```json
{
    "title": "IAC Buys ASK; Owns Bloglines",
    "url": "https://performancezen.com/2005/03/20/iac-buys-ask-owns-bloglines/",
    "datePublished": "2005-03-20",
    "dateModified": "2022-05-11",
    "language": "en-US",
    "description": "John Battelle points to this. $2billion. Wow. Sure feels like another bubble. Was Ask REALLY worth that much? And yes, this means that Barry Diller effectively owns Bloglines. More here…",
    "author": "spierzchala",
    "publisher": "Performance Zen"
}
```

# IAC Buys ASK; Owns Bloglines

John Battelle points to [this](http://battellemedia.com/archives/001336.php).

$2billion. Wow. Sure feels like another bubble.

Was Ask REALLY worth that much?

And yes, this means that Barry Diller effectively owns Bloglines.

More [here](https://web.archive.org/web/20050322055443/http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2005/03/diller_asks_for.html) and [here](http://www.blogherald.com/2005/03/21/bloglines-ask-jeeves-to-be-acquired-by-interactivecorp/).