Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.servicemagic.com

Presto! ServiceMagic helps you hire residential contractors with the click of a mouse. The company operates an online marketplace where homeowners can find information about qualified contractors and service professionals in their area and post projects and service requests for contractors to bid on. The company fields requests for services in more than 700 categories, including bathroom remodeling, locksmiths, and handymen. It has more than 82,000 pre-screened businesses, many of which are rated by customers, that pay fees for leads received as a result of the service. Co-Chairmen and former CEOs Michael Beaudoin and Rodney Rice started ServiceMagic in 1998. Today it is a part of IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC).

Officers:
Co-Chairman; Co-CEO, ServiceMagic International: Michael J. Beaudoin
Co-Chairman; Co-CEO, ServiceMagic International: Rodney Rice
VP Finance: Tom Durant

Competitors:
Angie's List
BidX.com
craigslist

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