michael.perry

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:06:35 -0700

marissamayr: I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an...

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:49:35 -0700

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. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.

Tumblr has built an amazing place to follow the world’s creators. From art to architecture, fashion to food, Tumblr hosts 105 million different blogs. With more than 300 million monthly unique visitors and 120,000 signups every day, Tumblr is one of thefastest-growing media networks in the world. Tumblr sees 900 posts per second (!) and 24 billion minutes spent onsite each month. On mobile, more than half of Tumblr’s users are using the mobile app, and those users do an average of 7 sessions per day. Tumblr’s tremendous popularity and engagement among creators, curators and audiences of all ages brings a significant new community of users to the Yahoo! network. The combination of Tumblr+Yahoo! could grow Yahoo!’s audience by 50% to more than a billion monthly visitors, and could grow traffic by approximately 20%.

In terms of working together, Tumblr can deploy Yahoo!’s personalization technology and search infrastructure to help its users discover creators, bloggers, and content they’ll love. In turn, Tumblr brings 50 billion blog posts (and 75 million more arriving each day) to Yahoo!’s media network and search experiences. The two companies will also work together to create advertising opportunities that are seamless and enhance user experience.

As I’ve said before, companies are all about people. Getting to know the Tumblr team has been really amazing. I’ve long held the view that in all things art and design, you can feel the spirit and demeanor of those who create them. That’s why it was no surprise to me that David Karp is one of the nicest, most empathetic people I’ve ever met. He’s also one of the most perceptive, capable entrepreneurs I’ve worked with. His respect for Tumblr’s community of creators is awesome, and I’m absolutely delighted to have him and his entire team join Yahoo!.

Both Tumblr and Yahoo! share a vision to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas by focusing on users, design — and building experiences that delight and inspire the world every day.

http://yahoo.tumblr.com/

How long do you give it?

startupvitamins: When you find an idea that you just can’t stop...

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:45:52 -0700

startupvitamins:

When you find an idea that you just can’t stop thinking about that’s probably a good one to pursue. -Josh James, Omniture

My podcast on smokinghotcoffee.com

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:13:53 -0700

My podcast on smokinghotcoffee.com

GVING: Take station at THE STATION

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:37:44 -0700

GVING: Take station at THE STATION: gving: Do you yearn for a daily coffee fix? Hopefully you’re...

SHOTS FIRED. Wow.

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:19:22 -0700

SHOTS FIRED. Wow.

beautiful.

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:13:10 -0700

beautiful.

Failing is hard, but needed.

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:45:00 -0700

When we launched with GVING as a mobile rewards card we didn’t realize it- but that...

startupvitamins: Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The...

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:55:18 -0700

startupvitamins:

Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. -Thomas Edison

My god yes

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Thu, 02 May 2013 20:31:56 -0700

The worlds most perfectly placed pic nic table.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:00:09 -0700

The worlds most perfectly placed pic nic table.

davemorin: What is Bitcoin? - We Use Coins

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:52:12 -0700

davemorin:

What is Bitcoin? - We Use Coins

All of the lights.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:15:24 -0700

All of the lights.

startupvitamins: I find it hard to manage somebody’s work...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:40:56 -0700

startupvitamins:

I find it hard to manage somebody’s work unless I have an intimate knowledge of how to do it myself. - Justin Kan, co-founder of Justin.tv

d-a-w-n-patrol: Hang 10

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:15:30 -0700

d-a-w-n-patrol:

Hang 10

startupvitamins: Under pressure, you don’t rise to the...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:12:59 -0700

startupvitamins:

Under pressure, you don’t rise to the occasion, you sink to the level of your training. That’s why we train so hard. - Heard from a Navy Seal

Amazing.

@taylor_teresa visiting me at work- her first Starbucks...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:13:17 -0700

@taylor_teresa visiting me at work- her first Starbucks experience in 28 months was hysterical.

affluence-de-la-vie: source

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:32:43 -0700

affluence-de-la-vie:

source

Tell a friend, it’s today only y’all! 50 cent cones...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:05:28 -0700

Tell a friend, it’s today only y’all! 50 cent cones at Ben and Jerry’s San Francisco for GVING USERS ONLY #perfectwaytocooloff

Get started Http://Gving.com/benandjerrys at Rocketspace – View on Path.

viewfromthemiddle: Never give up!!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:31:05 -0700

viewfromthemiddle:

Never give up!!