Forbes names Answers.com 'Best of the Web'
21 April 2005
Forbes magazine has named GuruNet Corporation, creators of Answers.com, as a "Best of the Web" in its April issue.
The popular publication awarded the reference-based search engine with the coveted title in its search engine category
Answers.com has also been named one of the Top 100 Sites "You Didn't Know You Couldn't Live Without" by PC Magazine in its current issue.
"We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes and PC Magazine," said Bob Rosenschein, founder and CEO of Answers.com. "As the search engine space continues to grow aggressively, we are pleased that Answers.com is being acknowledged week after week for its delivery on its 'Answers, not Links' promise."
Forbes praised Answers.com for the fact that it "reads your search queries and delivers encyclopaedic answers, in addition to Web links, images, translations, pronunciations and recent news about the subject." The article also highlights the benefits of 1-Click Answers, free add-on software that enables users to Alt-click any word in any program to get a quick accurate explanation of that word.
PC Magazine listed Answers.com as one of the top education, information and reference sites on the internet.
GuruNet announced on April 13th that Answers.com had reached over two million queries per weekday, representing an increase of over 2000 per cent since its launch on January 3rd 2005.
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