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No moms in macro trading? Paul Tudor Jones backpedals on comments
Anne-Marie Slaughter. Marissa Mayer. Sheryl Sandberg. Paul Tudor Jones? The founder of Tudor Investment Corp. seems, almost by accident, to be the newest voice in the debate about women at work. The hedge fund honcho, ranked 123rd on Forbes’...
Tags: Saudi Arabia, Walmart, The Washington Post, Freedom of Information Act, LEGO Group
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Google insider Ben Ling joins Khosla to unearth great Web ventures
SAN FRANCISCO -- Khosla Ventures is adding to its roster of top Internet executives with the addition of Ben Ling, a veteran of Google, Facebook and YouTube. Ling, most recently the chief operating officer at Badoo, has joined the venture capital firm...Tags: Apple iPad, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Hardware, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.
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Flickr photo-printing service could bring more revenue to Yahoo
This week’s flashy redesign of Flickr shifts the Yahoo-owned photo-sharing website away from subscription revenue and more toward ad revenue. But Yahoo also could look to monetize another Flickr feature: printing hard copies of photos. Flickr...
Tags: Social Media, Printing Service, Media Industry, Facebook, Google Inc.
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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: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Property, Advertising, Economy, Business and Finance, 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: China, Customs and Tradition, Google Inc., Financing and Stock Offerings, Advertising
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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: AMC (tv network), Demographics, Google Inc., Advertising, Rentals
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Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'
Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Social Media, Media Industry, Social Sciences, Advertising, Strawberries
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Bold move: Yahoo makes $1.1 billion bet on Tumblr, Internet whiz kid in bid to be hip again
AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After falling woefully out of fashion, Yahoo wants to be cool again while catering to the capitalistic demands of its shareholders. That goal led CEO Marissa Mayer to make a $1.1 billion bet on online blogging forum Tumblr in...Tags: High Schools, Career and Workplace, Google Inc., Prices, Technology
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He done Ma proud: 26-year-old Tumblr founder's transformation from whiz kid to tech king
Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses. After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to...Tags: Business, Sales, Career and Workplace, Bronx (New York City), Upper West Side
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FACTBOX-Yahoo's acquisitions: from Geocities to Tumblr
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc announced on Monday it would shell out $1.1 billion to buy blogging service Tumblr, in a bid to revitalize its brand and attract a younger generation of users. Yahoo has been criticized for making big...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, China, Google Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Mark Cuban
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PRESS DIGEST-New York Times business news - May 21
ReutersMay 21 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * Yahoo's $1.1 billion proposed acquisition of Tumblr is a huge coup for the young...Tags: China, SAC Capital Advisors, European Union, News Media, Steven Cohen
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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: France, Sales, Google Inc., Advertising, Culture
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