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Save Jeeves: The Blog

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Save Jeeves: The Blog
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http://savejeeves.blogspot.com/
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Not sure if it's real or like many of us thought "hey lets kill the butler and then start a buzz viral grass roots campaign to bring him back and generate some free publicity". Either way here's the Save Jeeves Blog

I want to save Jeeves, and I want YOUR help. You can help, by passing this link along to other Jeeves fans, or even non-Jeeves-fans who might find it informative. My hopes would be that the higher-ups in the Ask Jeeves world (and their parent company IAC) -- and perhaps ultimately Barry Diller himself, will come to read this piece, and reconsider their decision.

hat tip to Search Engine Roundtable

- Y! MyWeb

Barry's pretty well in with

Barry's pretty well in with ASK, wonder if they tipped him off to that blog?

By Nick W at Oct 5 2005 - 15:08

I think the person running

I think the person running that blog commented on my Jeeves kills the butler post. probably commented on a few other sites as well.

I don't think its from Jeeves officially...can't seem them doing it on a blogspot blog...more likely they would host it at bloglines.

By seobook at Oct 5 2005 - 15:20

If i was ASK, doing a fake

If i was ASK, doing a fake blog, the last place i'd put it would be bloglines...

By Nick W at Oct 5 2005 - 15:21

Posted in seroundtable by Ben, not Barry.

Posted in seroundtable by Ben, not Barry.
Even if the blog do come from ASK's men, I can't imagine them admit it..

By Gilad at Oct 6 2005 - 08:58

Got to be viral marketing

Always thought it would go this way.The BBC is now running the "save the butler" story.. Sorry folks, but the butler is going to stay!

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Rachel Johnson, European marketing vice president for Ask, said that it was currently investigating what the character meant for the search site.

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"The one thing we have never done is never listen to the consumer," she said. "We would be idiots if we weren't listening."

By cornwall at Oct 6 2005 - 11:26

someone knows a journalist don't they?

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The weblog is becoming a rallying point for supporters

uh-huh. Two posts and 14 comments is now a rallying point?

By Gurtie at Oct 6 2005 - 11:43

Two posts and 14 comments is

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Two posts and 14 comments is now a rallying point?

No No No Gurtie, they drive little cars around it. It's a rally-ing point.

Personally I think all this publicity would be far more useful if it was directed to finding Jeeves an alternative job. Surely there's plenty of people over at Google in need of a Butler?

By chrisr at Oct 6 2005 - 12:26