Yahoo has confirmed that it has acquired Tumblr after several days of rumors regarding the transaction. “Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business. David Karp will remain CEO. The product, service and brand will continue to be ... [read more >>] Ever since news came about that Yahoo was in advanced talks to Tumblr for a buyout, users have gone into frenzy, scared of what the deal could mean to them.
However, most of their fears don’t have a solid ground to them.
For instance, one of the main worries the users had was that the blogging pla... [read more >>] Yahoo has bought Tumblr for a whopping $1.1 billion (€856 million), after the company’s board approved of the acquisition during a Sunday evening meeting.
The price is slightly higher than what Facebook paid for Instagram last spring, Wall Street Journal reports.
Since Yahoo has already annou... [read more >>] The Yahoo board is said to be planning a meeting for Sunday night to decide whether to approve the $1.1 billion (€856 million) cash offer for Tumblr. According to AllThingsD, Yahoo has been thinking about the deal with Tumblr for some time after going from considering a strategic investment to a... [read more >>] A new study reveals the fact that Google employees are the most optimistic about the company’s future. Career website Glassdoor has asked employees what they think about the companies their work for and how they see their prospects for the next two quarters. The study was done across 250,000 compan... [read more >>] Firefox 22 has landed in the beta channel and, while it's light on features, the ones it does bring are quite important. On top of the list is WebRTC, which is now fully baked and enabled by default.
At this point, Firefox should be able to support any WebRTC calls, video, voice, and data. It�... [read more >>] Yahoo is reportedly eyeing Tumblr for their next buyout. The deal, according to sources, could reach as high as $1 billion (€778 million), which would put it in the same league as Facebook’s Instagram acquisition last year. So far, Marissa Mayer has stayed away from big acquisitions and has res... [read more >>] After Google demanded that Microsoft removes its Windows Phone YouTube app, the Windows creator responded by saying that it would be happy to modify its app, if it could.
As we reported earlier, YouTube sent a cease and desist letter to Microsoft, saying that their app is built on public data feed, which ... [read more >>] Internet traffic in and out of Syria has been restored after its most recent disruption.
Unlike the blackout from a week ago, this one only lasted for eight and a half hours, according to Internet traffic charts, according to Renesys.
Today’s blackout was blamed on a bomb going off north of Damasc... [read more >>] We knew that Google Maps is getting a huge revamp at I/O, and Google isn't disappointing. A brand new Google Maps for the web is being unveiled and it's essentially a complete rewrite. One of the big focuses of the new maps is personalization. Now, Google Maps won't be the same for any two u... [read more >>] |
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