Ask.com, the search engine and Q&A service formerly known as Ask Jeeves, has officially shut down. The company announced its closure with a message on its homepage.

"As IAC continues to sharpen its focus," it read, "we have made the decision to discontinue our search business, which includes Ask.com." The platform was launched in 1997 by Garrett Gruener and David Warthen, just before Google started gaining popularity.