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INSTANT MBA: You Can't Do It By Yourself, So Find Others With Similar Ideals
Today's advice comes from Raviv Turner, cofounder and CEO of Guerillapps, via Erica Swallow at Forbes.com:“From a corporate perspective, you want to align your brand with organizations that have a good...
View ArticleFinally, You Can Achieve Something Useful By Playing Addictive Online Games
A San Francisco startup called Grantoo bets it can make a killing on millennials' addiction to playing online games. On the site, students play customized, branded games like virtual Scrabble and poker...
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The Final Sign That EA's $400 Million Acquisition, Playfish, Is The Next...
On Monday, Electronic Arts finally unveiled SimCity for Facebook— a social version of its wildly popular SimCity franchise.This game was in development for several years under the helm of its Playfish...
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In A Bold Move, Amazon Is Building Its Own Gaming Studio In San Francisco...
Don't be fooled: Amazon's ambitions in the games business go far beyond providing a platform for social games on its Kindle Fire tablet.From the kind of people it's hiring, it's clear that Amazon...
View ArticleElectronic Arts COO Kicks Zynga While Its Down (EA, ZNGA)
Peter Moore, the chief operating officer of Electronics Arts, told Bloomberg West on Wednesday that it has experienced some slowdown in social gaming growth, but he suggested this slowdown doesn't hurt...
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Amazon Has Gone To War With Zynga With Its Launch Of A Social Game, Living...
Amazon.com has just launched its first social game, Living Classics, and unveiled a new division, Amazon Game Studios, which will launch similar titles.This means it has effectively declared war on...
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Kleiner's Bing Gordon Is In A Tough Spot All Of A Sudden (AMZN, ZNGA)
Amazon and Zyngajust went to war with the launch of Amazon's first social game.The companies share a board member: Kleiner Perkins venture capitalist Bing Gordon, the voluble and beloved former chief...
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ZYNGA'S COO IS OUT: EA Veteran Schappert Is Leaving The Board, Too (ZNGA)
Zynga COO John Schappert is leaving the company and resigning his seat on the social game maker's board of directors, according to an SEC filing.It's not a total shock. Zynga just did a big reorg that...
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Bad News For Zynga: Facebook Says Game Play Is Up This Year (ZNGA, FB)
Remember how Zyngabasically 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 that...
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Facebook Quietly Rolled Out A New Feature That Could Revive Zynga And Other...
Earlier this month Facebook rolled out a new feature for its games that could breathe new life into companies like Zynga.It added in-game subscriptions, allowing Facebook game developers to charge...
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Amazon Needs To Buy Zynga (AMZN, ZNGA)
If anyone is going to buy Zynga, it's Amazon.Not Yahoo. Not Facebook. Amazon.Zynga's continued struggles just make the case for the deal more urgent.Amazon wants to get into the games business. Just as...
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Zynga And Facebook Just Ripped Up Their Long-Term Partnership (FB, ZNGA)
Zynga and Facebook have agreed to substantially change an agreement the two companies struck two years ago, a new SEC filing reveals.That agreement gave Zynga a privileged position on Facebook's...
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No, We Don't Think Facebook Is Going To Start Making Games ... (FB, ZNGA)
Zynga and Facebook just renegotiated a long-term deal the games maker and the social network signed in 2010.Essentially, the deal erases some special privileges Zynga had, putting it on more equal...
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The Complete Timeline Of Zynga's Disastrous 2012 (ZNGA)
Only nine months ago, Zynga was worth $11.5 billion, pumping out new games every month at breakneck speed.It seems so far away in time, given everything that's happened since.Zynga's stock is stuck in...
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Now That Zynga's Earnings Are Out, Here Are Three Questions Mark Pincus Must...
Zynga's fourth-quarter earnings are out.The headline numbers:Q4 revenue of $311 million, flat year-over-year, and bookings of $261 million, down 15% year-over-yearQ4 net loss of $48.6 million, down 89%...
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Here's Why Zynga May Have To Come Crawling Back To Facebook After All (ZNGA, FB)
In Zynga's fourth-quarter earnings call, CEO Mark Pincus got a question about how his company is going to recreate the awesome viral effects it used to have on Facebook as players shift to mobile.That...
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Zynga Shuts Four Leaderless Offices And Cuts 30 Jobs (ZNGA)
Zynga is laying off about 30 people, or 1 percent of its workforce, as it shuts down four offices in New York; Baltimore; Austin, Texas; and McKinney, Texas.All four of the offices had recently lost...
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Now Zynga Is Making Its Breakup With Facebook Official (ZNGA, FB)
Zynga is taking the first step in distancing itself from Facebook, the platform on which it first rose to greatness, in an effort to convince investors that it won't always be dependent on the social...
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These 9 Mobile Game Companies Got Over $100 Million In Sales In 2013
Have you ever noticed how everyone you know has "Candy Crush Saga" and at least one variation of "Angry Birds" on their phone?The rise of free apps supported by in-app purchases has led to a seemingly...
View ArticleHow to stop getting those annoying game invites on Facebook
Tired of getting invites for Candy Crush Saga, Farmville, and other games? Here's how to turn them off.Produced by Matthew StuartFollow TI Video:On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
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