Quora, the much-buzzed about "question and answer" site is now allowing members to insert images into feeds. 'Big deal,' you say sarcastically? Well, "It's a neat feature that does far more than just enhance the look of one's Quora feed," says The Next Web. "Indeed, "It transforms Quora into a communication platform." Pow! What's more, "What makes Quora unique is that it comes ready made with established niches thanks to its tag based set up," adds The Next Web. "With images and presumably video soon, it goes head-to-head with (or indeed surpasses) the likes of Digg, Reddit, …

We kid you not, some top investors and industry watchers are suggesting that Yahoo and AOL -- which has mixed experience with mega-mergers -- should combine immediately. "Big investors" want Yahoo and AOL to merge, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong to become CEO of the combined company, and Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz to become Chairman, according to BoomTown's Kara Swisher. "Armstrong," sources tell Swisher, "has not shied away from the idea." Certainly, the imminent departure of Yahoo's U.S. head Hilary Schneider, -- along with two other top execs …

For fiscal year 2010, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer received just half of the maximum bonus available, according to documents filed with the SEC. Why? The Kin (!), or, more broadly, the company's continued struggles in the mobile market. That's right, due in large part to mobile, the company's compensation committee viewed Ballmer's performance as mixed, reports AppleInsider.com. Specifically, Ballmer was faulted for "the unsuccessful launch of the Kin phone; loss of market share in the company's mobile phone business; and the need for the company to pursue innovations to take advantage of new form factors," according documents …

For many, questions have lingered about Google's failed attempt to acquire Yelp last December. Citing sources, TechCrunch's Michael Arrington is now reporting that a Yahoo counteroffer is to blame for the failed merger. "As of December 17 Yelp was in the final stages of negotiations to sell to Google for $550 million," writes Arrington. Then, "Yahoo came in with an offer to buy Yelp for $750 million." Why didn't Yelp jump at the offer? Apparently, Yelp's management team just didn't want to work for Yahoo. "So with the Yelp management team refusing to take the Yahoo offer, and the …

Despite rumors to the contrary, Google will most certainly not be buying Twitter, says Federated Media founder John Battelle. Battelle (who literally wrote the book on Google) says he know most of the guys at Twitter -- from founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone to investors Fred Wilson and Peter Fenton -- who'd have to green-light a Google deal. And, "They don't want to sell, and even more importantly, they don't need to." Sure, "Google can write a ridiculous check, and perhaps, that might sway the key folks (management)." But Battelle doubts it. Why? "Because nearly all of them …

Well, that settles it. VentureBeat officially deems Digg.com's recent redesign attempt "botched," which has resulted in a potentially fatal "traffic hole." Conceding as much, the news aggregator just announced the return of several popular features from its previous version. The Upcoming section is back along with a pagination feature. "Pagination had been removed in favor of a feature similar to one on Twitter that allows users to expand the number of items on one page instead of clicking to another page," writes VentureBeat. Digg has also reintroduced user submission logs, and launched new publisher buttons. In a …