Yahoo's Hulu bid reported at ‘$600m – $800m’
Yahoo has reportedly made a bid for video streaming site Hulu valued at between $600m and $800m, as CEO Marissa Mayer’s media buying spree continues.
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Flickr users get massive 1TB of free (ad-funded) storage
Yahoo has revamped its Flickr photo-sharing service, giving users up to 1TB of free, ad funded, storage for their own videos and photos.
Right to reply: Buying Tumblr will make Yahoo relevant for a new young generation
Buying Tumblr will open up Yahoo to a younger generation as long as they don’t impose any rules and too much advertising on their new $1.1 billion acquisition, Professor John Baptista, who believes it is a good move by Yahoo and will help them catch up with Google and Facebook in the social media market.
“We promise not to screw it up”: Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1bn
Yahoo has bought blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1bn (£725m) in cash, with CEO marisa Mayer pledging “not to screw it up” in a blog post.
Yahoo to buy blogging giant Tumblr for $1.1bn- report
The board of Yahoo has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1bn in cash, according to a news report.
'Unsung hero' WordPress founder Mike Little honoured at SAScon
A modest man from Stockport who co-founded the website content management system WordPress is to be honoured for his outstanding contribution to digital media.
Twitter’s biggest ad deal yet- SMG clients get top placement on social network
Twitter has secured a sponsorship deal with Publicis’ Starcom MediaVest Group (SMG), in a deal that could be worth several hundred million dollars in extra ad revenue for the social network.
AOL revamps parenting site Parentdish with Comfort as ad partner
AOL UK’s dedicated parenting website, Parentdish, has relaunched this week with Comfort as its official advertising partner across all screens.
Twitter offers tips for businesses
Twitter has revamped its business resource section with marketing tips, a glossary, and ideas on how to promote on the micro-blogging site.
Twitter at 7: The rise of the ‘global town square’ (video)
Seven years ago this week, the first tweet appeared on a then private social networking website, ‘Twittr’. The micro-blogging service has since gained an ‘E’ and 200 million users.