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The 13 Weirdest Things You Can Buy On Facebook

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Facebook Zynga, Facebook Oodle Marketplace, Video, FACEBOOK CREDITS, Facebook Products, Zynga, Fruit Ninja, Weirdest Facebook Products, Zynga Facebook, Angry Birds, Weirdest Things to Buy on Facebook, Facebook Marketplace, Slideexpand, Facebook, Weirdest Things to Purchase on Facebook, Weirdest Things on Facebook, Technology News

As you may have figured out by now, Facebook has become a lot more than a social networking website; nowadays, it's more an extensive platform through...

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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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Zynga Heads To LawyerVille

Reuters | Gerry Shih | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Video, Zynga, Kobojo, Kobojo Lawsuit, Zynga Lawsuit, Kobojo Zynga, Zynga Kobojo, Reuters, Technology News

By Gerry Shih SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Zynga Inc, the publisher of popular games on Facebook like "FarmVille" and "CityVille," accused...

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13 Unlucky Reasons Why Facebook Is Rapidly Approaching Peak Hype

John F. Ince | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Zynga, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Privacy, Facebook, Facebook Privacy Settings, Pandora Ipo, Social Media, Facebook IPO, Groupon IPO, Social Networking, Facebook Games, Facebook Lawsuit, Facebook Friends, Technology News

Facebook may be rapidly approaching a phenomenon we might call peak hype -- the moment when both usage and investor interest Facebook reach their zenith and rapidly start to decline and spiral downward.

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Draw Something, ANYTHING: Why OMGPOP's Hit App Popped

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Draw Something, Zynga, Omgpop Draw Something, Draw Something App, Omgpop, Video, Technology News

The web often gets blamed for destroying our ability to focus on things like paper books and conversation. But we haven't always got the attention spa...

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Cloning Successful Startups

Fred Wilson | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Portfolio, Zynga, Lending, avc.com, Consumer Lending, Venture Capitalism, Startups, Small Business News

It's a free market out there. People can do what they want. That's even more true globally. If you are successful, you will be cloned. That's life. In fact, it's a sign that you've made it when clones of your website, mobile app, and business start cropping up.

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PHOTOS: Draw Something Users Try To Draw 'Hunger Games'

Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Draw Something Photos, HUnger Games, Draw Something User Photos, Mobile Gaming, Hunger Games Draw Something, Peeta, Video, Draw Something, Zynga, Omgpop, iPhone Games, Katniss, Haymitch, Slidepollajax, The Hunger Games, Entertainment News

"The Hunger Games" are still the number one movie in the country, but the film's box office success apparently doesn't translate to the artistic skill...

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20 Signs That You may be Addicted to Words With Friends

Jenny Isenman | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Lists, Letter Words, Cheats, Wwf Dictionary, Humor, Words With Friends, Hooked, Jen X Pert, Best Apps, Iphone, Jenny From the Blog, Zynga, Hanging With Friends, Obsessed, Best Word Game, Jenny Isenman, Top 10, Alec Baldwin, Women News

Love Words With Friends? If more than half of the items below describe YOU, I'll see you in WWFAA.

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Top Tech Quotes: Facebook Slam, Google In 20 Years And More

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Top Tech Quotes, Apple, Zynga, Omgpop, Marissa Mayer, Al Franken, Tech Quotes, Privacy, Technology News

When it comes to the latest in tech, everyone has a take -- and they aren't afraid to share it. From weighing in on the battles between web behemo...

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LOOK: Do These Drawings Look Like Madonna?

The Huffington Post | Sara Gates | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Draw Something Iphone, Draw Something Madonna, Madonna, Zynga Draw Something, Draw Something Android, Omgpop Zynga, Video, Draw Something, Zynga, Omgpop Draw Something, Draw Something App, Slidepollajax, Draw Something Addictive, Entertainment News

If you breathe oxygen and read the news, you've probably heard of "Draw Something." And if you have an iPhone, an iPad or an Android device, then you'...

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Draw Something Changes The Game Quickly For Omgpop

www.nytimes.com | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Small Business News and Trends, Zynga, Draw Something, Omgpop, Small Business News

At a cocktail party on the second floor of the expensive Bowery Hotel in Manhattan on Thursday night, as trays of stuffed mushrooms and thinly sliced ...

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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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Facebook To Big Banks: Have Some Prestige Instead Of Money

Reuters | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: Allen, Investment Bankers, Bank of America, Underwriters, Facebook, Barclays, Yahoo, Goldman Sachs, Video, Zynga, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Reuters, Ipo, Mark Zuckerberg, J.P. Morgan, Initial Public Offering, Silicon Valley, Technology News

By Alistair Barr and Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, March 19 (Reuters) - Facebook will pay a fee of just 1.1 percent ...

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Outside Facebook, Zynga Grows

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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(Reuters) - Japan's Konami Corp <9766.T> and two other game makers have joined Zynga's new gaming network, potentially drawing players to the fl...

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One Of Facebook's Major Partners Makes A Bold Move

Reuters | Liana B. Baker | Posted 05.01.2012

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By Liana B. Baker March 1 (Reuters) - Zynga Inc is launching a new games service that allows users to play on the comp...

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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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Finding L-O-V-E On 'Words With Friends'

Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Valentines, Words With Friends Statistics, Zynga, Words With Friends Love Games, Words With Friends Love, Love Words With Friends, Georgie and Simon Fletcher, Words With Friends, Technology News

For those who love spelling and all things grammar, "Words With Friends" might prove to be the perfect match-making option. A poll conducted by Zy...

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How Facebook Makes Its Money

SplatF | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Google, Mark Zuckerberg Facebook, Zynga, Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Ipo Filing, Facebook IPO, Facebook Revenue, Mark Zuckerberg, Netflix, Facebook, Technology News

Facebook's IPO filing this week confirmed what we already knew: Facebook makes the vast majority of its money by selling ads on its site....

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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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Zynga Prepares For Bold New Initiative

AP | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Gambling, Video, Zynga Online Gambling, Online Gambling, Zynga, Zynga Gambling, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market – online gambling. Zynga Inc. ...

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SOPA and PIPA Bills Threaten Job Creation and Innovation

Brett Greene | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Congressional Bills, Internet, Congress, Senate, Television Studios, Movie Studios, Music Industry, Pipa, Sopa, Linkedin, Aol, Zynga, Paypal, Mpaa, Twitter, Discover, Facebook, Mozilla, American Express, Yahoo, Recording Industry Association of America, Visa, Opendns, Motion Picture Association of America, Etsy, Foursquare, Ebay, Wikimedia Foundation, Riaa, Google, Denver News

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate are well meaning, but if passed, will be destructive to internet freedoms we've all come to expect.

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Why Wall Street Bankers Are Fleeing To Main Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Nate C. Hindman | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Video, Zynga, Soletron, Bankers Starting Businesses, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Wall Street Bankers, Wall Street Startups, Small Business News and Trends, Wall Street Business, Silicon Valley, Small Business News

Shane Robinson celebrated his Merrill Lynch job offer over lunch and cocktails at a trendy Manhattan restaurant. His bosses toasted him and asked what...

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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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Will This Real Estate Bubble Burst?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.23.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- Walk through San Francisco's bustling SoMa neighborhood and you'd be forgiven for thinking that the economic roller coaster of the la...

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FailVille: Zynga IPO Disappoints

Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Shares Zynga, Video, Zynga Stock, Zynga, Ipo Zynga, Facebook IPO, Zynga IPO, Zynga Shares, Zynga Initial Public Offering, Stock Zynga, Technology News

By Liana B. Baker and Alistair Barr NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online games developer Zynga Inc scored badly as it went public on Friday, d...

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