Technology | Yahoo Yahoo to Buy Tumblr for $1.1B Board approves cash deal in 'foregone conclusion' By Polly Davis Doig Posted May 19, 2013 11:50 AM CDT Copied Tumblr would be the latest feather in Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's cap. (AP Photo/NBC Peter Kramer/NBC/NBC NewsWire) The rumors were apparently pretty accurate: Yahoo will indeed acquire Tumblr, and its board has approved a $1.1 billion cash deal for the blogging site. The board met today and unanimously OKed the deal, in what AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reports was "a foregone conclusion." It's the biggest acquisition of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's 10 months at the helm, adds the AP. Read These Next The Ukraine's '2nd most powerful man' in out. Trump to pardon ex-president of Honduras who was convicted in US. The shark killed his girlfriend. He nearly died fighting it. Denmark's 'night watch' monitors Trump's every move. Report an error