David Karp

What Tumblr Founder David Karp Is Really Like

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

What's the founder really like? Karp is his product. He's design-focused, and he's stubborn when it comes to his vision for the company. "David has a lot of Steve Jobs-like qualities, and like many people who worked for Steve, I look back ...
Full article at: Silicon Alley Insider  More like this  1 day ago, 12:39pm CDT

Is China Pushing away from Diet of U.S. Treasuries?; Meet the New Old-Boy Network; Banks Finally Draw a Line?

Source: Confirm Them

In February, China held $1.251 trillion in U.S. Treasuries. In March, the figure dipped to $1.250 trillion. That’s a billion dollar change in a month. Is that a big deal? On the surface, it may not seem like it. But if China begins to unwind from ...
Full article at: Confirm Them  More like this  1 day ago, 12:35pm CDT

Yahoo buys Tumblr in $1.1bn deal

Source: Independent Online (South Africa)

YAHOO is buying blogging network Tumblr for about $1.1 billion (R10.4bn) as chief executive Marissa Mayer seeks to lure users and advertisers with her priciest acquisition to date. Tumblr would continue to host its more than 108 million blogs, while c ...
Full article at: Independent Online (South Africa)  More like this  1 day ago, 1:37am CDT

Tumblr's 26-year-old founder cashes in with Yahoo deal

Source: Cape Cod Online

May 21, 2013 NEW YORK — Tumblr Inc. Chief Executive Officer David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo! Inc.'s $1.1 billion acquisition with the salutation, "F—- ...
Full article at: Cape Cod Online  More like this  1 day ago, 1:12am CDT

Tumblr's 26-year-old CEO cashes in on S$1.4 billion takeover

Source: Straits Times

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and Tumblr founder David Karp (L) pose during an annoucement that Yahoo acquired the Tumblr blogging site in order to upgrade its Flickr site, in New York on May 20, 2013. Yahoo announced a US$1.1 billion deal for blogging si ...
Full article at: Straits Times  More like this  1 day ago, 1:01am CDT

Yahoo! vows not to ruin Tumblr after US$1.1b takeover

Source: Channel News Asia

NEW YORK: Marissa Mayer has made her boldest move to date as chief of Yahoo! with the billion-dollar purchase of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform she vowed not to ruin after protests from youthful users. The two companies, one an aging Internet pio ...
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Should we let wunderkinds drop out?

Source: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2012 file photo, Tumblr founder David Karp participates in the "Bloomberg Leadership Summit" seminar in New York. In a deal announced Monday, May 20, 2013, Yahoo is buying New York-based Tumblr, the onli ...
Full article at: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer  More like this  1 day ago, 12:42am CDT

Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

Yahoo Inc. confirmed Monday it will pay $1.1 billion for the popular blogging service Tumblr, in a bold but risky move that CEO Marissa Mayer called a "game-changer" aimed at adding new and younger users to Yahoo's Web audience. ...
Full article at: Biloxi Sun Herald  More like this  1 day ago, 11:43pm CDT

Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'

Source: Los Angeles Times

Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr ...
Full article at: Los Angeles Times  More like this  1 day ago, 11:35pm CDT

Stocks in the News: Yahoo, Campbell's Soup, General Electric

Source: Town Hall

Welcome to John Ransom's Stocks In The News, where the headline meets the trendline. Stocks in the News is produced by Ransom Notes Radio and Goodfellow, LLC. Crista Huff manages Goodfellow LLC, a website that reco ...
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