There are rumors that both Facebook if Microsoft have plans to Tumblr to take over. Although both parties have serious plans for a takeover, there is still no bid. Earlier there were messages that Yahoo ge lwa interested in Tumblr.
According to Forbes Facebook, and Microsoft talks with the company behind the microblogging and networking site. Further calls are the parties, however, did not come: according to the rumors has Yahoo first the right to bid. Of Yahoo were already noises that the interest has to Tumblr to take over.
Also, reports Forbes that talks with Yahoo are already in an advanced stage. Yahoo-ceo Marissa Mayer would be as soon as possible a bid from want to bring. Therefore, it is still unclear whether Facebook and Microsoft get the chance to get yourself negotiations on a consideration to start, despite the fact that both parties have serious interest.
If possible, consideration will have a price of approximately $ 1.1 billion called. Tumblr would use this as a ‘first bid’ and the amount is too low to find it, claim the sources of TechCrunch. At the same time, announced Yahoo on Monday a big announcement to do, but this would not be on Tumblr, as some media reports, but on a Flickr update, writes Bloomberg. Flickr is the photo site to Yahoo in 2005 took over. Tumblr would be now 108 million, manage blogs and has recently started to show ads to generate revenue. This year would be Tumblr his income would increase from 13 million dollars to 100 million dollars.