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& E! V7 m1 U: y
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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.8 O2 u' u+ L& y7 D8 g/ v M
! [& a3 J k9 S+ e p F% y3 s/ WSince 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. 1 u. |6 A( O7 U* w0 n2 e. f4 g. g5 J: X. e! e/ [
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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