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Yahoo will give you your name back
Mark Garrison Jun 13, 2013
Yahoo is giving you a shot at reclaiming your good name. It’s shutting down accounts that have been dormant for more than a year, meaning a pile of usernames will soon be available for the taking in mid-July.
Yahoo's acquisition merry-go-round continues
Katie Long Jun 13, 2013
Last month Yahoo laid down a cool $1.1 billion to get hip with its acquisition of blogging site Tumblr. Now the company is adding two more purchases to their shopping list: Rondee and Ghostbird.
Why companies are hot for Hulu
Noel King May 28, 2013
As focus shifts to Internet video as a profit model, Yahoo has its eyes on Hulu. But it needs to get in line. DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, and at least three private equity firms also hope to acquire the subscription-based video service.
New York tech scene celebrates Tumblr purchase
Ben Johnson May 21, 2013
Members of the New York City's tech scene are celebrating the announcement that Yahoo will buy the NY-based blogging service Tumblr.
Yahoo spends a cool billion on cool
Queena Kim May 20, 2013
Marissa Mayer is looking to the Tumblr acquisition to help change the DNA of Yahoo, from old and tired to young and hip.
The steps to making Tumblr a moneymaker
Stacey Vanek Smith May 20, 2013
How does Yahoo plan to sell ads to turn Tumblr into a profitable acquisition?
Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion to get hip
Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 20, 2013
Yahoo buys Tumblr in an effort to reach a younger audience.
Yahoo plus tumblr equals...Yumblr?
Ben Johnson May 20, 2013
Yahoo's Tumblr acquisition is a big part the mission for new CEO Marissa Mayer -- a mission to make the aging Internet company cool again.
Has Marissa Mayer's acquire-to-hire strategy for Yahoo paid off?
Sabri Ben-Achour May 20, 2013
Since becoming Yahoo CEO last summer, Marissa Mayer has embarked on a takeover strategy: Buy companies to get their talent. As Yahoo reports earnings, we find out if it worked.
Yahoo acquires Summly, which was created by a 15-year-old
Kai Ryssdal Mar 25, 2013
Yahoo spent $30 million today to buy a news-aggregating app called Summly, which was created by Nick D'Aloisio when he was 15 years old.
