42244 1 3 econsultancy_xml <p>The makeover for <a href="http://www.ask.com/">Ask.com</a> comes soon after <a href="/blog/1213-google-launches-universal-search">Google introduced its Universal Search</a>, which also displays a variety of media types in its search results - the example below returns video and images results. </p> <p> <a href="http://www.ask.com/web?q=vladimir+putin&amp;qsrc=0&amp;o=312&amp;l=dir"> <img alt="Ask.com search results" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1368/531452805_b807615f2c_o.jpg" /> </a> </p> <p>Unlike Google's Universal Search, Ask segregates results into different content types, so image and video results are all shown together rather than mixed in with other results like Google. </p> <p>The search results are split into three columns, hence the name Ask3D - the left hand column displays Ask's Zoom Related search, which suggests related queries to help users refine their searches. </p> <p>The middle column shows the search results, with a binoculars feature which previews the web page and gives you information on load time, and whether the site has pop-ups or is Flash-based. </p> <p>The right hand column displays video, images, music, recent related news and other media types. </p> <p>Ask has been busy marketing itself recently, with a <a href="/blog/933-ask-com-admits-to-secret-anti-google-campaign">guerilla style campaign</a> to encourage users to try a new search engine, as well as <a href="/blog/1144-ask-com-ads-expose-its-inner-algorithm">championing its algorithm.</a></p> <p>The company plans further improvements to its search engine, to make the results more comprehensive. </p> <p>Ask has a <a href="/blog/1275-yahoo-shows-biggest-uk-search-share-gains">5% share of the search engine market in the UK</a>, according to Hitwise stats, and a similar share of the US market. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>The makeover for <Link URL="http://www.ask.com/" Window="New">Ask.com</Link> comes soon after <Link URL="/blog/1213-google-launches-universal-search" Window="New">Google introduced its Universal Search</Link>, which also displays a variety of media types in its search results - 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