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May 20, 2013, 12:35 PM

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Marissa Mayer / Yahoo!:
Tumblr.  + Yahoo! = !!  —  I'm delighted to announce that we've reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!  —  We promise not to screw it up.  Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going.  We will operate Tumblr independently.  David Karp will remain CEO.
David Karp / Tumblr Staff:
News!  —  Everyone, I'm elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.  —  Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We're not turning purple.  Our headquarters isn't moving.  Our team isn't changing.  Our roadmap isn't changing.
Robin Wauters / The Next Web:
Done deal: Yahoo acquires Tumblr for “approximately $1.1 billion”, promises “not to screw it up”  —  It's done.  —  As expected, Yahoo this morning announced its acquisition of blogging phenomenon Tumblr.  The Internet giant has bought the New York company for “approximately $1.1 billion” …
Kara Swisher / AllThingsD:
WordPress' Mullenweg Claims 72,000 Blog Posts Imported From Tumblr in Just One Hour on Sunday  —  Despite largely anecdotal media speculation, it's not clear how the acquisition of Tumblr by Yahoo for $1.1 billion will be greeted by users of the New York blogging service.
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:
Marissa Mayer Just Explained Yahoo's $1.1 Billion Tumblr Buy In Detail - Here's What We Learned  —  Yahoo is hosting a conference call to discuss its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr.  We're taking live notes below.  —  Please follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.  —  Join the conversation about this story »
Nikhyl Singhal / Google+:
Hangouts, phone calls and Google Voice  —  Thanks for all of your feedback on last week's Hangouts launch.  I wanted to quickly talk about 1) making/receiving phone calls in Gmail, and 2) Google Voice support more generally.  1) Today's version of Hangouts doesn't yet support outbound calls …
Sharif Sakr / Engadget:
The first Jolla phone: 4.5-inch display, Android app compliant, 399 euros  —  Jolla's Love Day in Helsinki has already spilled some major news: pricing and specs for its first Sailfish OS handset.  The phone seems to be called “The Other Half” — or at least that's the working title for now …
Eliza Kern / GigaOM:
Pinterest takes a “first step” toward working with big brands  —  Pinterest plans to announce a new type of pin on Sunday that will highlight a large number of major U.S. retail brands, marking the company's “first step” in integrating images with associated brands, and making it easier to click through links and purchase items.
Douglas MacMillan / Bloomberg:
GrubHub to Merge With Seamless as Food Orders Go Mobile  —  GrubHub Inc. and Seamless North America LLC, two of the top food-delivery websites in the U.S., have agreed to combine their companies to take on rivals in the growing market for online meal orders.

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