Mindspark Interactive Network was incorporated in 1999 under the name CTC Bulldog, Inc.[4] On January 20, 1999, the idea for its first product, iWon.com, was conceived by its co-founders Bill Daugherty and Jonas Steinman, and led to a subsequent office opening in Irvington, NY.
On October 1, 2002, The Excite Network launched an online portal called MyWay.com, which replicated many of Yahoo's popular features without advertisements, fees, and intrusive privacy policies.
In the same year, the company launched several entertainment products, such as, SmileyCentral and PopularScreensavers, and changed its name to Focus Interactive.
IAC CAP[12][13] was a wholly owned business of IAC/InterActiveCorp that centered on properties that enhance online communication and social networking.
On June 20, 2006, IAC CAP launched Zwinky,[14][15] a virtual world in which the users have the opportunity to communicate and play with other people.
On April 1, 2007, Webfetti.com was launched, allowing users to easily customize their social networking profile pages and blogs.
In 2014, Mindspark Interactive Network, Inc acquired SlimWare Utilities, a software product suite geared towards PC optimization services.
[22] In June 2015, SlimWare Utilities was named PC Magazine's Editors' Choice for best free tune-up software.
Mindspark's mobile division produced popular applications, including Weather Live and Pimp Your Screen.
The toolbar was required in many of Mindspark products, allowing the user to query search results using the myWebSearch engine.