Yahoo got five of its former staffers back through the purchase of Jybe, a mobile app that offered personalized recommendations for everything from restaurants to books.

Alike's staff subsequently moved over to Yahoo, which said it was 'very impressed by the team and their approach to building personalized experiences.' Founder Ramy Adeeb said the revolution in his native Egypt served as the inspiration for, which was shut down after the Yahoo buyout.Īlike's mobile app provided users with lists of nearby restaurants and other places tailored to their interests.

was a Pinterest-like social platform for collecting and sharing articles from across the Web, with a particular focus on opinions. In a farewell blog post, the OnTheAir team wrote about the struggle to achieve 'widespread daily use' of their chat-broadcasting app. The five staffers at video chat startup OnTheAir joined Yahoo's mobile team after the buyout. All nine Stamped employees joined Yahoo post-acquisition. Stamped had attracted investments from numerous celebrities, The New York Times and Google Ventures. The app let users share their favorite things, including movies, books, and restaurants. Mayer's first acquisition was Stamped, co-founded by Robby Stein, her former colleague when she was at Google. Mayer is focused on buying inexpensive, mobile-first startups, mainly to pull their engineering talent into Yahoo.

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