David Karp articles

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  'Tumblr is David, and David is Tumblr:' the man behind Yahoo's new blogging platform

  By Adi Robertson on May 21, 2013 10:08 am + 19 comments

  At age 20, high-school dropout and startup industry veteran David Karp co-founded Tumblr, the now Continue reading…

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  Fountain of youth: with Tumblr, can Yahoo buy a new generation of users?

  By Casey Newton on May 20, 2013 11:25 am + 60 comments

  Marissa Mayer just made her biggest bet to date as Yahoo’s CEO — and if it goes badly, she may Continue reading…

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  Yahoo acquires Tumblr in $1.1 billion cash deal, promises 'not to screw it up'

  By T.C. Sottek on May 20, 2013 08:06 am + 148 comments

  Yahoo has officially announced that it will acquire Tumblr in a $1.1 billion cash deal expected to Continue reading…

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  Tumblr creator, AOL co-founder, and others back 'virtual march' for immigration reform

  By Adi Robertson on February 25, 2013 03:54 pm + 41 comments

  As some of the most visibly successful American companies, startups and larger tech outfits enjoy Continue reading…

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  The spartan existence of Tumblr creator David Karp

  By T.C. Sottek on January 2, 2013 09:58 am + 26 comments

  Tumblr creator David Karp could afford an ostentatious lifestyle, but chooses one more in-line with Continue reading…

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  Tumblr grows to 20 billion monthly pageviews, monetizes a fraction

  By Sam Byford on November 5, 2012 09:58 pm + 20 comments

  Tumblr founder David Karp has revealed new numbers that shed some light on the blogging service's Continue reading…

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  Tumblr users baffled by tacky banner ads

  By Adrianne Jeffries on July 20, 2012 12:50 pm + 14 comments

  Tumblr founder David Karp has loosened his hardline "no ads allowed" stance, but the young blog Continue reading…

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  Will Tumblr sell advertising space?

  By Kimber Streams on July 12, 2012 02:59 pm + 21 comments

  Although Tumblr's popularity should make it easy for the company to make money, founder and CEO Continue reading…

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  CEO David Karp on how Tumblr ads will work, and why he hasn't coded in six months

  By Ellis Hamburger on May 21, 2012 07:12 pm + 30 comments

  At the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York today, Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp took a few Continue reading…

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  Tumblr will start displaying ads in Dashboard on May 2nd

  By Andrew Webster on April 19, 2012 04:28 pm + 3 comments

  Tumblr has been searching for a way to earn a profit off of its ever growing userbase for a while, Continue reading…