Summly and its teen founder snapped up by Yahoo
And despite its elegant delivery, that's a very high price, especially since Summly has been downloaded slightly less than one million times since launch — after a quick start amid much publicity over...
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Yahoo! has picked up the pace on pretty much everything since Marissa Mayer became CEO, especially mobile acquisitions. Today, it announced the acquisition of mobile news gathering and delivery...
View ArticleNews app Summly's blockbuster sale to Yahoo shows how the smartphone rules
The Internet company will buy the start-up whose advisors and partners include the likes of Ashton Kutcher, Yoko Ono and News Corp. Yahoo's acquisition push under new CEO Marissa Mayer continues today,...
View ArticleNews app Summly's blockbuster sale to Yahoo shows how the smartphone rules
The Summly app will close down and the technology will be integrated into Yahoo's mobile platform. Yahoo is marching ahead with its plan to acquire struggling start-up companies. Its recent purchases...
View ArticleWhy Is That 17-Year-Old's $30 Million News App Even Legal?
Vibhu Norby has already outlined a few of the reasons why, from a purely strategic and financial view, Yahoo's purchase of Summly makes no sense. But I think Norby (who values the press Yahoo got out...
View ArticleQ&A With the 17-Year-Old Who Sold an App to Yahoo for $30 Million
Said Yahoo: “Founder Nick D'Aloisio and the Summly team are joining Yahoo! in the coming weeks. While the Summly app will close, we will acquire the technology and you'll see it come to life throughout...
View ArticleSummly creator Nick D'Aloisio: 'I try to maintain a level of humbleness'
The app, created by teenager Nick D'Aloisio, will shut down for now but will 'come to life' through Yahoo's various mobile offerings soon. Read this article by Shara Tibken on CNET News. Inspiration's...
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