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Silicon Alley Insider  42 minutes ago:

Marissa Mayer Just Bought A Ton Of Porn Blogs, But It's Not A Problem (YHOO) -

Yes, Tumblr has porn.

While it hasn't said how much of its site is pornographic material, it's enough that just about every knucklehead on the Internet has commented about Tumblr's many porn blogs.

Silicon Alley Insider  54 minutes ago:

Way To Go, Yahoo! Way To Throw The Long Ball! -

Yahoo! announced this morning that it is buying social blogging company Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash.

Silicon Alley Insider  58 minutes ago:

Here's The Problem That Made The New Alleged Bitcoin Inventor A Mathematical Rock Star -

This weekend computer scientist Ted Nelson claimed that mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki was the man behind Bitcoin.

Silicon Alley Insider  about an hour ago:

Everything You Need To Know About The Next Xbox (MSFT) -

Microsoft will unveil its next Xbox gaming console May 21 at a big event at its Redmond, Washington headquarters.

Silicon Alley Insider  2 hours ago:

This Chart Shows The One Reason Yahoo-Tumblr Skeptics Might Be Right (YHOO) -

Yahoo paid $1.1 billion for Tumblr and its huge, young audience.

There are many reasons Yahoo-Tumblr makes sense, which we've run through here.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

Now That The $1.1 Billion Sale Is Official, This Is As Close To Gloating As One Tumblr Investor Is Going To Get (YHOO) -

Union Square Ventures was one of the earliest investors in Tumblr. 

Now, USV's most famous partner, Fred Wilson, is celebrating Yahoo's $1.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

Here's The GIF Marissa Mayer Used To Announce The Yahoo-Tumblr Deal On Tumblr (YHOO) -

Marissa Mayer has her own Tumblr where, appropriately enough, she announced the Tumblr deal with a GIF:

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Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

Buying Tumblr, Mayer Promises 'Not To Screw It Up,' Will Let It Run Independently (YHOO) -

Yahoo just announced that it is buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

Tumblr CEO David Karp and Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer are taking great pains to assure Tumblr users that they will not "screw up" Tumblr after the acquisition.

Silicon Alley Insider  3 hours ago:

MARISSA MAYER: Here's Why I Just Bought Tumblr For $1.1 Billion (YHOO) -

Yahoo just bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer explained her move in a Tumblr blog post.

Silicon Alley Insider  5 hours ago:

10 Things You Need To Know This Morning -

Good morning. For David Karp, it's a great one.

The big news from over the weekend is that Yahoo's board has reportedly approved the plan to buy Tumblr for $1.