Lycos Acquires Ask Jeeves Search Technology
In a bid to beef up its search capability, Lycos Inc. said Wednesday it has bought search technology from Ask Jeeves....
View ArticleAsk Jeeves Desktop Search (Beta) 1.7.0
Ask Jeeves acquired search startup Tukaroo earlier this year and promised a desktop search product by...
View ArticleAsk Jeeves Launches Toolbar For Firefox
Search engine Ask Jeeves Inc. on Tuesday launched its toolbar for the open-source Firefox browser. The toolbar is available...
View ArticleReports: IAC to buy Ask Jeeves for $2B, a 40% premium
WSJ: IAC to acquire search engine in all-stock deal that's a 40% premium over Friday's close....
View ArticleReport: Diller's Co. Near Ask Jeeves Deal
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barry Diller's electronic-commerce company IAC/InterActiveCorp is near a deal to purchase Ask Jeeves Inc., the Web-search service, for about $2 billion in stock, The Wall Street...
View ArticleDiller's company near a deal to acquire Ask Jeeves
IAC/InterActiveCorp, the Internet company headed by Barry Diller, is close to an agreement to acquire Ask Jeeves, the fourth-largest U.S. search engine company, for about $1.9 billion, according to an...
View ArticleDiller's IAC buys Web's butler Jeeves
From wire reports NEW YORK IAC/InterActiveCorp , an Internet conglomerate run by media mogul Barry Diller, is buying Web-search service Ask Jeeves for $1.85 billion, the companies announced Monday....
View ArticleIAC To Acquire Search Engine Ask Jeeves
E-commerce conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp on Monday said it has agreed to acquire search engine Ask Jeeves Inc. in a stock deal valued at $1.85 billion. Under the deal, Ask Jeeves would remain an...
View ArticleDiller's firm buying Ask Jeeves for $1.9B
Barry Diller arrives at the Vanity Fair party to celebrate the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival held at the New York State Supreme Courthouse in New York, Tuesday, May 4, 2004. Barry Diller's...
View ArticleAsk Jeeves posts higher profit as Web ads grow
Search engine beats expectations on last May's acquisition of Interactive Search Holdings Inc....
View ArticleIAC/InterActive Corp. Reports Earnings Surge
E-commerce conglomerate IAC/InterActive Corp. on Wednesday reported an 80 percent surge in earnings in the first quarter, as revenues rose by 14 percent. The New York-based company said net income...
View ArticleAsk Jeeves eyes growth under IAC umbrella
By Lisa Baertlein, Reuters OAKLAND The Ask Jeeves butler wants to kick some serious butt. Emboldened by its pending purchase by Barry Diller's deep-pocketed Web conglomerate Interactive Corp, Web...
View ArticleAsk Jeeves Buys Excite Europe Operator
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Web search engine Ask Jeeves Inc., which has agreed to be acquired by Barry Diller's IAC/InterActivCorp, said Friday it purchased Excite Italia BV, the operator of Excite...
View ArticleIs 'Jeeves' too snooty? Site likely to get name change
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) IAC/InterActiveCorp Chief Executive Barry Diller likes his latest planned online acquisition. He's just not that fond of its name. Diller on Tuesday told an audience of media and...
View ArticleAsk Jeeves improves response time
SAN FRANCISCO -- Question: What well-known Internet search engine continues to lag industry leaders no matter how smart it becomes? Answer: Ask Jeeves Inc. The Oakland-based company on Thursday is...
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