Ask.com is now part of the Ask Media Group (under IAC Publishing within the IAC/InterActive family). Please visit http://www.askmediagroup.com/ for more information about Ask.com and our collection of websites under the new Ask Media Group brand. About Ask.com Founded as Ask Jeeves in 1996 and re-named Ask.com in 2005, Ask.com had spent the last 20 years committed to its mission of increasing personal knowledge by empowering people with answers. Routed in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area, Ask calls Oakland it's home!