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. % M6 n" o& r& X7 s
5 |# U; r/ H( p0 W$ oTalks 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.! C1 a% E+ H1 N$ E8 R* f
/ m b3 K+ z5 KSince leaving Google in 2012, Mayer has bought dozens of popular web startups, including paying $1.1bn for blogging site Tumblr and £18m for news app Summly. : W) y5 [' ~$ K8 A! h( A% G8 m1 p, w6 P7 |) d; T( S. z
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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