Farmville

Farmville Gets An Amex Card

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: American Express, Castleville, Checking Account, Debit Card, Zynga, Cityville, Plastic Card, Online Games, Farmville, Prepaid Card, Rewards Points, Money News

American Express is willing to farm for money. On Tuesday, the financial services company announced the launch of a new FarmVille-branded prepaid ...

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EngagementBook

Meredith Fineman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Fifty First Jdates, Relationships, Farmville, Facebook, Engagement, Marriage, College, Dating, Weddings, Culture News

We need to talk. About Facebook. Or rather, EngagementBook. It's Spring, the birds are chirping, and everyone is engaging the crap out of each other on my newsfeed.

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Your Life Is Social, Why Isn't Your Company?

Mark Hillary | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Thomson Reuters, Jen Mcclure, Social Media, Twitter, Farmville, Public Relations, Social Business, Facebook, Useful Social Media, Business-and-Social-Media, Corporate-Social-Media, Business Social Media, Social Media at Work, Social Media in Business, Media News

Forget about social media being just a tool for PR or marketing or community building -- it is changing every part of the enterprise, root and branch.

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OMG! Zynga Makes Huge Acquisition

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 03.21.2012

Read More: Zynga, Draw Something, Zynga Acquires Omgpop, Omgpop, Farmville, Zynga Omgpop, Words With Friends, Facebook, Omgpop Zynga, Zynga Buys Omgpop, Technology News

In what is perhaps the most Drawsome deal in Internet history, Words With Friends maker Zynga has purchased Draw Something maker OMGPOP. The deal was ...

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When Mom "Likes" Too Much

Liane Kupferberg Carter | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Sasquatch, Social Media, Save the Whales, Linkedin, Twitter, Mafia Wars, Kingdoms of Camelot, Humor, Farmville, Parents, Saturday Night Live, Facebook, Parenting Humor, Monty Python, Family, Parents News

View image Okay, I'm going out on a limb here. I'm a middle-aged mom and I love Facebook. And no, I'm not playing games like Farmville, Kingdoms o...

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Facebook: 2X Google's Page Views, 1/10th the Revenue

Natalie Pace | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Google, Zynga, Ipo, Farmville, Facebook, Facebook Stocks, Facebook IPO, Mark Zuckerburg, Facebook vs Google, Facebook Revenue, Google Revenue, Technology News

Facebook filed its initial paperwork for its IPO on Feb. 1, 2012, in what is assured to be the most talked about IPO in 2012. However, before you "friend" the Facebook share, it will pay to do some digging into their StockVille.

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Good Games -- Is It possible?

Mateo Gutierrez | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Games, Games for Change, Nicholas Kristof, Zynga, Gaming, Cityville, Nicholas Kristof Games for Change, Farmville, Zynga Games, Facebook Zynga Games, Technology News

I don't think people who play Zynga games are bad. Just like I don't think the grandma in Vegas is bad. They're just sad.

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Do You 'Like' Me?

James M. Lynch | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Linkedin, New York, Social Networking, Farmville, Popularity, Facebook, Culture, Friendship, Social Media, Hashtags, Virtual, Marketing, Youtube, Catholic School, Society, Facebook Like, Culture News

I still remember my grade school days of the '60s at Our Holy Redeemer Catholic school in Freeport, Long Island, when a girl would pay a little attent...

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Nicholas Kristof To Launch Humanitarian Facebook Game

Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Pbs, Usaid, Sheryl WuDunn, Games for Change, Half the Sky, Farmville, Independent Television Service, United Nations Foundation, Social Gaming, Nicholas Kristof, Facebook, Video, Impact News

Though his writing has impacted people worldwide, prolific journalist Nicholas Kristof is set to parlay his dedication to humanitarian issues to an ev...

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The Top 9 Facebook Games Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Year-in-Review, Most Popular Games Facebook, Top Games Facebook, Video, Facebook Top Games, Zynga, Cityville, Farmville, Top Facebook Games, Facebook Games Most Popular, Most Popular Facebook Games, Facebook, Facebook Most Popular Games, Technology News

Facebook recently released a list of its most popular games this year. But some cried foul over the results and questioned how the social network coll...

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9 Huge Tech IPOs Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Year-in-Review, Zillow, Linkedin, Tech IPO, Zynga IPO, Farmville, Tech IPOs, Tech Initial Public Offerings, Video, Mafia Wars, Zynga, Groupon, Ipo, Slidepollajax, Pandora, Technology News

Zynga, the social gaming company whose "Mafia Wars," "FarmVille," and other games have amassed millions of devoted fans, is now worth billions of doll...

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How FarmVille Players Can Help The Hungry

Huffington Post | Anna Bahr | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: Video, Zynga, Cityville, Charity, Gamers, Virtual Worlds, Farmville, Online-Charities, Nonprofits, Gaming, Donations, Facebook, Virtual Goods, Zynga Haiti, Impact News

A new campaign is poised to ease the guilt that comes from spending hours on FarmVille. Now, as users of the Facebook game harvest virtual crops and t...

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Winning Moves For The Gaming Industry: Why 'Angry Birds' Soars And Others Crash

Dan Schechter | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Computer Games, Zynga, Cityville, Farmville, Gaming Industry, Angry Birds, Gaming, Video Games, Technology News

Both social and casual games have generated a broad appeal by capitalizing on the growing amount of time that consumers are spending on social networks, smartphones and tablets.

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Q&A With The Techie Behind FarmVille, Pac-Man And More Top iPhone Apps

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Amanda Wixted, Iphone Apps Farmville, Video, Farmville, Mobile, Women in Tech, iPhone Apps, Technology News

Amanda Wixted could be considered the Jay-Z of the tech world. When it comes to creating addictive apps, Wixted, a developer, has the midas touch: ...

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Zynga and Facebook Exclusivity Goes Far Beyond Credits

All Things D | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Facebook Zynga, FACEBOOK CREDITS, Zynga, Mafia Wars, Zynga IPO, Farmville, Zynga Facebook, Sec, Facebook, Technology News

An extensive addendum to Zynga’s S-1 filing with the SEC today paints an intricate picture of Zynga’s dependence on the Facebook platform. Here’...

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EXCLUSIVE: Levi Aron's Facebook Friend Shocked; New Photos Emerge

HuffingtonPost.com | Christopher Mathias | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Levi Aron Facebook, Ny News, Farmville, Slidepollajax, Brooklyn Missing Child, New York News, Leiby Kletzky, Levi Aron, New York News

When Amy Hutchinson posted a "Happy Birthday" Facebook message to her friend Levi Aron on Wednesday, little did she know he was being arrested on murd...

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Social Media Is for Losers [MUSIC VIDEO]

James Kotecki | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Linkedin, Twitter, Losers, Humor, Farmville, Facebook, Concert, Tubmlr, Social Media Is for Losers, Ballad, Social Media, Song, Tuxedo T-Shirt, Music Video, Google+, Parody, Myspace, Comedy, Comedy News

Sometimes life calls you to take an unpopular stand, no matter what the cost. Sometimes you have to tell the truth about social media. Sometimes you...

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Lady Gaga To Debut Songs On FarmVille

AP | RYAN NAKASHIMA and BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Farmville Lady Gaga, Lady GaGa, Farmville, Lady Gaga Farmville, Technology News

LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga is turning to an unusual method to cultivate her fan base: The pop icon is releasing songs from her new album on a secti...

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Play Farmville With A Real Farm

Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: My Farm, Farmville UK, Farmville-Real-Farm, Farmville, Myfarm Farmville, Food News

No longer do the 62 million active users that spend hours on the popular online game Farmville have no real world application for their online farming...

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Is Angry Birds Destroying America's Work Ethic?

Grant Cardone | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Government, Success, Effort, Farmville, Middle Class, Angry Birds, Facebook, Business, Grant Cardone, Tips for Success, Work Ethic, Hard Work, Business News

I recently downloaded Angry Birds to see what all the hype was about and immediately realized that the demise of the American work ethic is the fault ...

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San Francisco's Tech Success: A Bubble 2.0?

AP | By MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 06.09.2011

Read More: San Francisco Tech Startups, Sf Tech Bubble, Tech Startups, Twitter, Zynga, San Francisco Tech Companies, Farmville, San Francisco Tech Bubble, San Francisco Tech 2.0, Facebook, Tech Bubble, San Francisco, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- A certain feeling is back in San Francisco. Murmurings of stock market riches. Twenty-something entrepreneurs as celebrities. Lamborg...

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Obamanomics: Guess Who Came to Dinner; Guess Who Didn't Even Get Asked?

Leo Hindery, Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Valerie Jarrett, Unemployment, Trade, Farmville, Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, China, Silicon Valley, Business News

As long as Mr. Obama focuses on CEOs in Silicon Valley to the neglect of rebuilding manufacturing in America, we won't see anything near the reduced unemployment rate that his economic team predicted in early 2009.

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Lay Off the Laptop

xxxDan Treadwayxxx | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Distraction, Laptop, Education, Learning, Macbook, Powerpoint, Mulan, Farmville, Espn, George Washington University, Facebook, Diane Sieber, College News

Recently, while taking notes in class, I peered forward and saw the student in front of me playing a game on his MacBook. But something about this game was particularly peculiar.

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It Is About Time Educators Are Treated Like Business People (SATIRE)

Peter Zucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Business, Hypocrisy, Meritocracy, Tetris, Farmville, Yo Ville, Business, Neil Peart, Facebook, Star Trek, Education, Mafia Wars, Rush, Reality, Education Reform, Business World, Minesweeper, Education News

I am no longer going to fight the fight. From this moment on I only want to be treated as if I were employed in a true blue American business.

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Making FarmVille Real

Elizabeth McVay Greene | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farming, Community Supported Agriculture, Social Games, Farmville, Farmers Markets, Technology News

The way people have responded to the game suggests they want to be part of something bigger, an on-going process that yields something colorful, flavorful, valuable.

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