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: Daily active mobile users grew five-fold in 2011 to 15M

February 15, 2012
Social gaming giant Zynga posted a $435 million loss during the fourth quarter of 2011, its first period as a public company. The loss included a $510 million stock-based compensation expense for

Zynga teams with Hasbro to extend social games to toys

February 10, 2012
Social gaming giant Zynga is teaming with toy manufacturer Hasbro to develop a range of products inspired by titles like FarmVille, CityVille and Words With Friends. Per terms of the agreement,

'Tiny Tower' creator NimbleBit blasts Zynga clone 'Dream Heights'

January 25, 2012
Mobile game developer NimbleBit has issued an open letter alleging social gaming giant Zynga's new Dream Heights copies its blockbuster Tiny Tower, recently named the top iPhone game of 2011 by Apple

Zynga scoops up four mobile gaming companies

January 19, 2012
Zynga has acquired four small mobile startups as the social gaming giant continues its efforts to expand beyond the Facebook platform to smartphones and tablets. Zynga snapped up ZombieSmash

Zynga debuts 'Scramble with Friends' for iOS

January 6, 2012
Social gaming giant Zynga has released its first new mobile title of 2012: Scramble with Friends, which pits players against opponents to find as many words as possible before time elapses. The free

Zynga raises $1B in largest tech IPO since Google

December 16, 2011
Social gaming giant Zynga raised $1 billion in its initial public offering, selling 100 million shares at $10.00 each to generate the largest offering by a U.S. technology firm since Google (

Zynga settles social gaming copyright lawsuit with Vostu

December 6, 2011
Social gaming giant Zynga and Brazilian rival Vostu have settled their copyright infringement dispute, with Vostu agreeing to pay an undisclosed cash settlement and overhaul some of its titles.

Zynga seeks to raise up to $1.15B in IPO

December 2, 2011
Social gaming giant Zynga plans to raise as much as $1.15 billion in its initial public offering according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Zynga--the creator of blockbuster

Which companies are the rising stars in mobile app development?

FierceWireless | November 8, 2011
Mobile application development is one of the most competitive aspects of the wireless industry, and potentially one of the most hisk-risk. There are the bigger players such as Electronic Arts and

Zynga rolling out HTML5-based mobile games via Facebook Platform

October 12, 2011
Social gaming giant Zynga announced it will introduce three HTML5-based mobile titles leveraging Facebook Platform APIs and developer tools. The forthcoming ZyngaPoker Mobile Web, Words With Friends
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