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. & L6 R! Z" \: A4 V
- E9 ]# q! x- x; h$ E8 r/ ETalks 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. # y4 g; h7 H" v! T; X' c: ?" u ! Y/ w$ M& D% u# U5 t" ?Since leaving Google in 2012, Mayer has bought dozens of popular web startups, including paying $1.1bn for blogging site Tumblr and £18m for news app Summly.) j2 M$ f1 V) ?/ H0 \+ G1 ~
8 i' X0 U# W0 A/ W2 A AWith 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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