Zynga is a mobile and social gaming company founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco. The company is best known for its FarmVille series as well as its "With Friends" games. Zynga became a publicly traded company in 2011. In 2012, Zynga acquired OMGPOP, the creators of Draw Something, in a deal worth $180 million. In 2013, the company released Draw Something 2. In the first quarter of 2013 Zynga's revenue slid to $264 million; however, the company managed to post a $4.1 million net income, a reversal from the $85 million loss Zynga notched in the same quarter a year ago.

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Zynga to launch cross-platform game portal that links Android, iOS and more

Zynga unveiled a new platform intended to eliminate fragmentation and allow gamers to play Zynga games across different operating systems and portals such as Google's  Android,  Apple's iOS, Facebook, Google+ and the Web.

Zynga's 'Draw Something' picked up for CBS game show pilot

CBS has ordered an unscripted pilot based on Zynga's blockbuster mobile social game  Draw Something .

Zynga CEO: 'We want to be a mobile gaming network'

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Zynga's mobile chief dishes on OMGPOP, the freemium model and more

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Zynga's mobile chief talks about acquisitions, the freemium model and more

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Zynga credits its massive growth to mobile

The booming social gaming market has been kind to Zynga, according to its CFO Dave Wehner. While speaking at the 40th J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference Wednesday, Wehner

Zynga will 'absolutely' continue acquisition spree

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