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Yahoo makes Tumblr deal official vows not to screw it up
This is a screenshot of on an animation that ran on Marissa Mayer's Tumblr about buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion, which included a promise to run the blogging service as a separate business and "not to screw it up." Click the next panel to see the rejoinder to this acknowledgment about Tumblr users' unease over the deal. Yahoo confirmed that it will pay $1.1 billion for Tumblr on ...
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Yahoo to buy Tumblr for $1 billion
David Karp, co-founder of Tumblr Inc. Photographer: Guy Calaf/Bloomberg Yahoo's board of directors reportedly approved buying the Tumblr blogging site in a $1.1 billion cash deal. The Wall Street Journal reported the board's action on Sunday. This is the biggest deal yet for CEO Marissa Mayer, after a series of smaller deals and acqui-hires since she took control last year. Tumblr is a ...
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Gates takes back worlds richest man title
Gates Bill Gates has regained his title as the richest person in the world. The founder of Microsoft Corp. passed Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim by a mere $550 million, making Gates the wealthiest person for the first time since 2007, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Gates' fortune is valued at $72.7 billion and was aided by significant rises in Microsoft stock. The stock has ...
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Chattanooga festival expands smoke-free zone
Friends of the Festival President Chip Baker saysinforming people of the restrictions will be a process. If someone lights up in a non-smoking area, the smoker will be handed a card explaining the new rules and will be directed to a place where smoking is ...
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10 business lessons from Star Trek
Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine star as Spock and Kirk in Paramount Pictures' Star Trek Into Darkness. Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek, knew something about organizational structure in challenging situations. He trained as a police officer and later worked for the Los Angeles Police Department. He flew dozens of bomber missions in the Army Air Corps in World War II. And he was a ...
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Sports Minute Here is the latest Tennessee sports news from The Associated Press
Peyton Manning is back at his alma mater this week endorsing new Tennessee coach Butch Jones and preaching patience from the Volunteers' fan base.The Denver Broncos quarterback returned to campus to speak ...
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Amber Alert issued for 8-year-old Tennessee boy
An Amber Alert has been issued for 8-year-old Gabriel Swaney, left, after his father Michael, right, assaulted his mother with a knife and took him from his Murfreesboro home. (TBI/Murfreesboro Police ...
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Georgiana Vines Knoxville chips away at convention center debt
The city of Knoxville's proposed 2013-14 fiscal budget shows the debt on the Knoxville Convention Center continues to decline, with final a payment still scheduled in 19 ...
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Americans United for Separation of Church and State IRS Should Investigate Tennessee Church for Pulpit Politicking
Watchdog Group's Complaint Says Cornerstone Church Pastor Endorsed School Board Candidates From Pulpit WASHINGTON - August 7 - The Internal Revenue Service should investigate a Tennessee church whose pastor endorsed three school board candidates from the pulpit, says Americans United for Separation of Church and State. In ...
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Development projects plod on despite downturn
Knoxville has been hit hard by the recession like every other major city across the country and the world, but innovative planning and adaptation by city leaders seem to be helping the local economy recovery, while laying the ground work for a strong economic future as well.
Knoxville, like any major city, suffers from its fair share of social ills, inner city violence, a concerning crime rate, dilapidated areas of the city that breed nefarious anti-social behavior like drug abuse and drug dealing and a lack of funds to properly stamp out these problems. Read more
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