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Information Today May 27, 2008 Barbara Quint	Ask.com Settling Down as Reference Site? After months of turmoil within Ask.com and its parent, IAC/InterActiveCorp., the acquisition of Lexico Publishing Group, LLC and its reference properties, could help distinguish Ask.com as a reference site.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2005 Tom Taulli	Jeeves Retires a Billionaire Whereas "synergies" are often elusive (read: nonexistent) in M&A, they may not be with the IAC/AskJeeves combination.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Google Steals Some Answers Google is apparently gearing up to relaunch its Google Answers; this time the Q&A offering will feel a lot more like Yahoo! Answers.
BusinessWeek November 11, 2010 Stone & Pulley	Diller's Ask.com Stops Searching IAC/InterActiveCorp has decided that Google is unstoppable in search, so it's recasting Ask.com as a Q&A site.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Are Microsoft and Yahoo! That Stupid? InterActiveCorp extends and expands its advertising agreement with Google for another five years.
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The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 Tim Beyers	Fool on the Street: Asking IAC/Interactive Since acquiring the former AskJeeves search engine in March of last year, and the successful relaunch of Ask.com earlier this year, IAC has experienced a financial renaissance of sorts. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 14, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	IAC Sells Its 23/6 Comedy Site IAC is selling its interest in the politically tinged comedy site 236.com to fellow stakeholder Huffington Post.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	Pricing Microsoft's Mistake A Microhoo! merger might put them on par with Google, but at what cost to Microsoft investors?
The Motley Fool November 29, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Serial Diller Diversified new-media empire IAC is making some moves, again. The interlocking pieces that make up IAC have always had the potential to fit. The difference now is that they are actually starting to come together.
InternetNews November 20, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	Google's Search Lead Still Growing A new survey finds the search giant gaining market share as rivals Microsoft and Yahoo slip, despite efforts to revamp their offerings.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	I Want to Be Barry Diller for Halloween InterActiveCorp's collection of prolific websites and retail units came through with a respectable showing this quarter.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	IAC Misses the Mark Yet Again New media giant IAC is on a bad streak -- they've come up short on bottom-line analyst estimates in each of the past five quarters.
InternetNews January 10, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Ask.com Shuffles Its Executive Deck In advance of a major reorganization at IAC/InterActive Corp., Ask.com has announced a shakeup of its top executives.
Search Engine Watch March 6, 2008 Kevin Newcomb	Ask.com Remains Committed to Search The reports of Ask.com's death have been exaggerated. The company is not throwing in the towel, as many believe.
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The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Google Laughs at Yahoo! and Microsoft Google's search-engine market share continues to grow, but problems still loom.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Before and After at IAC Barry Diller's new-media company is certainly slimmer these days, posting its first quarterly report since splitting into five different companies this summer.
Search Engine Watch June 8, 2006 Danny Sullivan	Look Out Wikipedia, Here Comes Yahoo Answers! New stats add fuel to the idea that Yahoo Answers is perhaps becoming a social interacting phenomenon like YouTube or MySpace. A look at the service's growth and how it works.
Search Engine Watch May 26, 2005 Sherman & Price	Ask Jeeves Serves Up New Features Ask Jeeves is rolling out two new enhancements today that help searchers quickly focus queries and get direct answers to questions without using complex commands or advanced search tools.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Ask.com and Ye Shall Receive Ask.com enhances its search-engine offerings. With just 5% of the search engine market, IAC has no problem taking chances. Investors, take note.
Information Today December 4, 2006 Tara Calishain	Google Shutters Its Answers Service Google's decision to close down Google Answers has produced a huge amount of discussion and comment from all corners of the Web.
InternetNews February 10, 2006 Michael Hickins	IAC/InterActive Firing The Butler? Is Ask Jeeves, swimming in a crowded pool of search engines vying for the lead, ripe for a sell off?
The Motley Fool January 25, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Diller Goes In for a Physical IAC is buying a stake in a network of health-related websites.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	What's Next on Google's Buy List? There are few things that Google loves more than ads and mobs, so it wasn't surprising to see the world's leading search engine snap up mobile marketing network AdMob in a $750 million all-stock deal.
InternetNews November 29, 2006 Ed Sutherland	Google Answers Ends Its Run If you have a question for Google Answers, you better hurry up and ask it. Later this week, Google will shut down the service, which allowed people to pose questions, for a fee, in the hopes of getting the perfect answer.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Fill Us, Diller InterActiveCorp produces another solid, yet sadly misunderstood, quarter. Investors, take note.
InternetNews July 13, 2009	Ask.com Is Still at Your Service The famous AskJeeves butler is long gone, but Ask.com is holding its own in the competitive search game.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	If I Have to Buy One Search Engine in 2009 My top choice might not surprise you, but check out the second runner-up.
Search Engine Watch March 28, 2006 Andrew Goodman	Danny Sullivan Asks Barry Diller What's up with the company formerly known as Ask Jeeves?
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The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Katrina Chan	Ask.com Seeking Better Algorithm The search site still lacks the right stuff. Ask.com could not separate websites from other search results, nor could it filter out duplicate articles from the same source.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Oh, Great -- Another Financial Site? Dow Jones and IAC hook up to bring you a new personal-finance outlet. Investors, the pieces fit together a lot better than you may think.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Split Already, Will You, IAC? The plan to split the IAC empire into five stand-alone units still hasn't materialized.
InternetNews March 21, 2005 Clint Boulton	IAC to Buy Ask Jeeves for $1.85B IAC/InterActiveCorp agrees to acquire Ask Jeeves in a deal that puts it squarely into competition with Google, Yahoo and Microsoft.
Search Engine Watch September 12, 2005 Andrew Goodman	Ask Jeeves CEO: "We Are Focused on Core Search" Now that Ask Jeeves is part of aggressive online powerhouse InterActive Corp., what's next for the search engine and its various services? Ask Jeeves' CEO Steve Berkowitz discusses the company's future.
InternetNews July 28, 2010	Ask to Begin Offering 'Community' Search Results Ask.com is expanding trials of crowd-sourced search results, inviting users to "ask the community" in an effort to provide direct answers to queries, rather than the standard bank of links.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Google Bites Microhoo Yet Again Google's search engine market share continues to grow.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Media Moguls' Melee The battle for IAC heats up. Liberty Media's John Malone is now trying to oust Barry Diller and his cronies from the IAC board, upset over the terms to dilute Liberty Media's controlling stake in the company through a proposed split of IAC into five distinct entities.
InternetNews February 27, 2006 Susan Kuchinskas	Ask Says Bye to Butler Ask Jeeves rebrands to highlight new service and features.
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Timothy J. Mullaney	How Diller Can Win Over Wall Street Three moves to bolster InterActiveCorp's stock
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Tim Beyers	Did Jeeves Rat Out the Google Twins? Ask.com parent IAC/InterActiveCorp announces a plan to give users privacy controls called "AskEraser," which would effectively protect their searches from prying eyes.
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The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Will Splitting Up Solve IAC's Problems? The conglomerate's pending breakup could unlock new-media value.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Ask, the World Turns Ask.com starts a new life with Jeeves riding off into the sunset. But losing the edge of Jeeves won't matter if the company is able to put its many dot-com puzzle pieces together. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Diller's Banana Split Within the next few months the InterActiveCorp media empire will be split into five distinct companies: IAC... Ticketmaster... HSN... LendingTree... and Interval International...
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