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Ask.com stories: 4 news summaries

 IAC Plans Wave of Web Startups 

African-American search engine launches today

Apr 10, 08 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - IAC/Interactive Corp plans to launch a host of new websites as it readies to split off some of its older ones into separate companies, the Wall Street Journal reports. RushmoreDrive.com, a search engine aimed at the black community, goes live today. Other startups, including a news site, a personal... More »

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Internet • African Americans • startup • Barry Diller • Ask.com • Match.com • IAC/InterActiveCorp • Rushmore Drive

Ask.com Addresses Privacy Worries

No. 5 search engine says it will erase info within hours

Dec 11, 07 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Aiming to establish itself as an innovator, Ask.com is allowing users to have their search requests deleted within hours, the AP reports. The fifth-most-popular search engine with just 3% market share, Ask.com is taking a huge leap toward being the web’s least intrusive search option. "We... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • online privacy • search engine • Ask.com • AskEraser

Google Keeps Growing, Stock Keeps Rising

Predictions of $900 stock price as engine's market share grows

Nov 22, 07 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is already the US most popular search engine, but new data indicate it enjoyed a substantial jump in traffic this past month. Reuters reports that the search giant accounted for 58.5% of the American market. Google is trailed by Yahoo, Microsoft, IAC (the owners of Ask.com), and... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Time Warner • AOL • Microsoft • search engine • Ask.com

Diller's IAC to Split Into
Five Companies

HSN, Ticketmaster, Interval International, LendingTree spin off

Nov 5, 07 1:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp will split into five separately traded companies, their board announced today.  Former IAC components Home Shopping Network, Ticketmaster, vacation site Interval International, and online real estate site LendingTree will all become separate firms under those names. CNN Money reports that the remaining pieces of IAC will... More »

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Ticketmaster • InterActiveCorp • John Malone • Barry Diller • Expedia • Liberty Media • Ask.com

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