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Hulu draws more bidders
Yahoo Inc., fresh off its $1.1-billion deal this week to acquire personal blogging site Tumblr, got in line Friday to pick up video streaming site Hulu. The late bid by the cash-rich Internet portal giant came on the same day that the Santa Monica...
Tags: The Walt Disney Co., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Google Inc., Social Media, France
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First-round bids due this week for Hulu
The first round of bids were due this week for Hulu, the popular online TV service whose prospective sale has attracted interest from digital media players as well as cable operators. An initial bid has been submitted by the Chernin Group, a next-...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, The Walt Disney Co., Global Expansion, ABC (tv network), Television Industry
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Chernin, Guggenheim, pay-TV distributors bid for Hulu
The initial bids are in for online media's most talked-about sale: Hulu. The online video site, which is jointly owned by News Corp., Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp.'s NBCUniversal, attracted bids this week from two of Hollywood's digital media power-...
Tags: Comcast Corporation, The Walt Disney Co., Media Industry, Hulu, Time Warner Cable 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: Marissa Mayer, Media Industry, Google Inc., Google+, Social Media
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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: Computing and Information Technology Industry, YouTube, Culture, Google Inc., Social Sciences
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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: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Google Inc., France, Social Media, Business Enterprises
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Yahoo buys Tumblr in $1.1 billion deal
ReutersYahoo Inc. said Monday it will buy online blogging service Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. The deal is the largest since Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer took the reins in July in order to reverse a multi-year decline in Yahoo's business and its Web...Tags: Marissa Mayer, Media Industry, Google Inc., Finance, Social Media
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Silicon Valley is beginning to see 'delight' in a new light
PALO ALTO — Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of Silicon...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Steve Ballmer, Social Media, Dell Inc., Invention and Innovation
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison makes Malibu real estate his own
On busy Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, some well-kept facades conceal a secret. Behind the Mediterranean with wooden doors, the white stucco two-story with a red tile roof, the long wall obscuring a three-structure compound, hides a singular,...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Larry Ellison, Home Improvement, Tennis, Homes
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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer extends maternity, paternity leave
In a bid to bring Yahoo Inc. more in line with competitors such as Google and Facebook, Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has expanded the company's family leave policy. Yahoo said Tuesday that Mayer has doubled maternity leave and extended paternity leave...Tags: Marissa Mayer, Media Industry, Google Inc.
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Yahoo shares plunge on decline in 1st quarter display-ad sales
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter earnings report was seen by some as an early test of Marissa Mayer's ability to turn around the troubled Internet company. Investors now seem to be worried Mayer might not pass that test. Shares that...Tags: Marissa Mayer, Google Inc., Japan, Online Media Industry, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements
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Cyber security bill pits tech giants against privacy activists
SAN FRANCISCO — The escalating cyber attacks on corporate and government computers have provided a rare opportunity for bipartisan legislation to address the problem. But rather than sailing through Congress, the latest cyber security legislation is...
Tags: Elections, Google Inc., Security, Piracy, American Civil Liberties Union
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