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Here are the latest posts about Yahoo on Writers Write:

  • Yahoo and AOL to Become Oath After Verizon Combines Iconic Web Brands (2017-04-04): Verizon will combine Yahoo and AOL into a company called Oath following the Yahoo acquisition deal.

  • Yahoo's Remaining Assets to be Named Altaba After Verizon Purchase (2017-01-09): The remaining Yahoo assets will be named Altaba Inc following the Verizon acquisition.

  • Verizon on Verge of Acquiring Yahoo (2016-07-22): Verizon appears to be on the verge of acquiring Yahoo. The deal could be announced next week.

  • Yahoo to Shutter Its Website Directory (2014-09-27): Yahoo is ending the directory of websites that made it famous nearly twenty years ago.

  • Tumblr's Traffic Growth May Have Flattened (2014-01-21): Comscore data indicates that Tumblr's traffic growth has flattened.

  • Yahoo Launches Yahoo Tech and Yahoo Food (2014-01-07): Yahoo has launched new vertical sites, Yahoo Tech and Yahoo Food.

  • Yahoo Acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 Billion (2013-05-21): Yahoo is acquiring the Tumblr blogging service for $1.1 billion. Yahoo promises not to screw it up in a press release.

  • Rumor: Yahoo to Acquire Tumblr (2013-05-17): There is a rumor that Yahoo may acquire Tumblr. Yahoo will reportedly make the decison this weekend as to whether or not to pay $1.1 billion for the popular blogging platform.

  • The Huffington Yaolhoost? AOL and Yahoo Discussing Merger Deal (2011-09-09): Bloomberg is reporting that AOL and Yahoo are in talks for a possible merger following Yahoo's firing for its CEO Carol Bartz.

  • Flickr's Three Billionth Photo is a Door (2008-11-03): Over three billion photos have now been posted to the Flickr photo sharing website.

  • Yahoo to Cut 1,500 Jobs (2008-10-23): Yahoo, Inc.

  • Yahoo Building an Internet-age News Service (2008-08-23): The AFP reports that Yahoo considers itself a news organization and that they are building an Internet-age news service.

  • Carl Ichan Hires Reporter to Write His Bog (2008-08-05): DealBook is reporting that Carl Ichan has hired Thompson Reuters hedge fund reporter Dane Himlton to help write his blog called The Icahn Report.

  • Delicious Gets a Makover (2008-07-31): The new version of the popular Delicious social bookmarking website has arrived.

  • Microsoft Makes $44.6 Billion Offer to Buy Yahoo (2008-02-01): Microsoft has made a surprise $44.

  • Yahoo to Cut Jobs? (2008-01-20): Silicon Alley Insider is reporting that Yahoo may be on the verge of cutting 1,500 to 2,500 jobs.

  • Yahoo Bebo Acquisition Rumor (2007-05-21): We can't get one rumor resolved before another one starts.

  • Yahoo to Close Yahoo Photos and Focus on Flickr (2007-05-08): TechCrunch reports that Yahoo plans to close Yahoo Photos this fall and focus on the more rapidly growing Flickr property for photo sharing and storage.

  • Yahoo Buys MyBlogLog For Real This Time (2007-01-08): A couple months ago there was a rumor that Yahoo had purchased MyBlogLog for about $10 million.

  • Yahoo Announces Partnership With 150+ Newspapers (2007-01-04): Yahoo has announced a partnership with over 150 U.