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Ask.com and Photobucket Announce Multi-Year Agreement to Deliver the Best in Search and Photo Sharing on the Web

Friday 11. July 2008 - Ask.com (NASDAQ:IACI), a leading search engine, and Photobucket, a leading standalone photo and video-sharing site, today announced a multi-year, strategic agreement.

Through the terms of the pact, the Ask.com search box is now prominently displayed across Photobucket.com, driving millions of additional Ask.com search queries each month and exposing the Ask.com brand to Photobucket’s 44 million monthly unique users worldwide. The agreement also includes the syndication of sponsored listings and display advertising to Photobucket.

“Photobucket has one of the largest online audiences, and now Ask.com provides these consumers with the answers to the questions they ask every day,” said Andrew Moers, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Ask.com Partner Network. “This alliance furthers our strategy to bring Ask.com to consumers worldwide through a broad range of Internet access points.”

“Search is a key component to the Photobucket experience and we know that our millions of users will benefit from Ask.com’s leading technology,” said Alex Welch, President of Photobucket. “Photobucket users view, store and share billions of images each month and Ask.com will serve as a great resource in helping those users find specific content quickly and efficiently.”