View Full Version : Ask Jeeves buys Excite Europe
rustybrick
05-20-2005, 09:09 AM
According to a Netimperative article, Jeeves buys Excite Europe (http://www.netimperative.com/2005/05/20/Jeeves_Excite).
Search engine firm Ask Jeeves has bought portal network Excite Europe from Tiscali, for an undisclosed sum.
More eyes. :eek:
sem4u
05-20-2005, 09:11 AM
I heard it cost them 6.1 million euros. :rolleyes:
rustybrick
05-20-2005, 09:42 AM
The other link seems to be dead now, see http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-20-2005/0003642731&EDATE=
rustybrick
05-20-2005, 10:51 AM
They just posted it at Ask's site http://www.irconnect.com/askjinc/pages/news_releases.html?d=78579
Gary Price has a more detailed entry at http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050520-093630
In other Ask Jeeves news, the company has agreed in a comprehensive settlement of litigation" with InfoSpace to share marketing costs and revenue from the Excite.com Web search function.