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Five Star Stock Watch: Zynga, Inc.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 11:38am | 797Read More...The company: Zynga, Inc. Ticker Symbol: (NASDAQ: ZNGA) Sector: Technology Industry: Multimedia & Graphics Software Zynga Inc. develops, markets, and operates online social games as live services on the Internet, social networking sites, and mobile platforms in the United States and...
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We're Not Playing: These Gaming Stocks Are Worth a Look
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 3:32pm | 569Read More...Gaming has come into its own in the New Millenium. What started in the post World War II years with pinball machines and arcade games has morphed into a multi-billion dollar industry -- which rivals even Hollywood in both production and profits. Since the introduction of the iPhone and its...
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Zynga Shares Fall as Another Exec Leaves
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 2:44pm | 382Read More...Social game service provider Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) lost yet another piece of its management on Thursday, as Chief Creative Officer (CCO) Mike Verdu resigned to start his own new gaming company. It is a dreadful sign for Zynga that its CCO would rather step down and start all over again than remain...
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Zynga Expands Game Lineup with New Nokia Deal
Friday, August 17, 2012 - 8:49am | 529Read More...Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) are teaming up to bring two hit games to a new range of devices. Unveiled on Nokia's official blog this morning, the wireless phone manufacturer announced that Draw Something and Zynga Poker will be coming to the Asha Touch later this year. Zynga, which...
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Zynga and Hasbro Team up to Bring Farmville to Life
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 1:10pm | 428Read More...Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), the social games provider, and Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS), the toys and games manufacturer, are teaming up to bring toys based on the popular Farmville online game into the real world. The deal sees Hasbro granted the rights to create a range of toys and games based on Zynga's...
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Five Reasons Facebook Will Buy Zynga
Friday, February 3, 2012 - 3:19pm | 1076Read More...Zynga might be a terrible company, but it accounts for 12% of Facebook's revenue. Some people don't seem to think that 12% is a large amount of money. But if you were a Facebook (FB) investor and the company suddenly lost $300+ million in revenue, would you be concerned? Or would you laugh it off...
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Bob Rice: Zynga's Success Shows That "Social And Mobile Are Everything"
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 8:59am | 301Read More...Bob Rice of Tangent Capital Partners told Bloomberg TV that he agrees with the speculation that Zynga, the developer behind FarmVille, Mafia Wars, CityVille and other hit Facebook games, could be worth $7 to $9 billion. Rice has been very encouraged by the success of Zynga, whose $400 million...
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Ever Wondered Who Really Owns Facebook? (GS)
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 3:49pm | 136Read More...In a report focusing on the Internet and social media, Wedbush discusses the value of Facebook (which has surged above $70 billion), rumors of a Facebook-branded phone, and the success of Zynga's Cityville. Among the facts and theories is an interesting graph that outlines the owners of Facebook. “...
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Social Gaming, SimCity-Style
Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 3:52pm | 195Read More...If you were young in the ‘90s, chances are you or someone you loved had experienced the joy and addiction of SimCity. The PC simulator, which was later ported to PlayStation and other platforms, allowed players to build virtual cities unlike any other. Now, several years later, simple social media...
