So Long Jeeves and Ask.com, Relics of Yesterday's Internet

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Posted on AllSides May 5, 2026

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In the digital wilds of Y2K, we came to him with our most probing questions.
He told us about Britney Spears, tamagotchis, former President George W. Bush and Beanie Babies. We asked, and he answered: Jeeves, the digital butler of information, the online valet who led us into the depths of cyberspace.

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