Bloglines/ Ask Jeeves to be acquired by InterActiveCorp

Fresh from being bought out by search engine Ask Jeeves, Bloglines is set to change hands again following news that new parent company Ask Jeeves is to be acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp.

IAC/Interactive owns a variety of websites include Expedia, Ticket Master, Home Shopping Network, Match.com and CitySearch.

The cost of the acquisition is reported to be $1.9 billion USD.

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Details of management changes were not clear at the time of posting, but any change in management at Ask Jeeves may result in future changes to the Bloglines service.