If you haven’t heard, Yahoo just acquired Tumblr for $1.1 billion. Everyone is talking about the deal, and the general consensus seems to be that buying a company with little revenue for such a large sum of money is pretty stupid. Critics say that Yahoo is paying too high of a premium for a company with mediocre financials, but they don’t understand what Yahoo is buying.

VideoSci is an interesting new service from dTouch that allows its users to learn by watching. It collects video resources about all fields of science from various places online, making them easily searchable and available at one convenient place.

With $130 million in cash following an October 2012 financing, Barracuda Networks has acquired mobile e-signature startup SignNow. Neither company has announced the transaction publicly, but a trail of Internet breadcrumbs from the last two weeks make a disclosure unnecessary.

The city of Highland, Illinois, is a quaint, small town in the heart of the Midwest with everything you would expect—great schools, active parents, an attractive town square, and even a locally-owned theater. But without the support of the town, that theater was in jeopardy of closing for the second time in just two years.

If you’re reading this, chances are you’re not living a success story just yet. And there’s a reason for that. Too many would-be entrepreneurs are lacking a vital trait that would enable them to be successful. If I had to choose one quality that increases a person’s chances at success more than anything else, it would be taking action.

Are you tired of working in a cramped home office space? What follows is a collection of crazy, creative home offices that may help you come up with a solution.

Going into business with a friend might seem like the perfect way to start your business. You can combine your resources, draw on each other for support, and have fun working together. After all, you really enjoy spending time together, so why not bring those good feelings into your new business?

There are a lot of reasons why it may not be the best idea to go into business with a friend.

I think one of the biggest problems with the whole Facebook Home conversation is that too many people who don’t like Facebook want to review it. Home is not for non-Facebook users, so it doesn’t make much sense to say ‘I hate Facebook, but here’s what I think of Home.’

Cazimo is another startup that combines daily deals and a game of chance. It offers daily deals to groups of up to five buyers, and one of the buyers gets it free while the others pay a discounted price. It’s a one-in-five chance to get a product you love for free.

Before Monday, April 15th, Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley was looking forward to running the Boston Marathon with his girlfriend and family. They would take a quick trip from New York, have some fun, and get a bit of exercise. Being the busy man he is, Crowley was looking forward to just having fun.