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Should Diller Sell Ask.com? No, Donate it to Rutgers University

There was a lot of recent discussion and news coverage of Barry Diller (IAC) making a comment that he wants to sell Ask.com. Then Microsoft came up as a potential buyer. Full Article at Search Engine Roundtable

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  1. Mobile is now regarded as much more important than it was even a few months ago ... With all of the stuff around [Google's mobile operating system] Android, Google is consolidating their undisputed leadership of mobile, so both Yahoo and Microsoft may be scrutinizing mobile more closely.
    SOURCE: Top Tech News 4 weeks ago
  2. Yahoo is going to sell these big accounts, but it will be Microsoft's AdCenter platform that delivers the ads ... Any agencies doing self-service will go directly to Microsoft, even though they may be representing Yahoo clients. This may be where there's some areas of conflict.
    SOURCE: Top Tech News 4 weeks ago
  3. Diller has only himself to blame ... Ask was really the first to do something dynamic with 'blended' or 'universal' search. It was really Diller's failure to invest that caused Ask not [to] be able to realize its potential. Maybe they didn't have the resources, or maybe Diller underestimated the costs.
    SOURCE: Top Tech News 4 weeks ago
  4. The answer is yes. And it is unlikely that we would be the consolidator.
    Barry Diller – Barry Diller SOURCE: Top Tech News 4 weeks ago
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  2. FILE - In this May 12, 2009 file photo, Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Movie Studios, poses for a portrait at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, Calif.
  3. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Barry Diller and singer Jennifer Lopez attend the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Tent, Bryant Park on September 7, 2008 in New York City.
  4. HOLLYWOOD - JUNE 12: (L-R) Barry Diller, actress Annette Bening and actor Warren Beatty in audience during the 36th AFI Life Achievement Award tribute to Warren Beatty held at the Kodak Theatre on June 12, 2008 in Hollywood, California. The show will air on USA Network at 9PM PST on June 25, 2008.
  5. NEW YORK - JUNE 10: (L-R) Barry Diller and designer Diane Von Furstenberg attend MoMA's 40th Annual Party In The Garden at the Museum of Modern Art on June 10, 2008 A in New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - JUNE 4: Designer Alexandra Von Furstenberg (L) and media executive Barry Diller attend Alexandra Von Furstenberg's unveiling of her modern furniture collection at DVF Studio June 4, 2008 in New York City.
  7. NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 03: Barry Diller attends the Diane Von Furstenberg Fall 2008 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2008 at The Tent at Bryant Park on February 3, 2008 in New York City.
  8. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 16: Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg (R) and her husband businessman Barry Diller arrives at the Universal Pictures presents a screening of 'Charlie Wilson's War' at the Museum of Modern Art December 16, 2007 in New York City.
  9. In a Photo provided by Microsoft, Kristin Chenowith sings "I'll be home for Christmas" during the Saks Fifth Avenue holiday window unveiling Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, in New York. Chenowith is currently starring in the Off Broadway production of "Love, Loss and What I Wore."

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