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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet pioneer that had fallen behind the times. The deal announced Monday is Mayer's boldest move since she left...
Tags: Science and Technology, Google Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Marissa Mayer, Computer Networking and Internet
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Saudi religious leader: Twitter leads to damnation
This from the BBC website: The head of Saudi Arabia's religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites - and especially...
Tags: Social Media, Human Rights, Twitter, Inc., Sociology, Politics
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Yahoo's challenge to be building Tumblr's advertising business
SAN FRANCISCO — To punctuate his company's $1.1-billion purchase by Yahoo Inc., Tumblr co-founder and Chief Executive David Karp let loose in a blog post with a celebratory expletive. It was classic Karp, a 26-year-old high school dropout who...
Tags: Google Inc., Marissa Mayer, Computer Networking and Internet, Rentals, Demographics
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70TH ANNIVERSARY: Hermans celebrate 70 years of marriage
HARBOR SPRINGS -- Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Herman of Harbor Springs celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at a private party on Saturday, April 27, at Southwoods Restaurant in Petoskey. Don W. Herman and Jean M. Pavey were married April 24, 1943, in...
Tags: Ceremonies, Arts and Culture
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Metropolitan Opera disbands ballet company, gives dancers buyouts
It’s the end of an artistic era: After more than a century, the Metropolitan Opera has disbanded its ballet with a modern-day buyout. The eight remaining members of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, down from 16 in 2011, agreed Monday to leave the...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Dance, Isabel Allende, Arts and Culture
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Social network asks city to reduce posts
Costa Mesa's official use of Nextdoor.com has been scaled back following recent resident concerns about the frequency of city announcements. The messages posted on neighborhood pages within the private social networking site were apparently too many...Tags: Sociology, Arts and Culture
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Milestones - May 21
Birthdays Tuesday — Isabella Woodward, Ranson, W.Va., turns 5; Jeff Hanes, Harpers Ferry Road, Sharpsburg, turns 59. Anniversary Tuesday — Shirley and Wayd Dunkle, Molly Pitcher Highway, Greencastle, Pa., are celebrating their 64th...Tags: The Herald-Mail, Ceremonies, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture
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Tumblr users take to blogs to express fear over 'Yahoo takeover'
Many Tumblr users are already up in arms over worries that their beloved blogging service could lose its hip edge under Yahoo's control. The blogging website was filled with rants after Yahoo announced on Monday it was acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 billion....
Tags: Social Sciences, Social Media, Media Industry, Marissa Mayer, Sociology
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ArtsQuest, Lehigh Valley Music Awards to join forces
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGLehigh Valley Music Awards, saying it has outgrown itself after 15 years, announced Friday it will “pool resources” with ArtsQuest to produce its annual awards ceremony and give it a permanent base, as well as “provide additional... -
Tigers to honor 1968 world championship team May 25
Detroit Free PressOn May 25, the Detroit Tigers will party like it's 1968. They will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the world championship team that afternoon as the current team plays the Minnesota Twins at 4:05 p.m. Jose Feliciano will perform the national anthem,...Tags: Minnesota Twins, Detroit Free Press, Comerica Park, Politics, Ceremonies
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Detroit Free Press Mark Stryker column
Detroit Free PressLast week at Carnegie Hall in New York. Thursday night at the Berman Center in West Bloomfield. Friday morning in Dearborn. Saturday in Bloomfield Hills. Sunday in Grosse Pointe Farms. Next week back at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. The Detroit Symphony...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Music, Detroit Free Press, Entertainment, Politics
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Houston Astros - TeamReport
ReutersMLB Team Report - Houston Astros - INSIDE PITCH It's been more than seven months since an Astros pitcher swung a bat in a meaningful game. That changed on Friday night when the first-year American League club played a National League team for the...Tags: Jose Veras, Jordan Lyles, Robbie Grossman, Wesley Wright, Matt Dominguez
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