The core of IAC relates to the way our brands interact to create a better experience for our customers and more value for our shareholders. It also references the interaction that takes place between consumers and their computers and mobile phones with the advent of the internet. IAC was founded on the idea that this kind of "interactivity" would transform the way consumers access and use products and services, creating new markets and ways of doing business never before imagined.

Major Milestone Timeline




1995	August	Barry Diller is named Chairman and CEO of Silver King Communications, Inc.



1996	December	Silver King, Home Shopping Network, and Savoy Pictures Entertainment merge; Silver King Communications, Inc. is renamed HSN, inc. (announced 11/95)



1997	July	HSN, inc. acquires 50% of Ticketmaster Group, Inc. from Paul Allen (announced 5/97)



1998	February	HSN, inc. acquires USA Network, SCI FI, and Universal domestic TV (renamed Studios USA) from Seagram; HSN, inc. renamed USA Networks, Inc. (USAI) (announced 10/97)

	March	USAI two-for-one stock split on March 26

	May	USAI acquires remaining interest in Ticketmaster from public

	September	Ticketmaster Online merges with CitySearch (announced 8/98)

	December	Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc. (TMCS) completes IPO (merged 9/98)



1999	May	USAI acquires Hotel Reservations Network (later renamed Hotels.com) (announced 4/99)

	June	TMCS acquires Match.com

	September	TMCS acquires the Sidewalk city guides from Microsoft (announced 7/99)



2000	February	Hotel Reservations Network (later renamed Hotels.com) completes IPO

	February	USAI two-for-one stock split on February 24

	April	USAI acquires Precision Response Corporation (announced 1/00)



2001	January	Ticketmaster combines with TMCS (announced 11/00)

	August	USAI completes sale of USA Broadcasting to Univision (announced 12/00)



2002	February	USAI acquires a controlling interest in Expedia (announced 7/01)

	May	USAI acquires TV Travel Group (announced 2/02)

	May	USAI contributes USA Entertainment to Vivendi Universal Entertainment, a joint venture controlled by Vivendi; USA Networks, Inc. is renamed USA Interactive (announced 12/01)

	September	USAI acquires Interval International (announced 5/02)



2003	January	USAI acquires remainder of Ticketmaster (announced 10/02)

	March	USAI acquires Entertainment Publications Inc. (announced 11/02)

	April	USAI acquires uDate.com (announced 12/02)

	June	USA Interactive is renamed InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI)

	June	IAC acquires remainder of Hotels.com (announced 4/03)

	August	IAC acquires remainder of Expedia (announced 3/03)

	August	IAC acquires LendingTree (announced 5/03)

	November	IAC acquires Hotwire (announced 9/03)

	December	IAC acquires RealEstate.com and GetSmart (announced 10/03)



2004	April	IAC acquires TripAdvisor, Inc. (announced 3/04)

	July	InterActiveCorp renamed IAC/InterActiveCorp

	August	IAC makes 30% investment in eLong, Inc. (announced 7/04)

	September	IAC acquires ServiceMagic, Inc. (announced 7/04)

	December	IAC acquires Home Loan Center (announced 9/04)



2005	January February	IAC completes eLong warrant exercise (announced 12/04) IAC acquires Bloglines

	March	IAC launches Gifts.com

	April	IAC acquires Cornerstone Brands, Inc. (announced 3/05)

	June	IAC unwinds its interest in VUE

	June	IAC completes the sale of its interest in Euvía Media (announced 03/05)

	July	IAC acquires Ask Jeeves, Inc. (announced 3/05)

	August	IAC completes spin-off of Expedia, Inc. (announced 12/04)

	August	IAC one-for-two reverse stock split on August 9



2006	February	IAC acquires Shoebuy.com, Inc. (announced 1/06)

	May August	IAC launches Pronto.com IAC acquires controlling interest in Connected Ventures, LLC

	November	IAC completes the sale of PRC to an entity owned by Diamond Castle Holdings, LLC (announced 11/06)



2007	March	IAC's Citysearch acquires Insider Pages, a reviews-based local search company

	June	IAC completes the sale of Home Shopping Europe GmbH & Co. KG to KarstadtQuelle AG (announced 5/07)

	September	IAC acquires GarageGames and announces the creation of InstantAction.com


2008	January	IAC acquires a minority stake in TheHealthCentral Network

	May	IAC and Ask.com acquire Lexico, owner of Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com

	May	IAC and IAC Consumer Applications and Portals acquire GirlSense

	June July	IAC completes the sale of Entertainment Publications, Inc. IAC launches Life123.com

	August October October	IAC completes the spin-offs of HSN, Inc. (HSNI), Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (IILG), Ticketmaster (TKTM) and Tree.com (TREE) - (announced 11/07) IAC launches The Daily Beast, a website dedicated to news and commentary, culture and entertainment, in partnership with Tina Brown IAC and ServiceMagic acquire a majority stake in The Koening Company (which owns 123Devis.com and 123GetAQuote.co.uk) and acquires Travaux.com from Groupe CyberArchi therefore launching ServiceMagic Europe in conjunction with ServiceMagic International
	December	IAC unwinds its 30% equity stake in Jupiter Shop Channel



2009	January	IAC and Ask Sponsored Listings acquire Sendori

	January	IAC completes the sale of ReserveAmerica

	January	IAC and ServiceMagic acquire Market Hardware, Inc.

	January January	IAC completes the sale of 23/6 IAC Consumer Applications and Portals changes its name to Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc.

	February	IAC Appoints Greg Blatt as CEO of Match.com. Gregg Winiarski is named SVP, General Counsel of IAC

	February	IAC and Match.com partner with Meetic in an agreement for Meetic to acquire Match.com's European operations in exchange for an approximate 27% stake in the France-based company

	March	IAC and CollegeHumor Media acquire SportsPickle.com

	April	IAC and Citysearch acquire Urbanspoon

	June	IAC contributes the assets of Very Short List (VSL) to a joint venture with the Observer Media Group.

	July	IAC and Match.com acquire People Media, a leading operator of targeted dating sites.

	July	IAC announces the launch of production company Notional

	July	IAC announces a new partnership with Ben Silverman to launch Electus, a next-generation multi-media studio

	October	IAC's Pronto announces the launch of ProntoStyle, ProntoHome and ProntoTech

2010	January	IAC and Electus launch DumbDumb

	February	Match.com and Meetic launch a joint venture in Latin America

	February	IAC and Match.com acquire Singlesnet

	May	IAC and Mindspark acquire DailyBurn.com

	May	Match.com becomes the exclusive online dating site on Yahoo!

	June	Citysearch LLC becomes CityGrid Media

	June	IAC and CollegeHumor launch Dorkly.com
	November	Ask.com launches revamped Q&A site

	December	Liberty Media exchanges equity stake in IAC for a combination of operating assets including Evite and Gifts.com

	December	Greg Blatt is named CEO of IAC. Barry Diller is named Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC.

2011	February	IAC's The Daily Beast completes deal with Newsweek, forming The Newsweek/Daily Beast company LLC. (announced 11/10)

	February	IAC's Match.com acquires OKCupid

	March	IAC launches Hatch Labs

	May	CityGrid Media acquires BuzzLabs

	August	Match.com completes Tender Offer for Meetic S.A. (announced 5/11)

	September	IAC's Match.com invests in leading Chinese Matchmaking Site Zehnai

	October	CollegeHumor Media launches Jest.com

	October	Shoebuy.com acquires CozyBoots.com

	November	IAC launches Crowded Room

	December	DailyBurn announces a new personalized fitness platform that delivers daily custom-designed video workouts using DailyBurn's IntelliBurn technology