December 2005

• Experian acquires PriceGrabber.com for $485M
  
• Daily Mail and General Trust acquires Primelocation.com for $85M
  
• Plus Three acquires Primedia Internet Resource Technology Group
  
• Shanda (SNDA) acquires Gametea
  
• Yahoo! (YHOO) acquires del.icio.us
  
• Electronic Arts (ERTS) acquires JAMDAT (JMDT) for $680M
  
• Y2M acquires New Digital Group
  
• DSD Business Systems acquires San Diego Internet Marketing
  
• Nickelodeon acquires GoCityKids.com
  
• Digital River (DRIV) acquires Commerce5 for $45M
  
• Think Partnership (THK) acquires iLead Media for $14M
  
• Think Partnership (THK) acquires Vintacom for $5.2M
  
• CNET acquires Consumating
  
• Modavox acquires Kino Interactive for $3 million
  
• Liberty Media (L) acquires Provide Commerce (PRVD) for $477 million
  
• Journal Register Company (JRC) acquires JobsInTheUS.com
  
• aQuantive's (AQNT) Avenue A | Razorfish acquires DNA for $4.8M
  
• ITV acquires Friends United for $209-$304M
  
• Keynote (KEYN) Acquires GomezPro Business Unit From Watchfire
  
• Answers.com (ANSW) acquires Brainboost for $10M
  
• Subjex Corporation (SBJX) acquires FarSuperior.com
  
• Interland acquires Web.com for $4.4M
  

• HouseValues (SOLD) acquires The Loan Page for $7.05M
  
• Submarino acquires Travelweb for $0.99M
  
• Hollywood Media (HOLL) acquires CinemasOnline for $3.45M
  
• Liberty Media acquires FUN Technologies for $195M
  
• MTV Networks acquires GameTrailers.com
  
• Livedoor (Tokyo Stock Exchange 4753) acquires Innovation Interactive for approx. $84M
  
• Bankrate (RATE) buys MMIS/Interest.com for $30 million and Wescoco LLC, or Fast Find, for $10M
  
• Seamless Technology (SLSX.PK) acquires PurFusion and CreativeSparks.com for $2.6M
  
• Think Partnership (CGI Holdings) acquires 51% of Crystal Reference Systems for $1.55M
  
• RelationServe Media (RSVM.OB) and a group of institutional investors acquire SendTec from theglobe.com (TGLO.OB) for $49M.
  
• PlanetOut acquires LPI Media for $31.1M.
  
• MashBoxx acquires Grokster
  
• AtomShockwave acquires Addicting Games
  
• WebMD acquires TheHeart.org for $19M (approximately $150/member)
  
• Microsoft acquires media-streams.com AG and Foldershare
  
• News Corp buys Propertyfinder.com for $25.3M
  
• AOL acquires MusicNow
  
• Think Partnership (CGI Holdings) buys Web Diversity for $2M
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires Planete Interactive and Webcontents for $11M
  
• Omnicom acquires Resolution Media
  
• VML acquires Studiocom
  
• Ziff Davis Media Game Group acquires FileFront.com
  
• Boulevards acquires SF Station
  
• Leisure & Gaming acquires Nine.com for $36M and Engllish Harbour for $16.5M
  
• Papierdoll.net acquires ThriftyChick.com
  
• Stoddard Hill Capital acquires iNET Interactive from Aberration! Ventures
  
• Alebooks acquires BookFinder.com
  
• LocalMatters acquires AreaGuides.net
  
• Yahoo! acquires Softbank's shares of Yahoo UK, Yahoo Germany, Yahoo France, and Yahoo Korea for $500M
  
• First Advantage Corporation and The First American Corporation jointly acquire a 75 percent ownership interest in LeadClick Media for $150 million.

• Mindshare Interactive Campaigns acquires Promotional Commerce
  
• AOL purchases Weblogs, Inc. for $25 Million
  
• Yahoo acquires Upcoming.org
  
• Verisign buys Moreover for $30M
  
• MTV Networks buys IFILM for $49M
  
• J. L. Halsey acquires EmailLabs for $19.5M
  
• Omnicom acquires ipsh!
  
• AOL acquires Weblogs (est. $25M)
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires Kirowski Rt. for $12M
  
• Yahoo acquires WhereonEarth
  
• eBay acquires VeriSign Payment Gateway for $370M

• Trendum acquires BuzzMetrics
  
• Microsoft buys Alacris
  
• eBay buys Skype for $2.6 - $4 Billion
  
• Rakuten buys Linkshare for $425M
  
• Alliance buys Bigfoot Interactive for $120M est.
  
• News Corp (Fox Interactive) acquires IGN for $650M
  
• DMG World Media acquires iMedia
  
• Media Contacts acquires Iando

• Microsoft acquires Teleo (VoIP Tech)
  
• AOL buys Xdrive
  
• AOL buys Wildseed
  
• News Corp (Fox Interactive) acquires Scout Media
  
• ValueClick acquires Fastclick for $215M
  
• Incisive Media PLC acquires Clickz.com/Search Engine Trade Shows from Jupitermedia for $43M
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires glue for $26M
  
• Experian acquires Vente, Inc.
  
• Vector Capital acquires Register.com for $200M
  
• Yahoo! invests $1B in Alibaba, which acquires Yahoo! China

• Marchex buys IndustryBrains for $30.6M
  
• Yahoo buys Konfabulator
  
• News Corp (Fox Interactive) buys Intermix/MySpace for $580M
  
• Google acquires Android
  
• Google acquires Akwan
  
• Cheetahmail (Experian) acquires Harvest Solutions
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires Digithais Network for $6M
  
• Experian acquires ClassesUSA.com

• Gannett acquires PointRoll (est. $100M)
  
• Amazon.com buys CustomFlix
  
• Yahoo acquires Dialpad
  
• eBay buys Shopping.com for $620 Million
  
• Millward Brown acquires Dynamic Logic
  
• I/PRO acquires Accrue
  
• ValueClick acquires Web Clients for $141M
  
• ValueClick acquires E-Babylon for $15M
  
• MTV Networks buys Neopets for $160M
  
• Jupitermedia acquires PictureArts for $63.2M
  
• Falk North America acquires FPBA Group/Commflash
  
• IGN acquires AskMen.com
  
• E.W. Scripps acquires Shopzilla for $525M
  
• eBay Kijiji acquires opusforum
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires HYPERmedia for $8.7M

• Jupitermedia acquires JGuru.com
  
• Horizon buys Mass Transit Interactive
  
• Refinery buys DirectMASS
  
• Google acquires Dodgeball
  
• J. L. Halsey acquires Lyris for $24M
  
• Experian buys LowerMyBills.com for $380M
  
• eBay Kijiji acquires Gumtree.com and LoQUo.com

• Amazon.com buys BookSurge
  
• Amazon.com buys Mobipocket.com
  
• Hellman & Friedman buys DoubleClick for $1.1B
  
• Yahoo acquires TeRespondo
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires Molecular for $31.5M
  
• Experian acquires Thermo Media, LLC (Affiliate Fuel)

• Francisco Partners acquires WebTrends from NetIQ for $94M
  
• Acxiom acquires Digital Impact for $140M
  
• WebSourced acquires Smart Interactive
  
• adMarketplace acquires AIBITS
  
• IAC/Interactive Corp buys Ask Jeeves for $1.85 Billion
  
• Microsoft buys Groove Networks
  
• Yahoo acquires Ludicorp Research (Flickr) for $40 Million
  
• Google purchases Urchin Sofware for $30 Million
  
• GOT Corporation acquires Smart Solutions International
  
• Silverpop acquires Digital Oxygen
  
• 360i acquires SearchIgnite
  
• Think Partnership (CGI Holdings) acquires PrimaryAds for $10M-$26M

• Websidestory acquires Atomz for $4.3M
  
• comScore acquires SurveySite
  
• NY Times buys About.com from Primedia for $410 Million
  
• Interchange acquires Inspire Infrastructure 2i for $22.5M
  
• Ask Jeeves acquires Bloglines

• iVillage acquires Healthology for $17.2M
  
• DigitalGrit acquires Liquid Marketing and Insight
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires FarFar
  
• Aegis/Isobar acquires De-construct for $11M
  
• eBay acquires Kurant
  
• DMG New Media acquires AD:TECH $19.4M est.