IAC/Interactive CEO:Likely To Launch Chinese Ask.com In 2 Yrs

BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- IAC/Interactive Corp. (IACI) is likely to start a Chinese version of its Ask.com search engine within two years, company Chief Executive

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Barry Diller said Friday.

Diller told reporters the U.S. Internet company will seek to partner with a local newspaper or other media outlet to introduce Ask.com to China, mirroring a strategy used to bring the search engine to the U.K. and other European markets. 数据挖掘研究院

Ask.com is the successor to the Ask Jeeves search engine. Diller said the Web site has about 6% of the U.S. search market, citing analyst estimates. 数据挖掘研究院