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3 hrs ago | TheStreet.com

Tumblr Fave Likes Yahoo! Deal

Humans of NY is Tumblr founder David Karp's favorite site. HONY's Brandon Stanton and the Webby Awards Director are positive about the deal.

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Related Topix: Business News

6 hrs ago | The Jersey Journal

Yahoo's Tumblr purchase marks CEO Mayer's boldest move yet

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Google, WebMD, Sunnyvale, CA

6 hrs ago | Black Enterprise

Does Yahoo's Tumblr Buy Have the Makings of a Successful Acquisition?

Yahoo is investing big time in the social space. After some speculation, the Internet giant revealed on Monday that it has purchased popular blogging and social media network Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

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Related Topix: Blog News

6 hrs ago | Voice of America

Yahoo Buying Tumblr for $1.1 Billion

A news headline about the Tumblr sale to Yahoo scrolls on a building in New York's Times Square, May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Blog News, Google, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Facebook

9 hrs ago | TheStreet.com

Cramer Quick Take: Learning About Tumblr

"Mad Money" Research Director Nicole Urken sat down with her brother, TheStreet's Ross Kenneth Urken, to help Jim Cramer understand Tumblr , the social media blogging site being bought by Yahoo! Cramer, who had mistakenly interpreted Tumblr as a type of drink, wasn't aware of its purpose -- or its appeal.

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Related Topix: TheStreetcom, Media, Computers, Mad Money, Entertainment, Television, TheStreet, Recipes, Twitter

12 hrs ago | Forbes.com

Why Tumblr Will Survive Inside The Yahoo Behemoth

Yesterday Kara Swisher of AllThingsD reported that "Tumblr CEO David Karpa will stay at Yahoo for four years at least and retain a lot of control over the servicea " and the official release confirmed, "Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business.

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Related Topix: Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, YouTube, Social Software, Business News

12 hrs ago | Forbes.com

Interview With Tumblr Investor, Spark Capital

Spark Capital is located on Boston's swank Newbury Street. But in recent weeks it has taken up some very ritzy media real estate for the $450 million it raised in the first quarter of 2013 and its leading role in keeping Tumblr going long enough for Yahoo to pay $1.1 billion in cash according to the New York Times for the blogging service.

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Related Topix: Dapper, Citizen Sports, Publishing, Media, New Times, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Boston, NY

12 hrs ago | Iol.co.za

Wall St set to dip after records

U.S. stocks were set to dip at the open on Monday as investors search for catalysts after major U.S. equity indexes closed a fourth consecutive week of gains Friday.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Ben Bernanke

13 hrs ago | KTEN-TV Denison

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.

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Related Topix: Dapper, Citizen Sports, Oklahoma, Lottery

13 hrs ago | WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr

The Supreme Court is taking a new case on the intersection of religion and government in a dispute over prayers used to open meetings in an upstate New York town.

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Related Topix: Dapper, Citizen Sports, Oklahoma, Boston College

13 hrs ago | New York Daily News

Tumblr founder going from dropout to billionaire

The plucky, 26-year-old Tumblr founder has sold his popular blogging platform to tech behemoth Yahoo for an amazing $1.1 billion, news site AllThingsD reported Sunday.

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Related Topix: Flatiron District (New York, NY), New York, Startups, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Columbia University

15 hrs ago | TheStreet.com

Stock Futures Stable; Investors Await More Clarity From the Fed

Stock futures were little changed Monday after the S&P 500 booked its fourth week of gains and investors awaited more clarity on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Ben Bernanke, Business News

19 hrs ago | Mobile Marketer

7 deadly sins as applied to QR codes

There is no doubt that QR codes have gotten a bad name amongst the media cognoscenti.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Sun May 19, 2013

Bloomberg

Yahoo's Board of Directors Approves $1.1 Billion Tumblr Purchase, WSJ Says

Yahoo! Inc. 's board has approved a $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr Inc., a service that hosts 108 million blogs, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Social Software, Flickr, Publishing, Media, Ottaway Newspapers, Fox Interactive Media

The Campbell Reporter

Yahoo board OK's $1.1 billion purchase of Tumblr, report says

Yahoo's board of directors has reportedly okayed a $1.1 billion purchase of the popular blogging site Tumblr, approving Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's boldest move to date in her efforts to revitalize the struggling Internet giant.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Blog News, Sunnyvale, CA, Reuters

Detroit News

Report: Yahoo's board approves $1.1B purchase of Tumblr

Founded in 2007 by entrepreneur David Karp, Tumblr had more than 13 billion global page views in the past month.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Social Software, Flickr, Fox Interactive Media, Facebook

CNN

Stocks on a roll: Yahoo, Microsoft stoke appetite

For the fourth week in a row , the stock market climbed to fresh record highs last week on signs of improvement in the U.S. economy.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets

Sat May 18, 2013

TechCrunch

Tumblr May Reject Yahoo's $1.1B Acquisition Offer For Being "Too Low"

Josh Constine is a technology journalist who specializes in deep analysis of social products.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!, Social Software, Stanford University, Blog News

Blowin' In The Wind

Wishing Tumblr better luck than GeoCities

Remember GeoCities, an online community like Tumblr? Founded in 1994, GeoCities was the third most visited site on the World Wide Web by 1999 when it was bought by Yahoo for $3.57 billion in stock, according to Wikipedia.

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Related Topix: Blog News, Social Software, Flickr, Startups, Facebook

Fri May 17, 2013

Gawker

Tumblr: Still Full of Porn, Self-Mutilation, and Eating Disorders

Two years ago, Tumblr's overabundance of porn was well-documented . Today, nothing has changed: it's still a JPEG sex bonanza.

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Related Topix: Startups, Yahoo!

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