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. 3 k h; v$ d/ k3 f; R. p2 G1 x, o* h6 k' P3 \" X: ~8 L% v# t; Y
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.& U( o7 t( C* u' ~- c0 t1 ^7 K
2 q: G5 \/ d# D: OSince 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. / r; i: I* S f. _9 l, n 3 I# w W, W1 f7 iWith 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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