Talk:AskMeNow

Spam
This page is getting pretty spammy....please keep this encyclopedic, thanks. RxS 06:43, 17 February 2007 (UTC)

How is the following considered Ad content?
"AskMeNow utilizes proprietary technology to offer a natural language based interaction and dynamic content provision platform designed for simple and quick information retrieval. The Company generates revenues through usage fees and one to one contextual mobile advertising sponsorships."

Those were the only sentences added. The rest of my changes were minor revisions in language.

Please allow this edit to remain because it provides a more thorough explanation of AskMeNow's product and business model.
 * The product and business model is already clear from the page and this article has been spammed constantly for months (not to mention ask me now spam all over the rest of wikipedia). Please don't use Wikipedia to promote your product, thanks! RxS 23:04, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Your edits to this article have shown a consistent pattern that is borderline vandalism. AskMeNow is a public corporation that easily falls within the boundaries of Wikipedia's definition of notability Notability (organizations and companies).  I'm sorry if you feel otherwise.  There is no description in this article about how AskMeNow's service works nor any description of AskMeNow's business model. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Whatfor999 (talk • contribs) 04:03, 7 April 2007 (UTC).


 * I'll leave the vandalism comment aside. Notice I haven't argued that it doesn't fall inside definition of notability, so pointing that out doesn't speak my problems with your edits. Looking over your activity here, you seem to have a single purpose, that is to promote ask me now...I'd direct your attention to WP:ADVERT. Remember, we're not here to help you promote your product. I'm sorry if that seems unfair but it's a constant battle we fight here. I'll ask that you tone down the promotional tone of the article yourself, if not I'll edit it down to what's generally expected from our articles and/or tag it with advert to draw more eyeballs to the problem here. Thanks. RxS 04:24, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

This article reads as little more than advertising the companies service. I would propose that it be heavily edited or even removed entirely.


 * I disagree. It seems pretty standard for any public corporation offering a tech service.

AskMeNow inks Wikipedia mobile deal
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/askmenow-inks-wikipedia-mobile-deal/2007-05-31 " Mobile search and information provider AskMeNow announced a preliminary agreement with new-media non-profit Wikimedia Foundation to develop a natural language desktop search and mobile search of user-generated online encyclopedia Wikipedia. " Mathiastck 23:05, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

Closed? Didn't Pay Their Researchers?
"Its researchers were never paid on time from October 2007 until its closure due to mismanagement. It officially closed down operations on March 2008."

Is there a source for this? "Officially" suggests there is a press release or at least a mention somewhere.

Johndesanto (talk) 07:01, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, the information is correct. This is from AskMeNow's latest SEC filing (AKMN 10-Q filing, dated 5/23/2008), which can be found in Edgar Online and is public record, and I quote: "... As of the quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Philippines call center and all related operations ceased."

Refer to this link for confirmation of this information: http://yahoo.brand.edgar-online.com/displayfilinginfo.aspx?FilingID=5959699-83573-106899&type=sect&dcn=0001144204-08-032007

As for the non-payment of wages of employees of the Philippine operations, this is also true, though I doubt if you will find any official release by the company concerning this. AskMeNow Manila's employees have experienced salary delays and outright non-payment (often receiving only petty allowances to live on - often just a fraction of what is owed them) from October 2007 until March of 2008.

Most workers believed Manila and U.S. management promises that their salaries were forthcoming, that it would only wait a short time before funds are raised and then they would finally receive their salaries. This did not happen, until all employees were effectively released from their employment at the end of February, 2008.

Some Filipino researchers were retained for the month of March to allow the company to fulfill contractual obligations with AskFrank, Inc., an SMS question and answer service based in New Zealand which subcontracted research services with AskMeNow, Inc. from October, 2007 until the end of March, 2008. Again, these researchers were only given small allowances and funds to cover the use of internet cafe facilities where they did their research. The last relatively substantial payment received by most of the regular employees was last March 15, 2008, which turned out to be worth two-weeks of the regular salary. Nothing has been paid out since.

Assets of the Manila operations were liquidated beginning February. 2008, and the proceeds were used to cover the lease backpayments of the Manila facilites, in violation of the Philippine Labor code, which states that all proceeds of assets resulting from the bankruptcy or closure of a company should be paid against all compensation claims of the employees first, notwithstanding the claims of government or other private debtors. The Manila management remains silent concerning this violation and has not offered any explanations as to how they allowed an American company to violate the sovereign laws of the Republic of the Philippines.

Joseph erap (talk) 05:09, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

^^The company went under, along with the thousands of other companies that have failed during this global economic downturn. 65.223.36.34 (talk) 17:47, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

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