AskMeNow

Infobox_Company
company_name = AskMeNow Inc.
company_
company_type = Public (otcbb|AKMN)
foundation = 2005
location = Irvine, California
key_people = Darryl Cohen - CEO
area_served = North America
industry = Search
products = S3 - Enterprise Semantic Search Solution
services = SMS-based question answering, mobile content distribution, mobile advertising
homepage = [http://www.askmenow.com askmenow.com] , [http://m.askmenow.com m.askmenow.com]

AskMeNow Inc. is an American public corporation, specializing in mobile search and mobile advertising. The Irvine, California based company officially launched in November 2005. AskMeNow Inc.'s primary offering is a consumer mobile search product which utilizes proprietary technology to offer a natural language based interaction and dynamic content provision platform. The end result is that AskMeNow is able to respond to user queries posed in natural language with a single relevant answer. Answers to text-based queries are sent back in a variety of formats including SMS, E-mail, or dynamic WAP pages. AskMeNow also offers a push content service dubbed "AlertMeNow." The service pushes free mobile text alerts on a daily basis, with information from content partners including Merriam-Webster and Encyclopaedia Britannica.

How it works

There are three ways the AskMeNow consumer search product can be accessed [ [http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=137076 Dialing Up Answers by Monica Alleven of Wireless Week] ]
*Mobile Web - Users can visit the AskMeNow mobile search portal at m.askmenow.com.

*SMS (Text Messaging) — AskMeNow allows users to find information on their mobile devices by sending questions via SMS messages. AskMeNow answers them using a combination of proprietary search technology and human assistance. The answers are sent back as SMS text messages, SMS to WAP messages, or email.

*Mobile Applications — A GUI is offered via mobile applications. AskMeNow applications are offered on platforms including BlackBerry, Treo, Windows Mobile, J2ME, Symbian and Pocket PC.

Partnerships and acquisitions

AskMeNow Inc. partnered with a variety of content publishers to offer mobile access to these publishers’ content. These partnerships include NHL [ [http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/puck-drops-on-askmenownhl-deal/2007-04-12 Puck drops on AskMeNow/NHL deal] ] , Merriam-Webster [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070214/0215510.html AskMeNow and Merriam-Webster Launch Mobile Dictionary] ] , Encyclopædia Britannica [ [http://www.mirror99.com/20070221/encyclopaedia_britannica_selects_askmenow_to_launch_mobile_geae.jspx Encyclopaedia Britannica Selects AskMeNow to Launch Mobile Encyclopedia] ] , and Guinness World Records [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070109/0200987.html Guinness World Records(TM) Selects AskMeNow to Provide Mobile Access to Its Extensive World Record Database] ] .

AskMeNow Inc. maintains distribution partnerships with Alltel [ [http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/02/alltel-offers-askmenow-mobile-answer-service/ Alltel offers AskMeNow mobile answer service] ] in the US, as well as Rogers Wireless [ [http://ruddreport.com/askmenow.htm Ocean West Holding Corporation (AskMeNow)] ] and Bell Mobility [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/e/080213/akmn.ob8-k.html 8-K Filing] ] in Canada, as well as Handango.

References

See also

*Mobile search — mobile search article
*Mobile local search — article on mobile search for 'local things' such as nearby businesses, events, traffic reports, etc.

External links

* [http://askmenow.com AskMeNow official website]