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Proust, IAC's Social Network For Sharing Eternal Memories, To Shut Down

Remember that social network built to eternally catalog your memories? Barry Diller would rather you forget about it. Launched in July by Diller's IAC, Proust was a social network designed not for location or photo sharing, but ...READ»

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Ask.com CTO Lisa Kavanaugh On Teaching An Old Answer Site Brand-New Tricks

"We are no longer a general purpose search engine," Kavanaugh tells us. Instead, Ask.com uses proprietary, semantic search technology to deliver answers from its own content banks, community, experts, and from all over the web. READ»

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Barry Diller, IAC Launch Proust, A Social Network For Nostalgic Seniors

Most social networks are aimed at the young. Not so for Proust.com, a memory-sharing service that collects remembrances of things past. READ»

Match.com Boss, Now Head of IAC: "There's No Recession in Love"

While the economy tanked, Match.com grew. Former CEO Greg Blatt, who just took over from Barry Diller at IAC, tells us how he did it--and what it's like to go on a Match.com date when you run the company.READ»

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Barry Diller, Wiki Leaks, and Groupon

What do Barry Diller, Wiki Leaks, and GroupOn have in common? More than you might think.READ»

Barry Diller Is Out at IAC, Long Live Barry Diller

IAC went through the biggest changes in the company's history yesterday. What's next for the diverse web giant?READ»

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iFive: BP Posts $17 Billion Loss, Wikileaks Fallout, Top CEO Remuneration, Tooth-Growing Gel, Lionfish Disturbs Atlantic Waters

While you were sleeping, innovation was rubbing gel on its teeth and marveling at its new saber-toothed look. Fierce!READ»

The Power Palette of the Economic Collapse

Applying design forensics to the boom years: Will drab black and gray be remembered as minimum-security rather than minimalism?READ»