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. # d" u( A8 H# A8 Q L! A; C# X: g6 b4 \- Z/ P. f! tTalks 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. 0 M2 U, |2 G+ H$ N. t 3 Y/ p6 ^$ T, f( W- K6 kSince leaving Google in 2012, Mayer has bought dozens of popular web startups, including paying $1.1bn for blogging site Tumblr and £18m for news app Summly.& n7 N0 [* @- D" c; }# w' T" m/ C* C
8 E' v$ a; a3 m- Z" v# |/ WWith 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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