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Hulu draws more bidders
Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu. The late bid by the cash-rich Internet portal giant came on the same day that the Santa Monica...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Online Advertising, Hulu, NBCUniversal, Entertainment
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Is Yahoo's billion-dollar bet on synergy worth it?
When Google went public in 2004 for $85 a share, I wrote a column questioning such a high valuation for a company built on a math equation. Wasn't it inevitable that someone would come along with a better search algorithm? Google closed Monday at $908....
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Skype, Google Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Marketing
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Vimeo, Flickr reportedly to be built into Apple's upcoming iOS 7
The next version of Apple's iOS will reportedly include Flickr and Vimeo integration, making it easier for users to share content they create with the two social networks. Apple news website 9to5Mac reported Tuesday that iOS 7, which the Cupertino...
Tags: Google Music, Music, Eminem, Sociology, Apple iPad
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Yahoo buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, vows not to screw it up
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc will buy blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion cash, giving the Internet pioneer a much-needed social media platform to reach a younger generation of users and breathe new life into its ailing brand. The...Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Finance, Corporate Officers, Property, Companies and Corporations
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Yahoo's rise in Asia offsets risk from Tumblr bet
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's $1.1 billion acquisition of blogging service Tumblr will be a test of her ability to revive the aging Web portal. Luckily for her, her performance may be graded generously. Mayer faces...Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Yahoo! Inc., Finance, Online Advertising, Sociology
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'Arrested Development's' David Cross creates viral videos
As Tobias Funke, "Arrested Development's" doctor-turned-actor, David Cross has suffered many indignities, from wearing a ridiculous mustache in every episode to being turned completely blue. But to promote the imminent release of new "AD" episodes on...
Tags: Die Hard (movie), Movies, Entertainment, David Cross, Arrested Development (tv program)
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Yahoo's challenge to be building Tumblr's advertising business
SAN FRANCISCO — To punctuate his company's $1.1-billion purchase by Yahoo Inc., Tumblr co-founder and Chief Executive David Karp let loose in a blog post with a celebratory expletive. It was classic Karp, a 26-year-old high school dropout who...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Social Sciences, Online Advertising, AMC (tv network), Arts and Culture
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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest move since she left...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Social Sciences, Stock Market, Forrester Research Incorporated, Arts and Culture
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Yahoo! Inc., Online Advertising, Forrester Research Incorporated, Social Media
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Jordanians prefer Facebook over LinkedIn, Twitter -- study
Jordan Times, AmmanJordan ranked second among Arab states in the use of the social networking site Facebook, according to a recent report by the Dubai School of Government. The number of Facebook users in Jordan reached about 2.558 million by the end of 2012, representing...Tags: Qatar, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), United Arab Emirates, Government, Sociology
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Why YouTube Cover Sensation Sam Tsui Turned Down Record Labels for His Debut Album
ReutersMay 15 (TheWrap.com) - Michael Jackson landed Sam Tsui on Oprah, but now Tsui must rely on someone else's music – his own. A 24-year-old Pennsylvania native, Tsui blossomed into one of the most popular cover artists on YouTube while at Yale, covering...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson, Fine Artists, Music, Britney Spears
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Viral star Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker wanted for murder
"Smash, Smash, SmAAaash!!!" Those words made "Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker a viral sensation. That was his description of how he swung a blow for justice in Fresno to stop a large driver who allegedly ran over and attacked a PG&E employee....
Tags: Justice System, Google+, Murder, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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