8 posts and columns on Interactive Corp.

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Welcome to the Boardroom: Chelsea Clinton Joins Diller

in Media on September 26, 2011 at 10:30 pm PT

She’s 31. She’s still a graduate student. And she’s held many different jobs in different industries over the last five years.

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Diller: IAC to Cut Cash Via Buybacks; Ask.com Not for Sale

in News on February 24, 2010 at 11:57 am PT

IAC/Interactive Chairman and CEO Barry Diller said the company in the next 12 months expects to get its cash position down to a “rationale amount,” but not via acquisitions. Rather, that would mostly be from buying back shares.

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IACI Q4 Beats; Stock Gains

in News on February 9, 2010 at 8:05 am PT

IAC/Interactive, the Barry Diller-piloted Internet conglomerate, this morning posted Q4 results that beat Street expectations. The company reported revenue of $367.2 million, ahead of the Street at $339.6 million; adjusted EPS of 20 cents a share was two cents better than the consensus at 18 cents.

Ask: The Little Search Engine That Couldn't

in News on October 6, 2008 at 5:27 am PT

With a 4.8 percent share of the search market, according to comScore, Ask has long been the inveterate fourth-place contestant in a sector overwhelmingly dominated by Google. And try as it might–with both redesigns and ad campaigns–the company just can’t seem to build any audience beyond that. So there’s little reason to believe that Ask’s latest redesign–its third in as many years and the 11th since it first launched–won’t be as ineffective as those that have gone before it.

Ask: The Little Search Engine That Couldn’t

in News on October 6, 2008 at 5:27 am PT

With a 4.8 percent share of the search market, according to comScore, Ask has long been the inveterate fourth-place contestant in a sector overwhelmingly dominated by Google. And try as it might–with both redesigns and ad campaigns–the company just can’t seem to build any audience beyond that. So there’s little reason to believe that Ask’s latest redesign–its third in as many years and the 11th since it first launched–won’t be as ineffective as those that have gone before it.

Flixster for Sale (Again)?

in News on December 4, 2007 at 1:49 am PT

Yesterday, a source told me that Flixster, the fast-growing social network for movie lovers, was back in talks to be bought by Barry Diller’s InterActiveCorp. Those IAC-Flixster rumors flew about a month ago and were entirely true. But no deal, it seems. IAC has apparently found the price too high, according to other sources. But, [...]

Kara Visits the Monaco Media Forum

in News on November 7, 2007 at 3:54 am PT

OK, I am definitely not Princess Grace-worthy (well, who is?). But I am headed right now to her glam neck of the woods for the Monaco Media Forum, which is set to take place from tomorrow through Saturday in Monte Carlo. Hosted by HSH Prince Albert II, its subhead this year is “Leadership for the Digital Revolution,” and the group gathered is pretty heady and packed with American Webheads, as well as from around the globe.

Barry Diller Shatters John Malone's Stake Into Little Itty Bits

in News on November 6, 2007 at 6:14 am PT

Yesterday, the battle between InterActiveCorp.’s Barry Diller and John Malone of Liberty Media got much more interesting. As luck would have it, I will be interviewing Diller on stage at the Monaco Media Forum in Monte-Carlo this week–yes, it’s as glamorous as it sounds–so now there will be lots more to talk to him about at the digital gathering. Diller is an excellent interview as he likes to parry more than the average CEO and he is good at it. Very good, as it turns out, when dealing with Malone. Also in BoomTown today: Marc Canter talks a blue streak about Google’s OpenSocial and we actually listen! Slide’s Max Levchin plays all the angles in the Google-Facebook war over OpenSocial–very clever, Max! Major lunch room snub of BoomTown by Yahoo’s Jerry Yang!