Ask Applications

Our Values

Users First
We listen and learn from our users; so we can build solutions they love, and won’t hesitate to recommend us to their friends and family.
Here to Grow
Building great products requires conquering countless small and big challenges. We stay solution-oriented with an unrelenting focus on growth – our own growth and our ability to win!
Collaborate, Repeat
We know that working together we’re exponentially more effective at delighting people with our products and beating the competition. We have an attitude of “Yes! And…”
Be Open & Honest
Transparency is the goal and the expectation. We’re open to sharing and learning as well as giving & getting feedback. We provide the “Why” behind our decisions because everyone deserves context.
Be Bold
Innovation means we’re staying adaptive to our needs and gives us the best shot at exceeding expectations. We embrace risk: there’s no failure on a path to continuous improvement.

The digital landscape is always evolving – so are we.

1999

Ask Applications® originates in Irvington, New York as iWon.com, a sweepstakes site and web portal that offers visitors the chance to win money for themselves or for charities.

2002

After purchasing Excite.com’s assets, we launch an additional online portal called MyWay.com and several popular entertainment products including SmileyCentral and PopularScreensavers.

2005

Our new parent company Ask Jeeves is acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp. We’re now a proud member of IAC’s family of leading digital brands!

2006

We launch Zwinky, our popular social networking community, which ultimately reaches more than 16 million registered fans worldwide.

2007

We launched Webfetti, enabling users to easily customize their social networking profile pages and blogs.

2014

Now operating as Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc., we continue our growth trajectory by acquiring SlimWare® Utilities, a software product suite of PC optimization services.

2015

SlimWare® is named PC Magazine’s Editors’ Choice for best free tune-up software and launches Premium Support, offering affordable 24/7 online tech software support to more than 20,000 subscribers.

2020

Now, as Ask Applications®, we are the leading distributor of desktop applications, browser extensions, and PC optimization software.