IAC now owns bloglines

Diller to buy Ask Jeeves, including Bloglines, for $2 Billion

Bill Gratsch:

In the end, if 4% of the overall search market is worth $1.8 billion dollars to IAC, what kind of value could a company which achieved even 1% of the search market (and 40 or 50% of the online legal niche search market) realize? When the largest players truly decide to consolidate online properties and follow the vertical path being blazed by the Big 4, the opportunity value may be waiting for them.

The Internet Stock Blog:

IAC's stock (ticker: IACI) reacted poorly to the Ask Jeeves acquisition. After closing at $22.29 on Friday, the stock fell to $21.63 by the end of trading yesterday. Why? Because Barry Diller's justifications for the acquisition are unconvincing.

Tim Marman: Syndication and Copyright: Is there an implied license to do anything with a full-text RSS feed?

The Trademark Blog: Why I Have Asked Bloglines To Remove My Site From Its 'Service'

Question: Do adverts in bloglines present an issue for sites who only license their content for non-commercial use under a creative commons license?