ServiceMagic helps you hire residential contractors with the click of a mouse -- presto! The company operates an online marketplace where homeowners can find information about qualified contractors and service professionals in their area and post projects and service requests for contractors to bid on. The company fields requests for services in more than 700 categories, including bathroom remodeling, locksmiths, and handymen. It has more than 70,000 pre-screened businesses, many of which are rated by customers, that pay fees for leads received as a result of the service. Co-Chairmen and former CEOs Michael Beaudoin and Rodney Rice started ServiceMagic in 1998. It was acquired by IAC/InterActiveCorp in 2004.

InfoSpace, Inc. develops search tools and technologies that assist consumers with finding content and information on the Internet. It offers search services that enable Internet users to locate and view content, information, merchants, individuals, and products online. The company provides search services through its Web sites, such as Dogpile.com, WebCrawler.com, MetaCrawler.com, and WebFetch.com, as well as through the Web sites of distribution partners. It serves primarily search content providers. InfoSpace was founded in 1996 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

Tech Wire Media Group takes a low-tech approach to high-tech news. The group publishes e-newsletters, Web sites, and hosts trade shows and conferences for the technology industry. Its five free, regional daily e-newsletters offer headlines, job listings, and event postings in a straightforward, text-only style. The group has three news Web sites: Capital Beat, which covers public policy and financial news in Washington D.C.; Silicon Valley Wire, for tech news in Northern California; and Digital Media Wire, a news service for the music, entertainment, and high-tech industries. Finally, it hosts annual conferences and events such as the Digital Media Conference and the Venture Capital Outlook.

Vertro, Inc., an Internet company that owns and operates the ALOT product portfolio primarily in the United States. The company offers ALOT toolbar, homepage, and desktop applications, which are designed to make the Internet easy for consumers by providing direct access to affinity content and search results. It markets its products under the ALOT brand name. The company was formerly known as MIVA, Inc. and changed its name to Vertro, Inc. in June 2009. Vertro, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.

Axia NetMedia wants to reach out to small-town citizens. Axia NetMedia Corporation designs, develops, and operates broadband networks for clients in both urban and rural areas. Its Real Broadband Services unit builds and operates high-speed computer networks for voice, video, and data. Axia NetMedia also offers Intelligence Online, a partnership with Galileo Educational Network that helps K-12 teachers use technology to enhance their teaching abilities. Having set up a broadband network in the Canadian province of Alberta, Axia NetMedia Corporation is developing a similar network for Labrador and Newfoundland, and is pursuing overseas opportunities. Axia NetMedia gets about 80% of its revenues in North America.

Rotten Tomatoes is owned by Flixster, publisher of a social networking Web site that lets users share movie reviews, ratings, and related content with one another. Hollywood movies might stink, but reading critical opinions about them can be fresh. Rotten Tomatoes is an online publisher of movie reviews; the company's Web site provides a capsule summary of the writings of various professional film critics. Its content is governed by its Tomatometer rating system, which denotes the percentage of critics who recommend a certain movie -- or the number of good reviews divided by the total number of reviews. Critics come from accredited publications in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia.

The Gallery of History was incorporated in 1981. Founder, chairman, and CEO Todd Axelrod owns about 90% of the company. Those who don't know the Gallery of History are doomed to buy their memorabilia from another auction house. Gallery of History auctions autographs, memorabilia, and manuscripts from artists, authors, athletes, entertainers, politicians, and scientists, among other notable figures. Its inventory of about 190,000 items have included baseballs autographed by Hank Aaron, letters written by Albert Einstein, and signed photos from Cecil B. De Mille. Although the Internet is its primary sales channel, the Gallery of History also offers autographs and manuscripts through a retail gallery, located at its headquarters.

Restaurant.com was founded by CEO Cary Chessick in 1999. Whether your stomach is grumbling from hunger or you have a restaurant starving for customers, Restaurant.com aims to please. The company operates an online directory of 15,000 eating places nationwide. Users can obtain restaurant information including menus, wine lists, and chef's bios, as well as search and filter results according to criteria, such as cuisine (Japanese, Italian) and atmosphere (romantic, family). The site also allows users to make reservations. The company's Incentive & Loyalty Solutions Division offers discounted gift certificates, pre-paid gift cards, and other promotional products for meals at participating restaurants.

XAP Corporation operates XAP.com, an online resource for college-bound students. The site offers information and services for high school counselors, college recruiting officers, and students and their families. It provides students with tools for college planning and the college application process, as well as SAT and ACT test preparation services. Offerings for college administrators include online applications and transcripts and prospect management systems. XAP Corporation also helps counselors organize and monitor the status of their students.

SeLoger.com was founded in 1992 as a publisher of print classifieds. It is reviewing strategic alternatives, and has stated that a purchase offer from Axel Springer undervalues SeLoger company. For sale: property advertisement space. Please contact SeLoger.com for more details. SeLoger company, which operates several classified advertising websites, offers ad space to real estate owners and agents selling properties in France and elsewhere in Europe. Its main sites include residential real estate-based SeLoger.com and ImmoStreet.com; SeLoger company also operates sites for office and commercial real estate classified listings. Its Pericles subsidiary provides specialized services and software to real estate professionals.

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