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EXHIBIT 10.1.2.3 [Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant]
[Front]   Notice of Grant of Stock Optionsand Option Agreement
    
    Ask Jeeves, Inc.
ID: 94-3334199
555 12th Street, Suite 500
Oakland, CA 94607
   [Optionee Name]
    
    Option Number:[address]
    
    Plan:[address]
    
    ID:
   Effective ___, you have been granted a(n) [Incentive] [Non-Qualified] Stock Option to buy ___shares of Ask
Jeeves, Inc. (the Company) stock at $       per share. The total option price of the shares granted is $___. Shares in each period will become fully vested on the date shown. Shares
    
    Vest Type
    
    Full Vest
    
    Expiration[number]
    
    [describe, e.g. monthly]
    
    [date]
    
    [date that is 10 years
from grant date]
 Additional Terms/Acknowledgements:The undersigned Optionholder acknowledges receipt of and
understands and agrees to this Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement, including the
additional terms and conditions on the reverse hereof, and the attached Form of Stock Option
Agreement (collectively the Option Award Contract). Optionholder acknowledges receipt of copies
of the Plan and prospectus relating to this stock option grant, which are posted on the following
web site: https://jww.askjeeves.com/finance/stock/index.asp Optionholder further
acknowledges that as of the Date of Grant, the Option Award Contract [, the Severance Benefits
Letter Agreement dated ___] and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Optionholder
and the Company regarding the acquisition of stock in the Company and supersede all prior oral and
written agreements on that subject with the exception of options previously granted and delivered
to Optionholder under one of the Companys Plans.   By your signature and the Companys signature below, you and the Company agree that these options
are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Companys Stock Option Plan as
amended and the Option Agreement, all of which are attached and made a part of this document.   Ask Jeeves, Inc.
    
    Date[optionee]
    
    Date




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[back] ASK JEEVES, INC.
STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE [1999 Equity Incentive Plan]
[1999 Non-Qualified Equity Incentive Plan] Ask Jeeves, Inc. (the Company), pursuant to its 1999 [Non-Qualified] Equity Incentive Plan (the
Plan), hereby grants to Optionholder an option to purchase the number of shares of the Companys
Common Stock set forth below. This option is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set
forth herein and in the Stock Option Agreement, the Plan and the Notice of Exercise, all of which
are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Vesting
Commencement Date:
    
    [date]Type of Grant:
    
    [Incentive] [Nonstatutory] Stock OptionExercise Schedule:
    
    þ Same as Vesting Schedule                                o Early Exercise PermittedVesting Schedule:
    
    [FOR ANNUAL GRANTS TO EMPLOYEES WITH OVER 12 MONTHS OF SERVICE: The Shares shall vest
in a series of forty-eight (48) successive equal monthly installments upon
Optionholders completion of each additional month of Continuous Service over the
forty-eight (48) month period measured from the Vesting Commencement Date.] 
[FOR ANNUAL GRANTS TO EMPLOYEES WITH UNDER 12 MONTHS OF SERVICE: 25% of the Shares
shall vest on the first anniversary of the Vesting Commencement Date, with the remaining
portion vesting monthly in thirty-six (36) equal monthly installments upon
Optionholders completion of each additional month of Continuous Service over the
thirty-six (36) month period measured from the first anniversary of the Vesting
Commencement Date.] 
[FOR BRIGHT STAR PROGRAM GRANTS: The Shares shall vest in a series of twelve (12)
successive equal monthly installments upon Optionholders completion of each additional
month of Continuous Service over the twelve (12) month period measured from the Vesting
Commencement Date.] 
[FOR CERTAIN GRANTS: 50% of the Shares shall vest on the first anniversary of the
Vesting Commencement Date, with the remaining 50% vesting on the second anniversary of
the Vesting Commencement Date.]Payment:
    
    By one or a combination of the following items (described in the Stock Option Agreement): 
By cash or check
Pursuant to a Regulation T Program if the Shares are publicly traded
By delivery of already-owned shares if the Shares are publicly traded