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Ticketmaster buys stake in Echomusic

March 20, 2007 Online ticket seller hints at using Echomusic's marketing technology to enhance other InterActiveCorp properties. TAGS: Ticketmaster Corp., IAC/InterActive Corp., CitySearch, marketing company, Ask.com

InterActiveCorp buys Ask Jeeves for $1.85 billion

March 21, 2005 Barry Diller's Net company expands its horizons at a time of frantic activity in the search sector. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask Jeeves Inc., buyout, Expedia Inc., Ask.com, acquisition, sector, Yahoo! Inc., search engine, MSN, CEO, blog, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Ask.com goes mobile

October 12, 2006 The search site launches service designed specifically for cell phones and handheld devices. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask.com, mobile search, handheld device, mobile phone, direction, handheld, cell phone

Commentary: Diller asks for search

March 21, 2005 InterActiveCorp's acquisition of Ask Jeeves has potential, but it'll need a big investment to carry it against the Googles of the world. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask Jeeves Inc., CitySearch, Bloglines, Expedia Inc., commentary, acquisition, Forrester Research Inc., search engine, traffic, e-commerce, property, entertainment, Google Inc.

Ask Jeeves snagged as search sector seeks answers

March 21, 2005 Everyone's seeking a new edge, as InterActiveCorp gobbles up Ask Jeeves and Yahoo buys Flickr. TAGS: Ask Jeeves Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp., Flickr, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

InterActiveCorp will split in two

December 21, 2004 Barry Diller decides that two companies make more sense than one online travel and e-commerce conglomerate. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Expedia Inc., Ticketmaster Corp., Hotwire, Hotels.com, Match.com, shareholder, e-commerce, transaction

InterActiveCorp grabs onto Hotwire

September 22, 2003 The company formerly known as USA Interactive expands its online travel empire with the $685 million acquisition of Hotwire, a site that offers discounted hotel rates and airfares. TAGS: Hotwire, IAC/InterActive Corp., ComScore, SARS, acquisition, sector, CEO

IAC the latest big player to eye video

March 6, 2007 After expressing "strong interest" in Break.com, Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp walks away from acquisition talks. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Viacom Inc., YouTube, acquisition, video

IAC appoints new Ask.com CEO

April 24, 2006 InterActiveCorp says Steve Berkowitz, heading for Microsoft, will be replaced by company veteran Jim Lanzone. TAGS: Ask.com, IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask Jeeves Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Ask.com testing new search interface

December 21, 2006 Company aims to gain market share from giants like Google by investing in tech improvements. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask.com, market share, listing, Google Inc., MSN, Yahoo! Inc., video

Microsoft taps InterActiveCorp exec to head MSN

April 21, 2006 Former Ask Jeeves CEO Steve Berkowitz will head Microsoft's MSN and Windows Live efforts. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask Jeeves Inc., David Cole, Ask.com, Microsoft Windows Live, MSN, exec, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Diller's IAC to spend big on Net content

February 7, 2007 InterActiveCorp's chief executive says that while it's the perfect time to invest, most acquisition targets are overpriced. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., acquisition, Ask.com, CEO, YouTube, Google Inc., entertainment, video

Diller touts original Web programming

October 6, 2005 His IAC/Interactive will produce content specifically for the Web, everything from half-hour features to two-hour films. TAGS: IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask Jeeves Inc., Internet search, San Francisco, Google Inc., entertainment, Yahoo! Inc.

Ask Jeeves' new features zoom in, out

May 26, 2005 One feature lets people narrow or broaden the field of search results, as well as view results for related concepts. TAGS: Ask Jeeves Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp., Excite Inc., Ask.com, rival, search result, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Asking more of Ask.com than of Jeeves

May 2, 2006 Jim Lanzone takes over the revamped Ask.com. Now he has to satisfy a demanding boss in the person of Barry Diller. TAGS: Ask Jeeves Inc., Ask.com, IAC/InterActive Corp., image search, search engine, MSN

Ask.com becoming the search engine that could

November 3, 2006 Search engine is gaining ground and snagging business from rivals in move to focus on technology, not ads. TAGS: Ask.com, Ask Jeeves Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp., search engine, ComScore, Lycos Inc., market share, America Online Inc., columnist, Google Inc., U.S., CEO, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Icahn seeks to derail Google as AOL partner

December 19, 2005 Billionaire investor Carl Icahn says a pact between America Online and Google would be a "disastrous decision." TAGS: Carl Icahn, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., shareholder, IAC/InterActive Corp., Google Inc., transaction, agreement, negotiation, decision, eBay Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Tech firms assail proposed broadband rules

November 9, 2005 Google, Microsoft and others agree on at least one thing: a more light-handed, tech-neutral approach to regulating the Net. TAGS: E911, broadband video, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Microsoft TV, draft, IAC/InterActive Corp., broadband, broadband Internet, broadband service, Net Neutrality, Internet service, VoIP, firm, Amazon.com Inc., Xbox Live, representative
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