February 29, 2008 4:36 PM PST
Layoffs to come at Ask.com?
Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that there could be layoffs at Ask.com and that IAC is thinking about dumping the Teoma search engine in favor of Google.
But a person very familiar with the matter told CNET News.com that Ask.com will stick with Teoma.
Ask.com spokesman Nicholas Graham declined to comment on the potential for layoffs.
Ask.com has undergone so many makeovers it's hard to keep track. A site redesign last year, along with management changes in the past few years, has failed to significantly change its market share.
Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service, and the Associated Press. E-mail Elinor. 
