May 2012
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You Asked, We Answered #1: Commuters’ Delight
Bring a smile to commuters’ faces: check! This past Tuesday morning, we made good on our declaration to bring a smile to Seattleites’ faces after the long weekend. As promised, we distributed fresh, hot Cafe Vitta coffee to morning commuters at six different Park & Rides across the Puget Sound area. We also handed out Ask.com tumblers and other goodies. Even the Park & Ride bus drivers...
May 30th
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We Ask, You Answer: TC or not TC?
Start off your long weekend with a quick poll, courtesy of us and Quipol!  Quipol Illustration by Ask’s own Ken Grobe. Have a great weekend, —Ask.com
May 25th
Gone Fishin'!
Once a year, we take a day out of our busy schedules to go fishing.  But you can’t expect Ask.com to take an ordinary fishing trip. Nope. We do it at a public park. And we do it to hang out with some incredible kids. Last week marked our sixth annual visit to the Fishing Derby for Special Kids, where about 150 kids from local elementary schools head to ride boats, get their faces painted,...
May 23rd
Seattle Has Spoken--And Ask Has Answered
Folks, we’ve kept you waiting long enough. Seattle has voted: here’s the results of our You Asked, We Answered campaign.  The winner, with 58% of the votes, is Saving the Wading Pools. But wait…there’s more! Seattleites, we were so impressed with your response to the campaign that we’ve decided to grant ALL THREE wishes: Ease The Morning Commute: Tuesday Morning, May...
May 17th
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How Does Seattle's Ask Look In Tights?
If you’ve visited our Seattle Asks website, are a regular reader of this blog, or just live in glorious Seattle, you’re aware of our campaign to (1) ask Seattleites what irks them most, and (2) make it better. Late last week, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that our quest to solve Seattle’s problems has attracted some very special help. Meet Answer Man and Question...
May 14th
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An Ask Hackathon in Two Minutes
Here’s a video from Ask-er Ken Grobe. He took our two-day Hackathon and condensed it into two minutes! For more on the event, check out these blog posts: Hackathon Time! Why Ask Hacks Hackathon: And The Winner Is… —Ask.com
May 9th
Seattle: The Polls Are Open!
Tell Us What You Want. We’ll Take Care of the Rest. Dear Seattle: You might have seen in our earlier post that we’re granting you a wish. Today, it’s happening: we kicked off our “You Asked, We Answered” campaign, designed to make the irksome things in your life (well, one of them at least) a little easier.  Today Seattleites will see Ask sprinkled around the city. We’re hitting the...
May 1st