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PostSubject: 'Fuck yeah': Tumblr's 26-year-old founder celebrates $1.1 billion deal   'Fuck yeah': Tumblr's 26-year-old founder celebrates $1.1 billion deal Icon_minitimeThu May 23, 2013 3:00 am

Tumblr chief David Karp, a 26-year-old who started the company in 2007, signed a note announcing Yahoo's $US1.1 billion acquisition with the closing, "F–- yeah."

'Fuck yeah': Tumblr's 26-year-old founder celebrates $1.1 billion deal Artdavidkarp14530781h12



Beyond just expressing elation, Karp was making a statement that the New York-based company will retain its distinctive and irreverent character under a new owner.

There was no expectation we were selling the company - certainly not this year. This was our providence.
David Karp, Tumblr CEO

The phrase is common parlance at the social media upstart, used in the titles of some of its most popular blogs, such as F--- Yeah Cats!, F--- Yeah! Ryan Gosling and F--- Yeah UK. In its own statement on the deal, Yahoo! echoed the idea of giving Karp and Tumblr a wide berth, saying it "promises not to screw it up".

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/f-yeah-tumblrs-26yearold-founder-celebrates-11-billion-deal-20130523-2k2lw.html#ixzz2U63oIAvF
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