May 12, 2009 5:19 PM
Jim Safka is stepping down as CEO of Ask.com, the WSJ reports, and we have confirmed. Safka took the reins last January, replacing Jim Lanzone right in the midst of parent company IAC’s massive restructuring. In a letter to staff, Safka maintained that the decision was based on personal reasons:…
Posted In: Advertising, Industry Moves, Search, Technologies / Formats, Companies, IAC, ask.com, jim safka, scot garell
Mar 4, 2008 1:58 PM
IAC-owned search engine Ask.com is planning to lay off 40 workers or 8 percent of its total workforce, CEO Jim Safka tells Reuters. That’s below the 100-or-so we reported on Friday; the job cuts are expected to come some time in April. The layoffs come amid a strategic reevaluation at…
Jan 9, 2008 4:41 PM
As IAC prepares to spin-off its subsidiaries into into five separate, publicly traded companies - namely HSN, Ticketmaster, Interval International and LendingTree - the company is shuffling the management of its remaining pieces. As part of those changes, Jim Safka has been named CEO of Ask.com effective immediately. He will…
Posted In: Companies, IAC, jim lanzone, jim safka, scot garell
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