It is the internet's favourite sharing service for comedy photos and quirky images, but Imgur is now reportedly at the centre of some very grown-up negotiations that could see it bought by Yahoo. / L2 k: E7 R8 z9 z* Z( @/ D! e( L5 N; t! j1 L+ }+ N8 g
Talks between Yahoo and Imgur began this autumn, according to a source talking to Business Insider, but this would be just the latest statement acquisition by Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer.& @- @7 Z9 q U4 ^( n' F) S) N& \( b
3 y' A; b9 S- q! P2 G8 DSince leaving Google in 2012, Mayer has bought dozens of popular web startups, including paying $1.1bn for blogging site Tumblr and £18m for news app Summly.+ [$ |' e2 e- q2 h$ U- v- b
( Q. V" U+ [! {. W0 w; i' HWith more than 100 million users, and generating money through ads and image-hosting services for companies as well as recently tested sponsored images, Imgur would be a significant addition to Yahoo's stable of consumer services.
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