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For many companies, the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) search engine is the lifeblood of distribution. But, there is a problem: What if Google decides to get into the business itself? It's certainly a big-time threat.

For example, there are signs that Google is planning to enter the online mortgage business. Essentially, the service would allow users to search among a variety of lenders, looking for the best deal. Yes, it sounds like LendingTree, huh?

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Ever since Barry Diller cobbled together the internet Frankenstein called IAC/InterActiveCorp. (NASDAQ: IACI), he had been assuring investors that somehow it all made sense to group together TicketMaster with Evite with Ask.com. Wall Street cried confusion.

Then the media mogul spun off his Expedia travel business into a separate company, figuring that was the reason why investors were confused by the ungainly IAC. Judging from the stock price, investors were just as confused as ever, even as IAC said it was "proud to have so many great brands under one roof." Now, Diller has thrown in the towel and is splitting up IAC into five separate publicly traded companies. As envisioned, IAC would be more or less a media and entertainment company, maintaining businesses including Ask.com, Citysearch, Evite, CollegeHumor and Bloglines. The other companies would be centered around HSN, TicketMaster, and Interval International.

Diller seems to have gotten the message from Wall Street, albeit about five years too late.

"We've been a complex enterprise almost from the very beginning 12 years ago, with hundreds of transactions over those years," he said. "And while we've created a lot of value, I've always believed our complexity and many mouthfuls of sentences to explain who we are and what our strategy is have hampered clarity and understanding with all our constituencies, particularly investors."

Plus, the confusion was costing Diller money.

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IACI split is a stunning reversal by Barry Diller originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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