Mindspark Interactive Network

Mindspark Interactive Network
Available inEnglish
DissolvedJune 1, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-06-01)
Headquarters
Yonkers, New York
,
United States
Area servedWorldwide
OwnerIAC
URLwww.iacapps.com

Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc. was an operating business unit of IAC known for the development and marketing of entertainment and personal computing software, as well as mobile application development. Mindspark's mobile division acquired iOS application developer Apalon in 2014, which was known for popular entertainment applications such as Weather Live, Emoji Keypad, and Calculator Pro.[1]

Mindspark's home office was based in Yonkers, New York, with other offices located in Los Angeles, California; Oakland, California; New York, New York; and Bellevue, Washington, among others. Tim Allen and Eric Esterlis served as the co-presidents of Mindspark.[2] Former Mindspark CEO Joey Levin is CEO of IAC.[3]

Although later versions of the tool bars offered are less intrusive, many, if not all, of Mindspark's programs and toolbars were commonly classified as potentially unwanted programs, which may be installed without the user's explicit knowledge or consent. Many of them exhibited malicious behaviors and could be considered malware, as they are difficult to remove.

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  2. ^ Renner, Tom (April 16, 2015). "Business Council Of Westchester Honors Success Of Yonkers' Mindspark". Yonkers Daily.
  3. ^ Lee, Edmund (June 25, 2015). "Barry Diller's IAC Plans to Spin Off Its Match and Tinder Business in an IPO". Re/Code. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-08.