Barry Diller grows his own with AskCity

Posted Nov 28th 2006 12:45PM by Maura McCormack
Filed under: Products and Services, Launches, Consumer Experience, Internet, Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI)

Next week IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI) will introduce new Web-based local city guides. Chairman and CEO Barry Diller announced the move yesterday.

The new guides will debut on December 4 and will be called AskCity. It will combine the assets of Ask.com, Citysearch, Evite and Ticketmaster, all IAC properties.

The Ask.com search service will be redesigned, with a new home page among other changes.

IAC is focusing on growing its own businesses in the never-ending race with Google, Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) for search engine and e-commerce supremacy.

Tags: Ask.com, Barry Diller, BarryDiller, Citysearch, Evite, Google, IAC, IAC/InerActive, TicketMaster

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11-28-2006 @ 7:36PM

jerry lee mcdonald said...

too bad this clown can't grow hair.

11-29-2006 @ 12:36AM

Gary Bourgeault (thealphamarketer.com) said...

I do like the persistance and creativity of Diller. He is a darkhorse somewhat neglected behind the scenes.

He does seem to have a plan that he's quietly working with. People that know him and his business ability know that he needs to be watched closely or else he may just come up and bite someone by surprise.