As a teenager, Tumblr chief executive David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City’s Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local businesses.
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Tumblr
Tumblr is an online blogging forum founded by high school dropout David Karp. Yahoo bought Tumblr for US$1.1 billion in May 2013. Tumblr also runs one of the world’s busiest websites, featuring 75 million daily posts.
21 May 2013
Yahoo has agreed to pay USUS$1.1 billion to buy blogging forum Tumblr, ranking it in among the top 10 tech deals announced this year, according to research firm Dealogic. Here’s a list of the top...
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21 May 2013
It’s one thing to say tech geniuses don’t need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.
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20 May 2013
Yahoo’s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for US$1.1 billion (HK$8.5 billion) in cash, according to a report on Monday.
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