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. % y( J- L B1 {5 \ % e2 G X2 C4 ]; E6 S( H! ?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 K1 q W- A3 O# O! C( b $ Z& J: \; d/ ]- i& WSince leaving Google in 2012, Mayer has bought dozens of popular web startups, including paying $1.1bn for blogging site Tumblr and £18m for news app Summly. 6 L4 X' _8 P$ ?5 X7 N, }7 r! r; J* y4 a5 r# b
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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