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In the third quarter of 2010, IAC's search revenue increased 20 percent over the previous year to $ 205.1 million, while operating income in the search business was up 43 percent to $ 28.9 million. The increase was a result of elevated consumer use of toolbars, according to Sandy Mehta, an analyst at
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Interactive, an Israeli start-up that created
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browser. The toolbar was required in many of
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