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Feb 3, 2012 10:20 AM
Much has been made of the mobile risks that Facebook laid out in its S-1 IPO filing earlier this week. Essentially, it’s seeing/pushing massive growth in mobile, but it still hasn’t tried out advertising, its most effective route to revenues, on this platform. That’s not to say it won’t. But…
Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Money, IPO, Technologies / Formats, SMS, Companies, Facebook, Zynga, facebook credits
Jan 31, 2012 4:52 PM
Facebook’s much-anticipated IPO looks to be coming ever-closer, with a new report out with further details of what we will see come Wednesday morning.
Jan 18, 2012 5:27 PM
Now that it’s a public company, Zynga can start throwing more cash around. The online gaming company has recently acquired four small mobile gaming companies, according to a report, as it tries to build a line of business that isn’t completely dependent on Facebook.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Companies, Zynga
Dec 30, 2011 7:00 AM
This is the fifth in a series of posts this week that will highlight key people, companies and trends to watch in 2012 in the sectors we cover most, from publishing to legal, and from mobile to advertising. According to figures from ZenithOptimedia, global advertising revenues will reach $486 billion…
Posted In: Advertising, Features, Tweets, Legal, Privacy, Marketing, Mobile, Money, Research & Metrics, Metrics, Search, Social Media, Companies, Adobe, AOL, Facebook, Google, Groupon, Twitter, Yahoo, Zynga, Countries, Asia, China, coming in 2012
Dec 22, 2011 1:51 PM
Some research out from Xyologic today on app store download trends in 2011 indicates that while games have remained a popular category across both Apple’s App Store for free apps and the Android Market, they appear far more popular on with iPhone users than they are with Android users when…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Research & Metrics, Research, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Electronic Arts, Google, Android, Verizon, Yahoo, Zynga, xyologic
Dec 16, 2011 11:35 AM
The long-awaited IPO of social games giant Zynga has finally arrived, but those hoping for quick, early flips of the stock may end up having their bubble burst today: its shares opened above its initial offer price range, before quickly dipping down again.
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Money, IPO, Companies, Facebook, Google, Groupon, LinkedIn, Zynga
Dec 15, 2011 5:47 PM
Zynga, the social gaming company behind Farmville, Words With Friends and other online games, is preparing to go public on Friday in what could be the biggest initial public offering of a tech firm since Google’s debut.
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, IPO, Social Media, Companies, Zynga
Dec 13, 2011 12:00 AM
Mobile ads today make up less than one percent of all money spent on media advertising, and a poll just out from Harris Interactive, commissioned by Pontiflex, could go some way to explain why at least some mobile formats are not inspiring much confidence among those buying ads.
Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Money, Companies, Apple, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Phone, Yahoo, Zynga, harris interactive, pontiflex
Dec 2, 2011 11:13 AM
Facebook games maker Zynga plans to raise $1 billion (£630 million) in its initial public offering, valuing the fledgling internet firm at $7 billion.
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, IPO, Companies, Facebook, Zynga, mark pincus
Nov 4, 2011 6:21 AM
There may be hundreds of competitors out there, but Groupon (NSDQ: GRPN) this week has confirmed itself as the biggest daily deals site of them all, not just in terms of users but value, as it raised $700 million in its IPO—the biggest in tech since Google (NSDQ: GOOG)—valuing the…
Posted In: Advertising, Daily Deals, Marketing, Money, IPO, Companies, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Groupon, Zynga, livingsocial
Oct 12, 2011 1:59 PM
Pushing regulatory rules has become de rigeur when American internet firms prepare to go public. The infamous Playboy interview with Larry Page and Sergey Brin published during the “quiet period” before Google’s 2004 flotation, and more recently Groupon’s leaked memo spring to mind.It should be no surprise, then, that one…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Social Media, Community, Companies, Facebook, Zynga
Oct 11, 2011 3:44 PM
Zynga wants to be seeing as a gaming destination in its own right, but it’s not quite ready to explain how it intends to achieve independence. The company’s Project Z was unveiled Tuesday as a way for Zynga to ease away from Facebook as its lifeline, as seen by the…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Gadgets, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Zynga
Oct 4, 2011 9:53 AM
Not a new development, but further confirmation that there may be one on the horizon. China’s Alibaba, Russian investor Digital Sky Technologies and U.S.-based VC firm Silver Lake are preparing a joint offer to buy Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), according to reports.
Posted In: E-Commerce, Search, Companies, Facebook, Microsoft, Spotify, Yahoo, Zynga, Countries, Asia, China, Japan, Europe, Russia, alibaba, digital sky technologies, dst, jack ma, silver lake
Oct 3, 2011 7:11 AM
Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has been no stranger to the apps rush that has swept through the mobile world, and now there are signs that it is looking to redouble its tablet efforts with a new HTML5 product. PaidContent understands that it is preparing for an autumn launch, possibly as soon…
Posted In: Advertising, Apps, Gadgets, Tablets, Mobile, Events, Mobile World Congress, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Google, Android, Yahoo, Zynga, blake irving, carol bartz
Sep 9, 2011 4:25 PM
Pre-IPO Zynga continues to lure execs from competitors. The latest, paidContent has learned: Adam Sussman, who is leaving Disney (NYSE: DIS) Interactive Media Group for the social gaming company. A Disney spokesperson confirmed the move.
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Industry Moves, Mobile, Companies, Disney, Zynga
Aug 11, 2011 8:23 AM
Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:» AOL (NYSE: AOL) Buying Back $250 Million Of Its Stock (paidContent) » News Corp Claims No Hacking Financial Impact, Seeks BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) Alternatives (paidContent) » Daily deals site Zulily closes $43 Million third round (Press release) » Should Zynga…
Posted In: Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Social Media, Companies, AOL, Apple, iPhone, Conde Nast, News Corp., BSkyB, Twitter, Zynga
Aug 1, 2011 2:00 PM
Zynga has been trying to broaden its gaming strategy over the past year, trying to bring as many of its Facebook-oriented social games over to mobile technology as possible. Now it’s taking a step in the other direction: for the first time, Zynga is bringing a mobile game over to…
Posted In: Apps, Entertainment, Games, Gadgets, Mobile, Social Media, Companies, Facebook, Zynga, words with friends
Jul 20, 2011 7:34 AM
Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:» James and Rupert Murdoch Have Lunch At Parliament: A Grilling And Some Pie (paidContent) » News International ‘Deliberately’ Blocked Investigation (The Guardian via paidContent ) » Condé Nast Is Experiencing Technical Difficulties (NY Observer) » The Biggest Losers From The…
Posted In: Advertising, Entertainment, Games, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Newspapers, Social Media, Companies, Facebook, Hulu, Microsoft, New York Times, News Corp., News International, Zynga
Jul 13, 2011 5:10 PM
Wall Street analysts expect Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to deliver solid earnings results Thursday afternoon, but investors who have seen the company’s stock fall 10 percent this year will want more, particularly status reports on the company’s mobile, social, and local efforts. They’ll be keen to hear from co-founder Larry Page,…
Posted In: Advertising, Daily Deals, Local, Legal, Privacy, Regulatory, FTC, Mobile, Money, Earnings, IPO, Search, Companies, AOL, Apple, iPhone, Facebook, Google, Android, Microsoft, Twitter, Yahoo, Zynga, ben schachter, brian fitzgerald, brian pitz, eric schmidt, larry page, scott devitt, yun kim
Jul 12, 2011 6:05 PM
Video game giant Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) is spending $750 million to acquire PopCap Games, the maker of Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies, in a move to bolster its position amid increasingly fierce competition from Zynga and other online game companies. The deal includes a performance payout for PopCap, which…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPad, iPhone, Disney, Playdom, Electronic Arts, Facebook, Google, Android, Zynga, popcap
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