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Zynga's chief operating officer plays it safe

As a hurricane barreled toward the Florida Keys, John Schappert, the chief operating officer of Zynga Inc., was on a charter boat to catch lobsters with half a dozen friends.

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created May 16, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social games star Zynga in the red, but optimistic (Update)

Online social games star Zynga stayed in the red in its second quarter as a publicly traded company but on Thursday promised better days ahead with the help of play on smartphones and tablet computers.

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Zynga posts 4Q net loss on IPO-related stock costs

(AP) -- Online game maker Zynga Inc. reported a net loss in the last three months of 2011, weighed by hefty stock-compensation expenses and other costs in its first quarter as a public company.

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Chunk of Facebook profit tied to game company Zynga

Facebook Inc., whose initial public offering is slated to be one of the biggest debuts in U.S. stock market history, has disclosed its heavy reliance on a single customer - Zynga Inc.

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created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zynga mulls online gambling market

(AP) -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market - online gambling.

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

CEO calls Zynga his 'crowning achievement'

Before Zynga traded its first share on Friday, nervous investors in the social-gaming company didn't know whether to expect a killing or to be killed.

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Investors give 'Farmville' maker a cold shoulder

(AP) -- As its workers celebrated with hot chocolate and cinnamon buns, Zynga saw its stock dinged on its first day of trading Friday - an unexpected turn of events for a closely watched public debut seen ...

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Zynga plans to raise up to $1.15B in IPO

(AP) -- Online game maker Zynga says it plans to raise up to $1.15 billion in an initial public offering of 115 million shares in the latest in a spate of Internet IPOs

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created Dec 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Report: Zynga CEO wants workers to give back stock

(AP) -- Zynga CEO Mark Pincus wants some of the online game company's early employees to give back stock they own ahead of the company's initial public offering of stock, according to a published report Thursday.

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Zynga builds social network as IPO looms

Zynga is building a game-themed social network in a move that promises to reduce its dependence on Facebook as it prepares for a billion-dollar debut in the stock market.

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Zynga brings edgy crime play to 'Mafia Wars 2' game

Social game star Zynga, known for friendly titles such as "FarmVille," is letting people unleash crime lord fantasies in "Mafia Wars 2" tailored for play at Facebook.

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FarmVille's Zynga files for $1 billion IPO (Update)

Zynga, maker of FarmVille and other popular online games, filed paperwork Friday for an initial public offering aiming to raise about $1 billion from the markets.

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Fluid game development keeps Zynga one step ahead

In a quiet outpost near Marina del Rey, Zynga Inc. has been building an empire.

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created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zynga buys British mobile game maker Wonderland

Zynga on Wednesday announced that it has bought the British studio that created the popular iPhone, iPad, and iPod game "GodFinger."

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'Shrek' producer joins Zynga board

Zynga on Monday said the film producer behind "Shrek" and other DreamWorks Animation hits has joined the board of directors at the hot online social games startup.

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