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. : ?. z# q7 c% L3 U% l7 s; i+ A$ m) W7 s! X1 z/ l7 G7 f6 U5 Y. C
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.% L8 l, @0 e. f+ P
0 g0 s. I l- G( }" }1 x A$ |% MSince 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.0 }1 _' k: Y' }
. u- E ?. l2 i% 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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