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. 9 f" s2 H3 e0 Y2 ?' L" w+ K 6 `! S$ _! R7 HTalks 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. % t* s& q" i) M8 J+ B* w, g! |% R: H1 w8 H n6 u
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. 6 S T0 L; D0 t J" _. E3 B' T : k2 u7 d2 P% L: _& d, \# XWith 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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