You already know all the details, but heres the official word from Yahoo on its $1.1 billion Tumblr deal. Note the touches of Tumblr-like whimsy in the release, and Yahoos tacit acknowledthat tthat...
Yahoo has now officially confirmed that it is buying blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, confirming speculation that started last week. It says it will keep it as an independent company...
As expected, Yahoo this morning announced its acquisition of blogging phenomenon Tumblr . The Internet giant has bought the six-year old New York company for approximately $1.1 billion...
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After announcing its deal to acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion, mostly in cash, Yahoo today started to lay out some of the details for how it intends to make use of the property while trying to stick...
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We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit...
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How much of Tumblr is porn, and what is Yahoo going to do about it? On the latter, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer spoke to its plans for addressing content that is not brand safe earlier this morning on a...
Addressing concerns from Tumblr users that Yahoo will ruin the blog network, the press release says the companies promise "not to screw it up."
Some more consolidation afoot in the worlds of mobile marketing and mobile payments: Payvia , one of the many startups working in the area of carrier-based mobile billing, is buying Mogreet , a...
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The news broke this morning that Yahoo, which had been discussed as a potential buyer for Hulu , the streaming video portal set up by the broadcast networks, decided to make another investment...
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