Most notable among them is the departure of Steve Berkowitz, who left Ask.com to join Microsoft nearly two years ago. Microsoft Shuffles Execs, Berkowitz to ExitMicrosoft packed a number of promotions and departures into the press release.
Lanzone had been VP of product management at Ask.com since 2001, and was promoted to CEO in 2006 when previous CEO Steve Berkowitz jumped ship to join Microsoft. Lanzone will be replaced by former Match.com CEO Jim Safka, who has been leading IAC's...
And of course, the two are linked by the common bonds of Steve Berkowitz, who left Ask.com in 2006 to head Microsoft's search efforts. Ask.com and parent IAC have been cozying up to Microsoft lately, leading to the question of what will become of...
But there are still clear concerns with Ask.com's CEO Steve Berkowitz leaving for MSN Search. IAC/InterActiveCorp, the company that owns Ask.com, reported earnings today, which showed earnings for IAC have dropped 32% from the previous year.
Just days after Ask.com chief Steve Berkowitz jumped ship to Microsoft's MSN, IAC/InterActive Corp.has appointed Vice President of Product Management Jim Lanzone as CEO. Jim is one of the most respected leaders in the search industry, having been...
Just days after Ask.com chief Steve Berkowitz jumped ship to Microsoft's MSN, IAC/InterActive Corp.has appointed Vice President of Product Management Jim Lanzone as CEO. Steve Berkowitz, head of Ask.com and the man who has helped steered that...
Tao's impact at Ask has been immeasurable, due in large part to his role in transforming Ask.com search into one of only four technologies operating at a world-class level today," said Steve Berkowitz, Ask.com chief executive officer.
said Steve Berkowitz, CEO of Ask.com. Ask.com is a division of IAC Search & Media, a wholly-owned business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI). Ask.com has launched an expanded European presence with Ask France, Ask Italy and Ask Netherlands today.
IAC shares are down 10% for the year.What we really want to do is grow share," says Berkowitz, who has headed Ask Jeeves since 2001, in an interview. AJ's CEO, Steve Berkowitz, tells Berr to look for an increase of about 20% in staffing.
Quite the contrary, said Ask Jeeves' CEO Steve Berkowitz in a keynote conversation with Danny Sullivan at the recent Search Engine Strategies show in San Jose. Jeeves' will "shine in search," said Berkowitz, outlining how the company plans to push...
Conference chair Danny Sullivan prodded Berkowitz on a range of topics, framing the session optimistically by comparing IAC to a promising "fourth television network," as with Fox in its early days. For now, the official company line is that Ask...
Ask Jeeves CEO and director Steve Berkowitz will be doing the keynote conversation with me on August 9. Berkowitz To Keynote SES San Jose at the SES Blog tells you more about the session. IAC/InterActiveCorp Completes Acquisition of Ask Jeeves...
We've just confirmed that Ask Jeeves CEO and director Steve Berkowitz will be doing the keynote conversation with me on August 9. Berkowitz To Keynote SES San Jose at the SES Blog tells you more about the session.
I've been busy this week pulling together sessions for our upcoming SES San Jose 2005 show, and we've just confirmed that Ask Jeeves CEO and director Steve Berkowitz will be doing the keynote. There's certainly plenty to talk with Steve about...
Google's Mission in Context from MediaPost has Google's head of travel explaining recently "we're not just a search engine" to an audience, sending writer David Berkowitz on a similar wobble on whether search engines -- and Google in particular...
Google's Mission in Context from MediaPost has Google's head of travel explaining recently "we're not just a search engine" to an audience, sending writer David Berkowitz on a similar wobble on whether search engines -- and Google in particular...
It's kind of like the fourth period for us," [CEO Steve] Berkowitz said, using a sports metaphor for the last quarter in a game. Berkowitz said Ask Jeeves would likely have some interesting tweaks on Web advertising in the future, but at least for...
The DJ article: Ask Jeeves CEO: IAC Purchase Is Important Strategically, has a couple of comments from AJ CEO Steve Berkowitz including one about AJ reducing the number of ads on web results pages. Putting Jeeves' search box on IAC's Web properties...
Both IAC's Diller and Berkowitz have said that any promotion will be in the best interests of the searchers, so the specter that it will be IAC-only content doesn't sound likely. Fast-forward to today and the comment from Ask Jeeves CEO Steve...
