Yahoo Buys Tumblr and Other News You Need to Know

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Stan Schroeder
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Yahoo Buys Tumblr and Other News You Need to Know

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. It only took $1.1 billion, but Yahoo is on its way to becoming “cool.” The company announced it has acquired blogging service Tumblr, with a promise "not to screw it up." Pinterest is introducing a few new pins, one of which ties certain images to their associated brands. And as major companies continue to launch their take on the music streaming service, a smaller company called Bloom.fm is doing something a little different.

Check out the video above for more on these stories.

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