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. - m: X' o# V' Q) P 1 j! b* B8 W8 T2 I }2 I! VTalks 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. & j' c1 o! a; Q! R1 v: L" F# X 7 ~) A8 f3 a1 K4 ]0 CSince leaving Google in 2012, Mayer has bought dozens of popular web startups, including paying $1.1bn for blogging site Tumblr and £18m for news app Summly. 7 q G; A& R" r0 m0 F$ y5 m6 R8 s. h
With 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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