Tumblr: 108M blogs and 51 billion posts are worth more than $1.1B

May 18, 2013 9:59 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Tumblr, which famously hates advertising and only started trying to make money after five years in existence, is in a bit of a pickle, as its $125 million in funding is running out, giving the service only a few-month window in which to raise a new round or find a sugar daddy.

Salesforce buys (and shutters) Pinterest clone Clipboard

May 9, 2013 3:34 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Explaining the shutter-slamming, Clipboard said, "We came to the conclusion that it was essential to focus on a singular platform for building new capabilities within Salesforce, which is not something that we could do while keeping Clipboard operating."

Box acquires Crocodoc to turn all those docs you upload into HTML5 masterpieces

May 9, 2013 12:00 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

File-sharing company Box acquired Crocodoc today, which gives people a way to turn documents into smooth, HTML5 experiences.

Microsoft offering $1B for Nook’s digital media and tablet business: report

May 8, 2013 9:31 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Microsoft already owns a piece of Nook, having invested $300 million into the business in April 2012. According to the report, Microsoft would buy the digital operation, which includes e-books, movies, TV, comics, apps, and more.

Trulia acquires Market Leader to enter realm of enterprise software

May 8, 2013 11:40 AM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

Online real estate marketplace Trulia acquires Market Leader, a company that provides a software-as-a-service solution for real estate professionals, for $355 million.

NetSuite buys OrderMotion to handle orders better and faster

May 8, 2013 9:12 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

“We focus on the order at NetSuite,” said NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson in a recent VentureBeat interview. “Order management is at the heart of our transactions.”

Accenture boosts its design chops with Fjord acquisition

May 7, 2013 12:23 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

High-end design firm Fjord counts Nokia, Citibank, Harvard Medical School, and PayPal among its clients.

Dell bounces back from buyout bust with a purchase of its own

May 6, 2013 2:42 PM Chitra Rakesh
Chitra Rakesh

Dell today announced the acquisition of Enstratius, the Minneapolis-based cloud infrastructure management solution provider, for an undisclosed amount.

Yahoo acquires to-do app Astrid, to continue service ‘as is’ for 90 days

May 1, 2013 4:03 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Yahoo has acquired 4 million user to-do app Astrid, which allows users to create task lists on Android and iOS phones and tablets, as well as the web. No financial details were released.

Fusion-io acquires hybrid storage appliance vendor NexGen Storage for $114M

April 24, 2013 6:22 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Fusion-io had just reported earnings earlier today, announcing $87.7 million in quarterly revenue with a net loss of $20 million, and a drop from last quarter of 27 percent and from the previous year's quarter of seven percent.

GetYourGuide grabs Gidsy to grow ‘world’s largest portal’ for travel experiences

April 24, 2013 11:53 AM Rebecca Grant
Rebecca Grant

Travel startup GetYourGuide announced today the purchase of Gidsy, an online community that connected local experts to people looking for unique experiences.

Blackstone just backed out of its proposed Dell buyout

April 19, 2013 9:39 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

For some time now, Dell founder and CEO Michael Dell (pictured above) has sought to take his company private in a huge $24.4 billion deal. But Blackstone and investor Carl Icahn opposed the deal, saying it undervalued the company, and were preparing to counter it.

As Google acquisition rumors grow, is WhatsApp really worth a billion dollars?

April 8, 2013 1:37 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

WhatsApp is fifth in the app store for monthly revenue. Fifth on Google Play for downloads, and seventh on Google Play for revenue. And it's the second-most-downloaded app on Google Play.

Feds pooh-pooh Softbank/Sprint deal over Chinese hardware fears

March 28, 2013 9:21 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Chinese cyber-spying may have soured a $20 billion dollar mobile deal. If Chinese hardware makes its way into U.S. core networks, will the nation be compromised?

Apple buys indoor-GPS startup WifiSlam for $20M

March 23, 2013 6:18 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

As if Apple's push to get all your data into the cloud weren't enough, the company now wants to find out exactly where you are while indoors, according to its latest acquisition.