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Exhibit 10.45.2

AMENDMENT TO INCENTIVE AGREEMENT

        The parties hereby agree to amend the certain INCENTIVE AGREEMENT
("Agreement") entered into as of January 2, 2001 (the "effective date"), by and
between Ask Jeeves, Inc. and Claudio Pinkus ("Employee"), to extend the Grant
Deadline to effectuate the transfers described in Section 2.2 of the Agreement
by a period of 45 days from the Grant Deadline. The Grant Deadline is hereby
extended to August 7, 2001.

Date   June 18th   Signature   /s/  CLAUDIO PINKUS          

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Claudio Pinkus
 
 
 
 
Signature
 
/s/  CYNTHIA PEVEHOUSE                  

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Print Name
 
             

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For Ask Jeeves, Inc.

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Exhibit 10.45.2