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The 8 Possible Changes Tumblr Users Can Expect from the Yahoo Acquisition
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 2:58pm | 153Read More...With Yahoo's (NASDAQ: YHOO) acquisition of Tumblr receiving the thumbs up from its board, pundits from across the web have engaged in all sorts of speculation about the merits of the Marissa Mayer-led purchase of the trendy social network. The $1.1 billion acquisition is Mayer's biggest gamble yet...
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To Succeed With Tumblr, Yahoo Has to Reverse a History of Questionable Acquisitions
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 1:53pm | 280Read More...With the blessing of its board on Sunday, Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) acquired Tumblr, the trendy social network most popular among teens, at a favorable valuation of $1.1 billion. This means Marissa Meyer and company shelled out about a quarter of the company's cash on the chance that they can...
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appssavvy's Chris Cunningham on Yahoo's Tumblr Purchase
Monday, May 20, 2013 - 11:03am | 230Read More...Chris Cunningham, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of appssavvy, took time to speak with the folks on CNBC's Squawk Box Monday morning about Yahoo's (NASDAQ: YHOO) purchase of the popular blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion. "Yahoo and any large media company hasn't proven that they...
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Some of These Tech Companies Protect Your Privacy, Others Don't Make the Grade
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 4:24pm | 538Read More...Few issues are as endemic to our time as that of Internet privacy. The unprecedented growth of Internet applications that store users' private information has changed the world and sparked a new legion of legal debates. Since 2011, the nice folks at Gizmodo have been evaluating the commitment of...
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Infographic Explains Why Teens Are Leaving Facebook for Other Social Networks
Friday, April 19, 2013 - 1:06pm | 169Read More...As early as May 2012, The Los Angeles Times was sounding Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) death knell among some teens, who were turning their attention to outlets like Tumblr, the Facebook-owned Instagram and mobile messaging apps like Kik and WhatsApp. "Messaging apps cater to interactions between a core...
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Are Startup Funds About to Deplete?
Thursday, August 4, 2011 - 2:09pm | 210Read More...Another economic collapse might be on its way. And it could be bigger than the disaster of 2008. That's according to Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger, who shared his fears on his blog at Continuations.com. “Now I don't have a crystal ball,” Wenger wrote. “The markets might well bounce...
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WordPress Succumbs to the Power of Tumblr
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 6:02pm | 152Read More...Once a leader, but not always a leader. WordPress, which hosts more than 20.7 million blogs, has just been surpassed by Tumblr, which now hosts more than 20.8 million blogs. These details come from Mashable, which has posted two graphics (one from WordPress and another from Tumblr) showcasing the...
