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Interview: The Summer of Larry (Ellison) Is About to Sail Into Port Via America’s Cup

The world’s premier sailing event — marred by recent accidents — is headed to the San Francisco Bay in July
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Why Tumblr Was a Massive Steal for Yahoo

Knowing that someone follows the NBA Twitter feed is nice; knowing that they hearted an animated GIF of Steph Curry hitting a three is specificity gold.
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Why Tumblr Won’t Move Yahoo’s Needle

When Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer announced that the Internet giant would spend $1.1 billion to acquire blogging site Tumblr, she promised not to “screw it up.” Maybe the young chief should have instead emphasized what the six-year-old fledging startup can do for Yahoo.

Yet Another Hulu Bidder! Yahoo Is In, Too.

Add one more name to the Hulu bidding derby: Yahoo, which just announced plans to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion, has made an offer on the video website.
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Viral Video: More Google Glass Photographer Spoofing (The Gift That Keeps on Giving)

Don’t try this at home (or anywhere, really)!
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That Social Media Show

For lack of a better verb, I think the media kind of fucked it up.

– Ashton Kutcher’s current view of Twitter

Apple’s Newest iPhone Ad Still Says Nothing, Is a Little Less Great

Same song, new verse. But not quite as much fun this time.
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Tremor Video Files for IPO

The video ad network has been looking to go public for a long time. More video IPOs likely this year.
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Draw Something From This: Yahoo’s Design Chief Tim Parsey to Depart

After stabilizing the design culture at Yahoo amid much turmoil, the well-known user experience exec leaves the sketchbook to CEO Mayer.
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Hearst Taps Demand Media’s Bradford and Yucaipa’s Johnson to “Redefine” the San Francisco Chronicle

Can the City by the Bay finally get the newspaper it deserves?
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