IAC to Buy Ask Jeeves for $1.85B
Saturday, 26. March 2005 - 11:48 am
CLICKZ — Mar 21 — IAC/InterActiveCorp to purchase ask jeeves for
$1.85 billion. IAC intends to grow Ask Jeeves by using its local
content properties, which include Citysearch, Ticketmaster, Evite,
Expedia and Match.com. FULL ARTICLE @ CLICKZ
Mark Brooks:
Great strategic move that will help lock in Match.com as the top online
personals player. No doubt prompted by rising advertising
costs.