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Despite Ask.com's moves to improve its search portal and mobile initiatives, it looks like the company is needing to do what so many companies have done in the past 6 months. According to a Reuters report, Ask.com will eliminate about 8% of its work force, amounting to about 40 jobs.
While that's not as drastic as some of the other job cuts we've seen from AOL and Yahoo, it does speak to the overall trend we're facing in the current market. Ask.com will also be reevaluating its product and marketing lineup, indicating that there could be more shifting and eliminating of jobs, and trimming of service features as the company will likely be focusing on its core competencies.