Teenage news feed aggregator sold for millions
A popular news feed app, created by a UK teenager, has been bought by Yahoo in a deal that could be worth tens of millions of pounds to its creator. The app in question, Summly, which is a tool which...
View ArticleYahoo! agrees deal to buy Tumblr
American internet corporation Yahoo! is to acquire the popular blogging service Tumblr in a deal worth £723m. Marissa Mayer, Yahoo!’s chief executive, said that Tumblr would continue to operate...
View ArticleYahoo boss says firm puts mobile first
Search engine Yahoo has had to reinvent itself continuously in its efforts to meet its mobile-focused objectives, according to the firm’s president. Marissa Mayer, who is also the tech company’s CEO,...
View ArticleYahoo launches news summary app
Internet giant Yahoo has unveiled an app that provides users with tailored news feeds based on their interests. Yahoo claims that the News Digest app offers readers all the stories they “need to know...
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Yahoo announces digital video content
Internet giant Yahoo has revealed that it is entering the digital video content market by commissioning two original comedy series, which will be broadcast on both its website and mobile apps. The...
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Yahoo purchases messaging app Blink
Search company Yahoo has agreed a deal to purchase Blink, a mobile messaging service that sees messages self-destruct once opened. Terms of the deal have yet to be announced, but it is believed that...
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Yahoo acquires analytics company Flurry
American search company Yahoo has purchased app analytics enterprise Flurry in a bid to boost its advertising revenue generated from smartphones. The analytics firm assists app developers in analysing...
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How did our favourite websites get their names?
For many of us, a day doesn’t go by where we don’t visit one of our beloved search engines or social media sites, and their names have therefore become second nature to us, but it wasn’t always that...
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