Microsoft poaches Ask.com CEO Steve Berkowitz

Microsoft has hired away Ask.com's CEO Steve Berkowitz to lead its Online Business Group. Berkowitz is credited with Ask.com's revival and market gains over the last year and leading the redesign which removed the site's pop-up and banner ads. He's also the former President and CEO of IDG Books, publisher of the "Dummies" series. The Online Business Group is the umbrella under which MSN.com and Windows Live reside, and Berkowitz will be taking over for veteran 'Softie David Cole.

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