horoscope search for yourself
Search Tip:
Just enter the name of the horoscope you are looking for or simply type the term "horoscope".

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Dictionary Search Dictionary & Thesaurus Search

Find quick definitions or easily search online dictionaries, encyclopedias', thesauri and more.

Sample Searches
• Define search
• Definition of smart
• Synonym of beautiful

Try dictionary search for yourself
Search Tip:
Just enter "define", "definition of", "meaning of" or "synonym of" plus the word you are seeking.

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Shares Search Stocks & Shares Search

Find up-to-date share prices and stock market information for companies trading on the FTSE 100, AIM, Nasdaq and Dow Jones exchanges.

Sample Searches
• IACI Stocks
• HBOS Shares
• FTSE Index

Try a stock search for yourself
Search Tip:
Use a stock ticker symbol or the company name plus the term "stock quote".

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Music Search Music Search

Find biography and discography information, download pictures and find the latest products for all your favourite bands and musicians.

Sample Searches
• The Beatles
• Kings of Leon Lyrics
• David Gray biography

Try music search for yourself
Search Tip:
Just enter the name of the band or musician you are looking for.

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Conversions Conversions Search

Use our simple conversion calculator to find practical information such as world currency, time, temperature, data, weight, length, area, and even cooking/volume conversions.

Sample Searches
• Square Feet Per Acre
• Convert 125 pounds to kilos
• Convert kilometres to miles

Try conversions for yourself

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Recipes Search

Ask.com have partnered with Waitrose to provide access to over 4000+ recipes. You can search for recipes within various categories such as: course (eg. starter or dessert); a main ingredient (eg. rice or pork), or a nationality (eg. French or Italian).

Sample Searches
• Recipes
• Dessert Recipesx
• British Recipes

Try a recipe search for yourself
Search Tip:
Enter either the course, main ingredient or nationality plus the term "recipes".

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Reference Search

You can get quick access to specific areas of information, such as; planets, countries, periodic table, chemical elements, dogs, mammals, and more.

Sample Searches
• Great Britain
• Planet Mars
• Periodic Table
• Norfolk Terrier
• Tiger

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More Ask.com Tools

MyStuff MyStuff

The fast, free, and easy way to save, organise and share your search results.

Sample Searches
• Save anything from the Web - your search results, Web pages, images and more.
• Organise your saved items in folders, and add notes for your reference.
• Publish, blog, or email your saved items. You choose whether you want to keep MyStuff private or share on the Web.
• Search MyStuff and instantly 're-find' anything you've saved.
• Sign up to access your saved data from different computers; import your bookmarks or favourites, and upload your pictures from your desktop or mobile.

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Search Toolbar Search Toolbar

Download the Ask.com Toolbar to your browser and search from anywhere on the web.

Ask.com Toolbar

• Search the web with Ask.com from any site
• Get Ask.com Search Toolsfor news stories, dictionary definitions, weather forecasts and more
• Prevent annoying pop-up ads
• Configure web pages for easy 1-page printing, using the cool 'Zoom' feature
• Instantly email any web page to a friend
• Customise your toolbar
• …plus other great features!
Download Toolbar

Check out a complete overview of the benefits of the Ask.com Toolbar and FAQs.

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Binoculars Site Preview Binoculars Site Preview

Binoculars Site Preview
If you have broadband and want to avoid unnecessary trips between your search results and the destination sites you are seeking, then the Binoculars site preview tool is for you.

This feature allows searchers to preview websites by simply mousing over the binoculars icon within their search results. Easily figure out if you've found the site you're looking for without having to leave uk.ask.com - saving both time and energy.

Go to the Binoculars Site Preview FAQ for more information.

Important Note: This feature is only available for broadband-including DSL and Cable high-speed connections.

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Zoom: Related Search Terms

Narrow or broaden your search with possible alternative search terms which appear on the right hand side of the Web and Images results page.

• Narrow Your Search: helps you to drill down into topics that are specifically related to your search
• Expand Your Search: allows you to explore topics that are conceptually related to your search
• Related Names: presents a list of names that are conceptually tied to topic options within the "Narrow Your Search" and "Expand Your Search" lists

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Automated Translation Automated Translation

Have you ever wondered what the Germans really do during the Oktoberfest? Or what the French really put in their cuisine?

Now you can browse millions of foreign web sites without speaking the language. Simply do a search of, say, Musee du Louvre, and watch for the links that say [Translate this Page] next to results in French. Click on these links and Ask.com will translate automatically and instantaneously the entire site for you. Browse, click around, and use all the features a French reader would. Except that thanks to Ask.com, everything is now in English.

Musee du Louvre Translation

Curious about how we do that? Read the FAQ on Translation Tool.

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Web Answers

For select queries Ask.com will deliver a direct answer response – where a [Web Answer] is shown for web search results. Just click on the more web answers link and you will be provided with several different websites containing the answer to your query.

Web Answer

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Advanced Web Search Advanced Web Search

Advanced Search features allow you to specify the type of web results you want. Try it out and see what the Advanced Search features can do for you.

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Make Ask.com Your Home Page Make Ask.com Your Home Page

Find what you are looking for faster by making Ask.com your home page.

Follow the instructions below according to your web browser.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and under:
• Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Internet Options."
• On the "General" page, the first entry reads, "You can change which page to use for your homepage."
• Enter http://uk.ask.com into the space for "Address" and click "OK."

If you're using Mozilla Firefox:
• Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Options."
• On the "General" tab, enter http://uk.ask.com into the space for "Location(s)" and click "OK."

For Opera users:
• Go to the "Tools" menu and choose "Preferences..."
• Go to the "General" section and in the space for "Home page:", and enter http://uk.ask.com click "OK."

If you're using Safari:
• Go to the Safari menu and choose "Preferences..."
• Go to the "General" section and in the space for "Home page:", and enter http://uk.ask.com
• Close the Preferences window.

For Netscape Navigator or Communicator:
• Go to the "Edit" menu and choose "Preferences."
• At the top of the Preferences box, you will find "Navigator Starts With" along with three options. Click on the button to the left of the "Home Page" option.
• Further down, the box reads, "Clicking on the Home button will take you to this page."
• Below, at "Location," enter http://uk.ask.com and click "OK."


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