A controlling interest in Connected Ventures (which

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posted Aug 15 @ 02:00 PM by Jason Kottke · gift link

A controlling interest in Connected Ventures (which includes CollegeHumor) has been purchased by Barry Diller’s InterActive Corp (press release). Congrats guys! Although I don’t agree with the choice of suitor…I hate IAC-owned Ticketmaster with the fire of 50 suns. Possible hidden benefit: IAC now has a YouTube competitor in Vimeo.