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By Owen Thomas Feb 9, 2009 4:52 PM

Yahoo Might Buy Tumblr, New York’s Cutest Startup

We hear Yahoo is in talks to buy Tumblr, a blogging startup run by 22-year-old David Karp for "low-to-mid eight figures" — which would translate to a small fortune for the New York entrepreneur.

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