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Acquired byIAC
Price$300M
Date8/12
TermsCash
Acquired byNew York Times
Price$410M
Date3/05
TermsCash

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Websiteabout.com
CategoryConsumer Web
Employees
Founded1996

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United States
USA

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Executive Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Chief Executive Officer
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Acquisitions

Total$550k
North Sky, 12/99
Vantagenet, 6/99 $550k

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About.com

About.com (formerly The Mining Company) is recognized as a top 15 content site and as one of the largest producers of original content on the Web. About.com was acquired by The New York Times Company in March 2005 and by IAC in August 2012.

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  1. Confirmed: IAC Has Bought About.com From The New York Times For $300M In Cash (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  2. About.Com Announces Acquisition of North Sky, Inc (cyperus.com) [edit]
  3. About.com Inc Quarterly Report (sec.edgar-online.com) [edit]
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