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The Games Google Plays
There ar e two spe ctres looming over Googl e's investment in Zynga: Facebook and Apple.Such is the threat of facebook that both Google and Yahoo are turning to Zynga to stay competitive. Google's...
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When Facebook Took The Internet From Google (GOOG)
In “Terminator 3 – Rise of The Machines,” John Connor continues his quest to stop Skynet and the computers from taking control of the military and civilian computer systems, and thus, take control of...
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Zynga Acquires Mobile Game Developer Newtoy
Zynga's acquisition spree continued this morning as the company snapped up Texas-based mobile game developer Newtoy, which creates the popular With Friends franchise of games for the iPhone. Zynga has...
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How Facebook And The iPhone App Store Transformed PopCap's $100 Million...
PopCap, the gaming company behind hits like "Bejeweled" and "Plants vs. Zombies," reached $100 million in revenue last year, up about 25% from 2009. We met with PopCap cofounder John Vechey and CEO...
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Suddenly, Facebook Shuts Down Apps Left And Right
Facebook has started shutting down apps with tens of thousands of active users left and right, AllFacebook writes. The reason is Facebook didn't really police these "small" apps before and now has...
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An Insider Says Way More People Use Facebook Credits Than We Imagined (EBAY)
Is anyone using Facebook Credits? Do people trust Facebook with their credit card number? We spoke with an insider who works with Facebook Credits and we came away favorably impressed. Here's what we...
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How Google+ Will Beat Facebook: By Spamming You (GOOG)
Google+ is an impressive social effort from Google but what Facebook has that it doesn't is being a platform. Right now, outside developers can't build apps on top of Google+, though that...
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Facebook Strikes Back Against Google Games (GOOG)
Facing a serious challenge from the introduction of games on Google+, Facebook is striking back with some changes that will let developers make their apps more engaging -- and more in your face. The...
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Zynga's Next Blockbuster Is A 180 Degree Turn From Their Tried-And-True Strategy
Zynga's next big hit is called Pioneer Trail, a sequel to a previous hit FrontierVille. The interesting part about the game, as Kotaku points out, is that it takes a radically different tack from...
View ArticleWhat Normal People Really Think Of Facebook Games
Game developer Zynga, which is filing for a $1 Billion IPO, is very much dependent on Facebook users addicted to its Farmville and PokerMafia games among others. But do normal people actually play...
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Zynga's Stealthy Social Network Could Help Solve One Of Its Biggest Problems
Zynga's stealthy social network, Zynga Direct, could have games from third party game developers alongside Zynga's own games, according to a few analysts we spoke with. If this happens, it will give...
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A Gambling Company Is About To Snatch Zynga's Billion-Dollar Opportunity (ZNGA)
Slot machine company International Game Technology is buying Double Down Interactive, a Facebook app developer that makes a virtual casino game, for $500 million paid over three years, The Wall Street...
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The Glaringly Obvious Sign That Zynga's Investors Want It In On Gambling (ZNGA)
Zynga's shares shot up 5 percent today after a slot machine company bought a Facebook poker game developer for $500 million. That's despite no other obvious news coming out for Zynga, outside of an...
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Startup Plink Is Building A Business Out of Facebook Credits With 30,000...
Plink has only been around for about a year and a half, but it has already convinced a whole bunch of major restaurant chains to give away Facebook Credits. Tomorrow, Arby's joins Dunkin’ Donuts,...
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With $2 Million In The Bank, This Company Is Trying To Take Facebook Back...
Most games on Facebook fit into one of two categories: they're structured around building a farm, or a city, or a living room, or they're puzzle games. Seismic Games, a new company that is launching...
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Facebook Employees Are Pulling One Final All-Night Hackathon Tonight Before IPO
Facebook employees are celebrating the company's IPO the only way they know how: staying up all night to code. TechCrunch reports that about a thousand Facebook employees will hold an all-night...
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How To Block People From Filling Your Facebook Feed With Annoying Junk
Here are 10 ways to make sure Farmville, annoying event invitations, and other crap stops getting in your way on Facebook.Problem: A "friend" invades your Newsfeed, and you want him to go away without...
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Facebook Just Fixed One Of The Biggest Complaints Users Have About Its iPhone...
Facebook's app on the iPhone is notoriously slow to load, but not for much longer. Facebook has completely rebuilt its iPhone app to make it run much faster, according to New York Times reporter Nick...
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Bad News For Zynga: Facebook Says Game Play Is Up This Year (ZNGA, FB)
Remember how Zynga basically blamed Facebook for its lousy quarter? Mark Pincus and company had better find another excuse. At a game-developers conference in Europe, Facebook representatives said...
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BII REPORT: How Facebook Is Trying To Monetize Mobile (FB)
In Facebook's S-I filing, it cited mobile usage as a potential risk to the business as it "does not currently directly generate any meaningful revenue." Since then, the focus on Facebook and its stock...
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