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- Diller predicts more convergence in search
- Media mogul says Google can be overtakenAt the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, InterActiveCorp CEO Barry Diller explains to host John Battelle why his company acquired Ask Jeeves in March and what he thinks about Google's lead in Internet search.
- Tags: Web 2.0, Diller
- Videos 2005-10-06
- Diller touts original Web programming
- Diller touts original Web programmingMore to the point"He said that he liked Ask Jeeves because it could offer services different from those of rivals, including No. 1 Google, No. 2 Yahoo and No. 3 MSN. He did not specify how he planned to overtake the leaders in search, but he...
- Tags: Blogging, Web, Diller, IAC/InterActive Corp., Web programming, blog
- Discussion threads 2005-10-06
- Diller asks $2 billion for Ask Jeeves
- Diller asks $2 billion for Ask Jeeves2 billion? Someone's go an inflated self-imageSeriously, though. Ask Jeeves was never much more than a mediocre search engine. Heck, Yahoo! provided better results than Jeeves.2 billion for it is just ridiculousI Agree2 billion is outrageous for Ask Jeeves which, like the...
- Tags: IPO, Financial Planning, Ask Jeeves Inc., Diller
- Discussion threads 2005-03-21
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- Tags: Interactive Corp., Twitter
- Discussion threads 2007-05-05
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- Tags: Search Advertising, Search, Google Ads, Google, Advertising
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