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Yahoo! buys startup specializing in online games

Agence France-PresseMay 23, 2013 13:04
Yahoo! pressed on with its shopping spree on Thursday with the acquisition of a startup that powers games played on smartphones, tablets, consoles or personal computers. Word that Yahoo! has bought Northern California-based PlayerScale came three days after the aging Internet pioneer announced a $1.1 billion deal to buy hip blogging service Tumblr as part of a move to woo a younger online audience. "Today we acquired PlayerScale," Yahoo! said in a statement emailed to AFP.

Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 06:18
Reinvigorated technology player Yahoo! Monday unveiled a dusted-off design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer, maintaining that her ambition was to make Flickr "awesome again," said the new site will showcase "bigger images" and create a user experience that is "more immersive, more expressive."

Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 06:15
Reinvigorated technology player Yahoo! Monday unveiled a dusted-off design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer, maintaining that her ambition was to make Flickr "awesome again," said the new site will showcase "bigger images" and create a user experience that is "more immersive, more expressive."

Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 06:00
Reinvigorated technology player Yahoo! Monday unveiled a dusted-off design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer, maintaining that her ambition was to make Flickr "awesome again," said the new site will showcase "bigger images" and create a user experience that is "more immersive, more expressive."

Yahoo unveils makeover of Flickr site

Agence France-PresseMay 21, 2013 06:00
Reinvigorated technology player Yahoo! Monday unveiled a dusted-off design of its Flickr photo platform only hours after the company's dramatic acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Yahoo chief executive Marissa Mayer, maintaining that her ambition was to make Flickr "awesome again," said the new site will showcase "bigger images" and create a user experience that is "more immersive, more expressive."

Internet old-timer Yahoo! and youngster Tumblr

Agence France-PresseMay 20, 2013 13:15
Pioneering Internet firm Yahoo! rose to stardom in the personal computer era while blogging platform Tumblr has won fans in a world of smartphones, tablets and social networking. The following is a brief breakdown of the companies following Monday's news that Yahoo! will acquire Tumblr for $1.1 billion. - Yahoo! was founded in 1994 by Stanford University graduate students David Filo and Jerry Yang and incorporated the following year.

Why Yahoo-Tumblr makes sense

May 20, 2013 12:46
By Felix Salmon Amidst all the positivity coming out of Yahoo and Tumblr, any self-respecting pundit is going to want to pour cold water on the whole deal. Especially since billion-dollar mergers almost never work out very well. But here's the weird thing: the more I look at this tie-up, the more it makes sense to me.

Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1 billion

Agence France-PresseMay 20, 2013 11:00
Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies "share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas." The two firms confirmed weekend reports of the tie-up, in a deal which helps the struggling Internet pioneer connect with Tumblr's youthful users. The companies said the deal is worth $1.1 billion, "substantially all of which is payable in cash."

Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1 billion

Agence France-PresseMay 20, 2013 10:55
Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies "share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas." The two firms confirmed weekend reports of the tie-up, in a deal which helps the struggling Internet pioneer connect with Tumblr's youthful users. The companies said the deal is worth $1.1 billion, "substantially all of which is payable in cash."

Yahoo! confirms Tumblr deal for $1.1 billion

Agence France-PresseMay 20, 2013 10:54
Yahoo! announced Monday it would acquire blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion, saying the two companies "share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas." The two firms confirmed weekend reports of the tie-up, in a deal which helps the struggling Internet pioneer connect with Tumblr's youthful users. The companies said the deal is worth $1.1 billion, "substantially all of which is payable in cash."
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