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Web pioneer reveals details of acquisition of blogging platform, as site's 26-year-old founder tells staff: 'Fuck yeah'Yahoo promised "not to screw it up" as it formally announced its acquisition of the Tumblr blogging platform for $1.1bn ahead of the US stock market opening on Monday.The relaxed wording of the memo for one of the internet giant's biggest acquisitions was echoed in the memo sent by David Karp, Tumblr's 26-year-old founder, to his staff, in which he said "We're not turning purple" – Yahoo's corporate colour – and rounded it off "Fuck yeah."The deal, which is expected to complete in the second half of the year, is almost all cash, is equal in value to Yahoo's money in hand at the end of its first quarter in March – but it has substantial extra assets in short-term securities, shares in the Chinese site Alibaba, and other equities which it can liquidate.It is understood that Karp, who will remain Tumblr's chief executive, will be tied into the company for at least four years for his payment of about $220m to vest.Explaining the deal, Yahoo said that Tumblr has more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, 900 posts a second and 24bn minutes spent on the site every month. On mobile, more than half of its visitors are using the Tumblr mobile app, for an average of seven sessions a day."The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! is expected to grow Yahoo!'s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and to grow traffic by approximately 20%," the company said.Yahoo plans to use its personalisation and search technologies to tie Tumblr users more tightly into its network – thus dragging their attention away from rival social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Google+. "The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance the user experience," it said."Tumblr is redefining creative expression online," the Yahoo chief executive, Marissa Mayer, said in a statement. "On many levels, Tumblr and Yahoo couldn't be more different, but, at the same time, they couldn't be more complementary. Yahoo is the internet's original media network. Tumblr is the internet's fastest-growing media frenzy. Both companies are homes for brands – established and emerging. And, fundamentally, Tumblr and Yahoo are both all about users, design, and finding surprise and inspiration amidst the everyday."The chasm between the two is best expressed by the fact that Karp, 26, is only eight years older than Yahoo itself, which was founded in 1995."David Karp is one of the nicest, most empathetic people I've ever met," Mayer said. "He's also one of the most perceptive, capable entrepreneurs I've ever worked with. David's respect for Tumblr's community of creators is awesome. I'm absolutely delighted to have him join our team."Announcing the deal on Tumblr's staff blog, Karp said: "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."And our mission – to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve – certainly isn't changing."Karp told staff at its New York headquarters that the deal means Tumblr gets "better faster" and signed off: "Fuck yeah, David".The deal will see Karp become the latest high-school dropout turned multimillionaire, following in the footsteps of web wunderkinds including Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder, and Sean Parker, the Napster creator. Karp reportedly owned about 20% of Tumblr stock, valuing his stake at $220m after Monday's deal.The native New Yorker, whose parents separated when he was 17, taught himself computer code before founding Tumblr in 2007, when Zuckerberg's Facebook was three years into its global expansion.TumblrYahooInternetDigital mediaMedia businessTechnology sectorJosh HallidayCharles Arthurguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds    

Ali Landry, whose first claim to fame was a 1998 Super Bowl Doritos commercial, listed her 4-bed home for $1.925 million. Landry bought the home in the Los Angeles area in 2004. She's married to director and producer Alejandro Monteverde, and they have two children. Built in 1927, the 3,700-sq. ft. home has Spanish detailing including tiles, stained glass windows, and an "authentic Mexican patio with fountain."    

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