ORGANIZATION

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

ORGANIZATION

ORGANIZATION

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION

        IAC operates more than 50 leading and diversified Internet businesses across 30 countries... our mission is to harness the power of interactivity to make daily life easier and more productive for people all over the world. IAC includes the businesses comprising its Search segment; its Match and ServiceMagic segments; the businesses comprising its Media & Other segment; as well as investments in unconsolidated affiliates.

        All references to "IAC," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" in this report are to IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Search

        Our Search segment consists of Mindspark, a digital consumer products business consisting of our B2C operations, through which we develop, market and distribute downloadable applications, and our B2B operations, through which we provide customized browser-based applications for software and media companies; destination websites, including Ask.com and Dictionary.com, through which we provide search and additional services; and CityGrid Media, an online media company that aggregates and integrates local content and advertising for distribution to publishers across web and mobile platforms.

Match

        Through the brands and businesses within our Match segment, we are a leading provider of subscription-based and advertiser-supported online personals services in the United States and various jurisdictions abroad. We provide these services through websites that we own and operate, as well as through our mobile applications. Through Match, we own an 81% stake in Meetic S.A. ("Meetic"), a European online dating company based in France. See Note 5 for additional information related to the Meetic acquisition.

ServiceMagic

        ServiceMagic is a leading online marketplace in the United States that connects consumers, by way of patented proprietary technologies, with home and other local service professionals, all of which are pre-screened and the majority of which are customer-rated. Through ServiceMagic International, we operate businesses in the local lead generation space in France and the United Kingdom.

Media & Other

        Our Media & Other segment consists primarily of Electus, Connected Ventures (which operates CollegeHumor Media and Notional), Vimeo, Pronto, Shoebuy and Hatch Labs.

Discontinued Operations

        On December 1, 2010, IAC exchanged (on a tax-free basis) the stock of a wholly-owned subsidiary that held our Evite, Gifts.com and IAC Advertising Solutions businesses and $217.9 million in cash for substantially all of Liberty Media Corporation's ("Liberty") equity stake in IAC (the "Liberty Exchange"). See Note 12 for additional information related to this exchange. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2010, InstantAction ceased operations. Evite, Gifts.com and InstantAction were previously reported in IAC's Media & Other segment. IAC Advertising Solutions was previously reported in IAC's Search segment through December 31, 2009 and IAC's Media & Other segment for the year ended December 31, 2010.