‘Yahoo Buys Social Browser Maker Rockmelt’ – ‘Mashable’

Todd Wasserman says, “Yahoo’s epic acquisition binge continued on Friday with the purchase of social browser maker Rockmelt.

Rockmelt announced the move on its blog: “Yahoo and Rockmelt share a common goal: To help people discover the best content from around the web.”

AllThingsD reports that Yahoo paid $60 million to $70 million for the firm. Yahoo plans to use the browser technology “turbocharge” its media properties, according to the report”.