Facebook expands ad business to Zynga's website

Zynga relaunches gaming site, loosens Facebook ties

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online game publisher Zynga Inc relaunched its website on Thursday, allowing users to play its games without first signing on to Facebook, a significant step toward establishing its independence from Facebook Inc.

reuters.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

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)

Zynga Cuts the Cord With Facebook, Kinda

When social game developer launches Zynga.com next week, it will drop the requirement that players sign in through their Facebook accounts.

pcmag.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Why Mark Zuckerberg Singled Out Zynga In Facebook’s Earnings Call

Facebook's CEO made it clear that Zynga, the social network's largest developer, isn't performing as well as expected.

wsj.com (20 days ago)

Zynga Upgrades Website, Cuts More Ties With Facebook

foxbusiness.com (2 months and 2 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)

As Zynga Becomes More Independent, Facebook Tightens Access

Zynga on Thursday announced changes to its gaming portal that will make the company even more independent of Facebook. But it also will lose some benefits of ties to its longtime partner.

wsj.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Zynga (Almost) Unfriends Facebook

Filed under: Investing Starting next week, Zynga  will no longer require gamers to log-in with a Facebook account. In addition, the company will streamline the sign-up process to let new users create their own account so that they can access all Zynga's games. Current Zynga gamers won't have to start their games from scratch. Each will have the option to connect with...

dailyfinance.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Blip: New Zynga.com will have separate accounts from Facebook

Some relationships end in furious instances, others take months if not years to implode. When the new Zynga.com rolls out next week, the rift between the casual gaming giant and its former BFF Facebook will widen ever so much further, leading us to believe that a messy breakup isn't exactly imminent, but certainly not far off. In a blog post published today, the folks at...

techradar.com (2 months and 3 days ago)

Facebook's mobile business expands in first quarter

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's mobile advertising business continued to expand in the first three months of the year, but the social network's rising spending restrained profit growth.

reuters.com (21 days ago)