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Salesforce, Google losses hit tech stocks
May 25, 2013 at 20:12 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A sharp drop in shares of Salesforce.com sparked a slump across the corporate-software-vendors group and led the broader tech sector into the red Friday. Bloomberg Enlarge Image Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff Google ...
Yahoo acquired Tumblr makes founder, loyal staff wealthier
May 25, 2013 at 14:25 | Source: DNA India
Yahoo s just acquired Tumblr would make its founder and loyal staff richer by millions. Yahoo acquired the blogging site recently through a 1.1 billion dollar deal with Tumblr founder David Karp. He owns 25% of the company and would receive 209 mill...
Report: Yahoo, pay-TV operators among Hulu bidders
May 25, 2013 at 14:00 | Source: Wall Street Journal
LOS ANGELES — Online video site Hulu is again up for sale, with Yahoo and pay TV operators DirecTV and Time Warner Cable among the seven bidders, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The person wasn't authorized to spe...
Yahoo, pay-TV operators among onine video site Hulu bidders: Report
May 25, 2013 at 13:16 | Source: Business Today
The Yahoo logo is shown at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Photo: Robert Galbraith/Reuters After taking a big leap with a $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr, Yahoo is now bidding for online video site Hulu, according to media reports....
After acquiring Tumblr, Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu: Sources
May 25, 2013 at 05:06 | Source: Economic Times
LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News Corp and Walt Disney Co, two sources with knowledge of the bid told Reuters on Friday. Yahoo just this...
Hulu Said to Get Bid From KKR, Silver Lake
May 25, 2013 at 04:00 | Source: Bloomberg
KKR & Co. (KKR) and Silver Lake Management LLC are vying with Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) to acquire Hulu LLC, escalating a bidding war that has attracted cable and satellite TV, private equity, a talent agency and media mogul Peter Chernin. KKR and S...
Yahoo joins growing list of bidders for Hulu: Sources
May 25, 2013 at 02:11 | Source: Economic Times
LOS ANGELES: Yahoo Inc has submitted a formal proposal to buy Hulu, joining a growing list of bidders for the video service owned by News Corp and Walt Disney Co, two sources with knowledge of the bid told Reuters on Friday. Yahoo just this week ann...
GIF or JIF, the debate rages on in US
May 24, 2013 at 15:46 | Source: Economic Times
It has been called "the great schism of the 21st century" and "the most absurd religious war in geek history." The debate over how to pronounce GIF, which stands for Graphics Interchange Format, re-emerged this week when Steve Wilhite, the inventor o...
Will PM's Tokyo visit balance India's equation with Beijing?
May 24, 2013 at 15:11 | Source: FirstPost
Asia's number two and three economies will be having a summit level meeting next week when Japan will host Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (27-29 May). Japan is a crucial 'swing state' for India to counter the immense diplomatic, economic and m...
After Tumblr, Yahoo! now buys startup specializing in online games
May 23, 2013 at 23:10 | Source: Economic Times
SAN FRANCISCO: 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...
Bollywood is a frog in the well, says Abhishek Kapoor
May 23, 2013 at 13:36 | Source: FirstPost
You wouldn't think the man who began his cinematic careerUff! Yeh Mohabbatas Twinkle Khanna's love interest would quote the American poet Robert Frost, but as unexpected as this may be, there was lots more in a recent article for Yahoo written by dir...
Facebook becomes full member of Global Network Initiative
May 23, 2013 at 11:41 | Source: The Hindu BusinessLine
Washington, May 23: Facebook yesterday became a full member of the Global Network Initiative, a non-government organisation promoting Internet freedom and privacy rights. The announcement came one year after the world’s biggest social network ...
Former Yahoo executive Shashi Seth to head digital ventures of Tribune
May 23, 2013 at 08:56 | Source: DNA India
Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new revenue sources. The company said on Wednesday that Seth was named president of Tribune Digital Ventures, a ne...
Facebook joins Web freedom group
May 23, 2013 at 04:51 | Source: Economic Times
WASHINGTON: Facebook today became a full member of the Global Network Initiative, a non-government organisation promoting Internet freedom and privacy rights. The announcement came one year after the world's biggest social network gained observer st...
Yahoo announces redesigned Flickr with 1 Tb storage for users
May 22, 2013 at 18:57 | Source: DomainB
Yahoo has announced a major recast of photography website Flickr. According to Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo, the redesign would include a new interface based around high-resolution photographs as also a terabyte of storage for each user, equating to ...
Sony to discuss investor Daniel Loeb's spin-off plan
May 22, 2013 at 16:52 | Source: BBC
Sony has said it will consider a proposal from one of its biggest shareholders that it should spin off up to 20% of its entertainment business. The idea came from Daniel Loeb, founder of US hedge fund Third Point, who put forward the idea in a letter...
Yahoo’s Tumblr buy is a high-stakes gamble
May 22, 2013 at 16:52 | Source: Market Watch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Investors who were still wondering what Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was going to do with Yahoo’s cash stockpile got their answer this week. Getty Images Yahoo is spending $1.1 billion in cash to buy Tumblr. In plunking ...
Before Tumblr, David Karp made mom proud, quit school
May 22, 2013 at 15:37 | Source: Financial Express
JENNA WORTHAM NICK BILTON When David Karp was 14, he was clearly a bright teenager. Quiet, somewhat reclusive, bored with his classes at the Bronx High School of Science. He spent most of his free time in his bedroom, glued to his computer. But inst...
Yahoo, Tumblr deal: Can�t Tumble
May 22, 2013 at 15:37 | Source: Financial Express
Yahoo needs Tumblr to look cool to a younger audience, but Google and Facebook are way ahead Paying $1.1 billion for acquiring blogging platform Tumblr may help internet giant Yahoo look a lot cooler to an increasingly young audience�Tumblr genera...
Yahoo, Tumblr deal: Can?t Tumble
May 22, 2013 at 15:37 | Source: Financial Express
Yahoo needs Tumblr to look cool to a younger audience, but Google and Facebook are way ahead Paying $1.1 billion for acquiring blogging platform Tumblr may help internet giant Yahoo look a lot cooler to an increasingly young audience?Tumblr generate...
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