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IAC

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IAC is a media conglomerate with a wide range of online assets. In November 2007, announced they would be separating IAC into 5 public companies. IAC will consist of: Ask.com, Bloglines, CitySearch, Evite, Excite, InsiderPages, iWon, My Fun Cards, My Way, Popular Screensaver, Smiley Central, Match.com, chemistry.com, ServiceMagic, Shoebuy.com, BustedTees, CollegeHumor, Garage Games, Gifts.com, Green.com, Instant Action, Very Short List, Vimeo, 23/6. IAC is also an investor in Active.com, Brightcove, FiLife, Medem, Merchant Circle, OpenTable, Points.com and SHOP channel.

The 5 spun off companies were Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster, Interval International, LendingTree and expedia.com.

IAC’s notable acquisitions included:

• In September 1998 IAC’s subsidiary at the time, Ticketmaster, merged with CitySearch .
• In June 1999 Ticketmaster-CitySearch acquired Match.com.
• In 2001 Evite was acquired by Ticketmaster.
• In February 2003 IAC acquired Expedia, and later spun it off in August 2005.
• In August 2003 IAC acquired Lending Tree.
• In July 2005 IAC acquired Ask.com, known as Ask Jeeves at the time, for $1.85 billion. Ask.com is the fourth leading search engine behind Google, Yahoo, and MSN.
• In July 2005 IAC spun off Expedia.com
• In August 2006 IAC acquired Connected Ventures, the parent company of CollegeHumor, Vimeo, Bustedtees.com, and others. Vimeo competes with online video companies such as Youtube, Brightcove, Veoh, Stage6, Dailymotion, and many others.

Recent Milestones

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  IAC acquired Tutor. (1/7/13)
  Posted 1/8/13 at 3:56am via techcrunch.com
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  IAC acquired About.com for $300M. (8/27/12)
  Posted 8/26/12 at 6:35pm via techcrunch.com
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  IAC invested in Aereo. (2/14/12)
  Posted 2/14/12 at 10:41am via finsmes.com
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  IAC added Greg Blatt as CEO. (12/1/10)
  Posted 12/15/07 at 12:58pm
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  IAC acquired Urbanspoon. (4/29/09)
  Posted 4/29/09 at 9:29am via techcrunch.com
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  IAC added Jamal Hamou as Director, Business Development. (1/1/09)
  Posted 3/15/11 at 2:14pm
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  IAC added Brian Dick as VP, Business Development - TheDailyBeast.com. (1/1/09)
  Posted 6/27/09 at 7:15pm
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  IAC added Megu Kobayashi as Senior Marketing Manager. (8/11/08)
  Posted 10/1/12 at 4:42pm
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  IAC acquired StarNet Interactive. (5/20/08)
  Posted 5/20/08 at 4:55pm via paidcontent.org
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  IAC invested in HealthCentral. (1/1/08)
  Posted 1/29/08 at 11:53pm via paidcontent.org
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  IAC added Justin Squezello as Vice President. (11/1/07)
  Posted 7/13/12 at 10:45am
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  IAC invested in InstantAction. (9/1/07)
  Posted 10/27/07 at 6:13pm
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  IAC invested in MerchantCircle. (9/1/07)
  Posted 2/5/08 at 2:44pm
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  IAC acquired Emma Entertainment. (5/24/07)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 11:55pm
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  IAC acquired Frontline Management. (5/17/07)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 11:48pm via ticketnews.com
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  IAC acquired NetClub. (3/1/07)
  Posted 10/7/09 at 11:35pm via thedatingassociation.org

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1. IAC Acquires Tutor.com To Add An Education String To Its Consumer Web Portfolio (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Confirmed: IAC Has Bought About.com From The New York Times For $300M In Cash (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. IAC Buys UrbanSpoon Based On Good Recommendations (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. IAC Acquires GirlSense.com Parent StarNet; Targeting Tweens (paidcontent.org) [edit]
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6. IAC/InterActiveCorp. Buys into Front Line Management (ticketnews.com) [edit]
7. Match.com Acquires Leading Online Dating and Relationship Companies in France and China (thedatingassociation.org) [edit]
8. Match.com Acquires Leading Online Dating and Relationship Companies in France and China (thedatingassociation.org) [edit]
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10. IAC Acquires Controlling Interest in Connected Ventures, LLC, Parent of Leading Comedy Site CollegeHumor.com (iac.com) [edit]
11. CollegeHumor.com Sells Out - for at least $20 Million (web2.commongate.com) [edit]
12. AC/InterActive to acquire ShoeBuy.com (internetretailer.com) [edit]
13. Citation Needed [add]
14. IAC completes acquisition of Cornerstone Brands (allbusiness.com) [edit]
15. http://www.facebook.com/CBSNewYork#!/pages/Dumpster-newark-nj-908-313-9888/177688148917858 (prnewswire.com) [edit]
16. IAC Acquires TripAdvisor, Inc. (goliath.ecnext.com) [edit]
17. IAC/InterActiveCorp to Acquire Hotwire (hospitalitynet.org) [edit]
18. IAC Completes Acquisition of Expedia, Inc (findarticles.com) [edit]
19. InterActiveCorp Completes Acquisition of Hotels.Com (thefreelibrary.com) [edit]
20. IAC Completes Acquisition of LendingTree (iac.mediaroom.com) [edit]
21. iac.com [edit]
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23. Aereo Raises $20.5M in Series A Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
24. IAC Buying Major Chunk In HealthCentral; Carlyle, Sequoia & Polaris Also Investing; Total $50M (paidcontent.org) [edit]
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27. paidcontent.org [edit]
28. publications.mediapost.com [edit]
29. techcrunch.com [edit]