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  1. VIDEO: Yahoo-Tumblr deal, the Asia effect

    What does the takeover by the internet search giant Yahoo of blog site Tumblr mean for Asian users?

    BBC News May 21 02:39AM UTC

  2. Yahoo iPhone App Gets Story Summaries, Better Video & Image Search

    Yahoo has launched an iPhone app using Summly's technology less than a month after buying the firm for $30 million. The Yahoo app allows users to search for news topics they are interested in and displays summarized versions of chosen articles.

    Search Engine Watch Apr 22 20:38PM UTC

  3. Is Yahoo! Stock a Better Bet Than Google?

    Yahoo's acquisition of Tumblr may have the company in the headlines but it shows a key weakness in the company's business.        

    The Motley Fool May 21 02:17AM UTC

  4. FACTBOX - Yahoo's acquisitions: from Geocities to Tumblr

    SAN FRANCISCO (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 acquisitions that have not always reaped lasting returns. Under CEO Marissa Mayer, the Internet search company has snapped up numerous small startups in recent ...

    Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News May 21 05:49AM UTC

  5. What will it take for people to care about Yahoo again?

    Yahoo is a media and technology giant. It is claimed that around 700 million people still visit Yahoo websites every month, and yet I personally can’t remember the last time I went to a Yahoo site, and I don’t know anyone who uses Yahoo for search, email, or news -- or visits the fabled Yahoo home page. To me Yahoo mostly exists in the past, largely forgotten and gathering dust. I have photos ...

    BetaNews May 21 13:03PM UTC

  6. France Tel to invest up to 50 million euro in Dailymotion: report

    PARIS (Reuters) - France Telecom plans to invest between 30 and 50 million euros ($64 million) in its video-sharing website Dailymotion and begin a fresh search for a partner in the autumn, its chief executive said on Tuesday. Stephane Richard also said in an interview with RTL radio that "the door is not closed" to Yahoo Inc, which had been in talks to buy a 75 percent stake in Dailymotion in a ...

    Reuters via Yahoo! News May 21 18:43PM UTC

  7. CITY FOCUS: Yahoo! in tactical acquisition of blogging site Tumblr as chief promises 'not to screw it up'

    Since the unstoppable rise of Google, Yahoo! has lost much of its hold on the internet search market, but it is hoping that its latest addition will reach an important demographic.

    Daily Mail May 20 22:42PM UTC

  8. Buying Yahoo! Stock? Keep an Eye on This

    The company just spent $1 billion acquiring Tumblr, but it's got a lot of work ahead if it wants to make that money back from the site.        

    The Motley Fool May 21 21:15PM UTC

  9. Yahoo! Wants to Ding Bing

    Yahoo! reportedly wants out of its search deal with Microsoft.        

    The Motley Fool May 10 03:18AM UTC

  10. Microsoft extends search guarantee in Yahoo deal (Update)

    Microsoft has extended a guarantee that provides Yahoo with financial protection as part of the two companies' Internet search partnership.

    PhysOrg May 7 19:34PM UTC