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Lycos Europe barks bye bye

And browsing for buyers for the rest

Tags: closure, search, europe, lycos

By Dawn Kawamoto

Published: 27 November 2008 15:25 GMT

Lycos Europe announced on Wednesday plans to shutter its portal and web-hosting business and find a buyer for three other areas of its business.

The company, which last month announced a 20 per cent drop in revenue to €46.9m and a net loss of €17.1m, said the decision was made after reviewing its strategic options for several months.

It also plans to seek a buyer for other parts of its operation: its domains, Danish portal and shopping activities.

Investors will vote on the management proposal at the company's 12 December shareholders meeting. Should the proposal receive approval, Lycos Europe will distribute €50m to shareholders by year's end.

The closure of Lycos Europe's portal, which includes search, online communities and content channels, comes as it faces increased competition from Yahoo! and Google and a decline in user traffic.

Original article: Lycos Europe to close portal, end Web hosting from CNET News.com

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