Yahoo buys video chat company Ontheair plans to expand mobile business

News and Information http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/17197.html "> Beijing time December 5, Yahoo said in Tuesday, the company has acquired a total staff of 5 people only video chat start-up company Ontheair.

Yahoo did not disclose the deal's specific financial terms, only that the Ontheair team will join the Yahoo Mobile business group. A Yahoo spokeswoman said the company does not plan to continue offering Ontheair existing products, which were released in March this year, allowing online users to engage in real-time video conversations.

Since Ms. Mayer became CEO earlier this year, it was Yahoo's second small deal to move as a target. In October this year, Yahoo bought New York mobile start-up, stamped, which allows users to share information about favorite restaurants and music via smartphones.

Ms. Mayer, a former Google executive, said after being CEO of Yahoo, her first priority was to build a coherent mobile strategy for Yahoo, and said she planned to give at least half of the company's technical strength to the development of mobile products.