Report: Facebook and Microsoft eyeing Tumblr as Yahoo sets Monday press event

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Where is Tumblr going to end up? Reports have been circulating that the New York-based microblogging and social networking powerhouse is in the crosshairs of Yahoo, with a potential price tag hanging on Tumblr over $1 billion. Adding some mystique to the reports, Yahoo just announced that it plans to host a product related news… Read More…

E-signature powerhouse DocuSign buys Cartavi to help real estate pros share docs

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After working together for more than a year, DocuSign has agreed to purchase its partner, Cartavi, in a deal of undisclosed size. Through the deal, electronic signature provider DocuSign said that it will help real estate professionals manage the end-to-end real estate transaction. Cartavi is kind of like Dropbox for online real estate documents, helping real… Read More…

Facing serious ‘funding gap,’ Clearwire urges shareholders to vote for Sprint deal on May 21

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Bellevue-based Clearwire is running out of options, and its best opportunity to receive any value for the company is Sprint’s $2.2 billion offer. That’s the word from the Clearwire board, which for the second time this month has sent a letter to shareholders urging them to approve the deal with Sprint. The letter, signed by… Read More…

Salesforce.com buys Clipboard, in exit for ex-Microsoft researcher: Service to shut down June 30

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Salesforce.com has purchased Clipboard, the Seattle startup led by former Microsoft researcher Gary Flake which drew comparisons to Pinterest. It appears to be more of a talent and technology grab as Clipboard plans to shut down its Web clipping and sharing service on June 20. “We have some bittersweet news. We are extremely happy to… Read More…

Q&A with Trulia CEO Pete Flint: Market Leader is ‘the operating system’ of real estate

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Trulia CEO Pete Flint wants to transform real estate. And with today’s $355 million bid for Kirkland-based Market Leader, the Internet executive took his boldest step yet in making that dream a reality. In acquiring Market Leader in the cash and stock deal, Flint said they are getting one of the most comprehensive lead generation and customer… Read More…

Trulia to buy Market Leader for $355 million, planting stake in Zillow’s backyard

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Trulia is making its biggest bet yet. And it is doing so in Zillow’s backyard. Today, Trulia announced a plan to purchase Kirkland-based Market Leader for $355 million — an 18 percent premium over Market Leader’s stock close on Tuesday. The deal also values Market Leader — originally founded in 1999 as HouseValues.com — at about… Read More…

All Property Management makes a buy, inks deal for Rental Property Reporter

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Zillow has been gobbling up companies with a ferocious appetite in the past few months. But today we’re telling you about another acquisition in the online real estate arena, and this one has nothing to do with Zillow. Seattle’s All Property Management today is announcing that it has acquired Rental Property Reporter, described as the oldest… Read More…

Memo: Clearwire board urges shareholders to accept Sprint deal

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It’s been a long and winding road for Clearwire, the Bellevue mobile broadband company which has been weighing competing offers from Sprint and Dish Network. But after months of deliberation, the board of directors today is recommending that shareholders go forward with Sprint’s $2.2 billion offer. Some investors have argued that Sprint’s bid is too… Read More…

T-Mobile completes MetroPCS buy, begins trading on NYSE

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T-Mobile is on Wall Street today, celebrating its merger with MetroPCS and ringing the bell on The New York Stock Exchange as the country’s fourth largest wireless carrier begins a new era. The Bellevue company, which boasts 43 million customers, will trade under the new ticker symbol TMUS. “The combination of T-Mobile and MetroPCS creates… Read More…