INTERACTIVE CORP — May 2 — IAC has 35% growth in revenue. Personals (Match, Kiss, Udate, Chemistry) revenue grew 23% worldwide. International paid subscribers grew 20%; with notable growth in Scandinavia and Spain. Profit margin declines reflect higher marketing spending and operating costs related to Chemistry.com, which launched Q1. RELEASE @ INTERACTIVE CORP.
Mark Brooks: Europe is hallowed ground, virgin territory, which is why I’m basing myself out of Europe for a while. I’m in Krakow, Poland this week. Programmers are ~$800 a month here. 180,000 students out of a population of 750,000. …the weather’s great in summer, the people are friendly and the castles and old square are dreamstate.