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Yahoo officially acquires Tumblr for $1.1 billion, promises “not to screw it up” -
Yahoo has officially acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the companies announced Monday morning. Tumblr will be operated as a separate business, with David Karp remaining CEO.GigaOm about an hour ago:
Exclusive: Dropbox seeks partners to convert free users to paying customers -
Dropbox, the consumer file-store-and-sync champ, hopes to parlay MSPs, IT consultants and other partners to transform users of its free service into paying customers.GigaOm just under two hours ago:
LevelUp partners with NCR to bring mobile payments to more restaurants -
NCR is the top supplier of retail point-of-sale software for U.S. restaurants, so for LevelUp, getting its mobile payments app to work with NCR's systems for dining transactions is key.GigaOm 9 hours ago:
What Tumblr’s sale means for New York startup ecosystem -
New York startup ecosystem will get a big boost from the $1.1 billion sale of Tumblr to Yahoo. The exit, one of the biggest New York has scene shows that with content becoming important, New York is finding its footing on the startup stage.GigaOm 10 hours ago:
Pinterest takes a “first step” toward working with big brands -
Pinterest is unveiling a new pin structure for different types of products and an integration with a large number of retail brands, as it continues buildng up the platform and paving the way for growth.GigaOm 15 hours ago:
What Nikola Tesla vs. VCs video says about the state of Silicon Valley -
Imagine if Nikola Tesla had to pitch venture capitalists to fund his idea. The reaction to his crazy ideas would be precisely what you see on this video.GigaOm 20 hours ago:
Report: Yahoo’s board agrees to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr -
Yahoo's board has agreed to pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr, according to reports.GigaOm 20 hours ago:
For developers, the cloud means having to rethink everything they know about making software -
It's not often the software world goes through a revolutionary change. But the advent of the cloud will force software developers to reevaluate – and discard – many of their most basic assumptions.GigaOm 22 hours ago:
The week in cloud: Google and Microsoft in slap fight while IBM and SAP play hot hands -
Google and Microsoft slapfest continues; IBM pushes Watson for third-party apps; SAP bets big on HANA for ERP.GigaOm 23 hours ago:
