Zynga manager moves to social networking start-up
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Zynga Inc executive overseeing one of the social gaming company's most successful games has left to join Identified, a startup social network for young professionals. Brian Chu, formerly the lead project manager of Zynga's hit CityVille, said Friday he will be vice president of product at the San Francisco-based startup. CityVille had been Zynga's biggest hit over the past year, only recently ceding its position as... full story 
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Zynga Drops Facebook Sign-in Requirement On Zynga.com
Zynga originally grew to prominence as the major social gaming company on the Facebook platform. But the two companies have steadily grown apart in recent years.
forbes.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
David Sable: Zynga Farms Its Own Future
Remember Zynga? In June of 2009, they launched FarmVille on Facebook, had 10 million+ active users daily in only six weeks, and on that trajectory went public with huge pre-launch hype on December 16, 2011 -- opening at $10 a share, hitting a high of $14.50 in March of 2012, and today trading under $3.50 a share and not yet making a profit. Last week, Zynga and Facebook...
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 27 days ago)
Zynga NY studio chief leaves after mobile games disappointment
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The head of Zynga Inc's New York studio has left the social gaming company a year after its $180 million purchase of his mobile game start-up failed to produce the expected results.
reuters.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
Zynga not out of the woods
ZYNGA posted a surprise Q1 profit as the embattled social-games maker trimmed costs significantly, but projected weak Q2 results.
news.com.au (28 days ago)
Zynga Tumbles In Another Setback to Facebook Gaming
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Online social games maker Zynga fell 5.85% to close at $3.22 Monday after Electronic Arts said it was taking down some of its Facebook games due to waning demand, underscoring the complications faced by Facebook-based social gaming companies. Facebook said Monday it was taking down The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society. Both Electronic Arts...
thestreet.com (1 month and 6 days ago)
Survey: Fewer Zynga Users Are 'Playing More'
New data suggests that Zynga is facing an ever-mounting challenge of keeping its users interested in its stable of social games. The number of people who said they were "playing more" games on Zynga continued its steady decline in the first quarter of 2013, according to a survey* from financial analysts at Pacific Crest, released Thursday.
forbes.com (2 months and 3 days ago)
Vintage Social Networking
John Atkinson of Wrong Hands puts all of our social networking into proper perspective. Do yourself a favor take a step away from your computer today and go outside to get some clean, fresh YouTube. Via Tastefully Offensive
huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 19 days ago)
Warning over social networking 'snooping' technology
New stalking software capable of tracking people's movements and predicting future behaviour using data from social networking websites has been developed, it emerged today.
telegraph.co.uk (3 months and 11 days ago)
Does A Zynga/Yahoo Deal Make Sense?
Zynga's stock is up 10% today on some speculation from analysts that Yahoo would pick up the ailing social games maker.
wsj.com (2 months and 13 days ago)
Zynga: Now Less Social
Filed under: Investing You know those friends who pollute your Facebook feed with updates from all the Zynga games they're playing? You might be seeing less of them soon. Last week, via its corporate blog, Zynga announced enhanced features at Zynga.com that allow players to create distinct accounts at the site. No more mandatory Facebook log-ins, a big step for a company...
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