& Y1 G- V; k a9 |3 d. v/ pIt is the internet's favourite sharing service for comedy photos and quirky images, but Imgur is now reportedly at the centre of some very grown-up negotiations that could see it bought by Yahoo. # t+ z; {& |' P, ^9 ?0 A) J
2 E* N! Y) L* \3 U4 M8 e0 k( zTalks between Yahoo and Imgur began this autumn, according to a source talking to Business Insider, but this would be just the latest statement acquisition by Yahoo’s chief executive Marissa Mayer.- n) h% g! i" j0 M/ E# P x* u
. J3 @/ H L) p) D: TSince leaving Google in 2012, Mayer has bought dozens of popular web startups, including paying $1.1bn for blogging site Tumblr and £18m for news app Summly.0 `* o6 ?- O2 Z, [3 v# \9 y
. v" z4 Q, ]1 O n9 K7 cWith more than 100 million users, and generating money through ads and image-hosting services for companies as well as recently tested sponsored images, Imgur would be a significant addition to Yahoo's stable of consumer services. 3 G, ]4 r/ a2 P' a' N# Z
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