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	<title>Digital Daily &#187; The Algorithm</title>
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		<title>The Algorithm Has a Thing for Housewives</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like that big shake-up at Ask was so violent it muddled the brains of the company&#8217;s executive leadership.
This morning the company announced plans to retool itself as a search engine for housewives. Seems Ask.com believes its core demographic is married women living in the American South and Midwest looking for information about health, hobbies, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/files/2008/03/algorithmlostmind.jpg' class='centered' style="border: 1px solid #000;" alt='algorithmlostmind.jpg' />Looks like <a href="http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20080229/ask-2/">that big shake-up at Ask</a> was so violent it muddled the brains of the company&#8217;s executive leadership.</p>
<p>This morning the company announced plans to <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080305/ap_on_hi_te/ask_makeover">retool itself as a search engine for housewives</a>. Seems Ask.com believes its core demographic is married women living in the American South and Midwest looking for information about health, hobbies, family matters, children&#8217;s homework, recipes and entertainment&#8211;i.e., married women who already use Google.</p>
<p>&#8220;If we can do a better job of understanding who these customers are and answering their questions, we will grow,&#8221; <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/PBLSHG/idUSWEN431520080304">newly installed CEO Jim Safka told Reuters</a>. &#8220;What this means is everything we do will be put through this strategic filter.&#8221;</p>
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