Zynga said in its earnings call with analysts today that it had “three key wins” in the first quarter: expansion into new social game genres, strong mobile growth, and diversification to its Zynga.com and Zynga partners platforms.
The social gaming …
Zynga reported first quarter earnings of 6 cents a share, beating analyst estimates for the social game company’s second-ever earnings announcement.
The publisher of social games such as FarmVille reported non-GAAP net income of $47 million on revenues of $321 …
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The secret details of the $1 billion deal between Facebook and Instagram are more convoluted than anyone thought. VentureBeat has learned that Instagram chief executive and co-founder Kevin Systrom first got an offer and a term sheet from Twitter, then …
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These days, particularly in the wake of Facebook’s $5 billion S-1 filing, few will argue the explosive impact that social media is having on the way we live.
We see it in the way relationships build, the way messages spread, …
Zynga’s stock price has been falling in recent days in advance of the company’s first quarter earnings report today. The shares are trading at $9.15 each right now — up slightly but down significantly from a recent high of $15.91 …
Video editing startup Magisto has upgraded its young Facebook Timeline app with more social features in hopes to attract a flood of new users, the company announced today.
After launching its own Facebook Timeline app, social video sharing startup Viddy …
Smith & Tinker, founded in 2007, was one of the darlings of the new studio startups when it launched its hybrid toy-game Nanovor in 2009. But while it was an ambitious attempt to win over young boys with a cool …
LinkedIn has just popped its iPad app onto the iTunes App Store, and you’ll be shocked at how slick, pared-down, and beautifully designed it is.
This is the company’s first foray into tablets, and the wait has paid off. The …
We’ve heard a couple of stories in recent weeks about startups that choose celebrity investors over seasoned VCs because they wanted someone with a big online audience who could help attract new users and press to their product.
According to …
After eight years and 7 billion photos, Yahoo-owned photo sharing community Flickr is giving members a better, faster way to post and share their images on the site.
Flickr is in the processing of rolling out a revamped photo upload …
Influence-tracking startup Klout is making its scores accessible to members on mobile with the release of an iPhone application.
Klout for iPhone, released Wednesday, is an app for the influence tracking-obsessed minimalist who needs to know her score at all …
Facebook has just announced the launch of its all-new Antivirus Marketplace.
The social network has partnered with Microsoft, McAfee, TrendMicro, Sophos, and Symantec to improve security for Facebook users around the world. The new marketplace offers downloads, information on current …
You can find the answer to plenty of questions online, but sometimes it’s helpful to chat with a particularly knowledgeable human. New York City-based Wizpert aims to simplify the process of finding and chatting with experts instantly — and in …
PixyKids, which has created a social network for kids ages 6 to 12, announced today it plans to allow children to create their own highly realistic 3D-animated avatars. The avatars are part of the company's plan to become a Facebook for kids.
Mobile photo-sharing phenom Instagram didn’t need an Android application or any help from Facebook to post remarkable gains in unique web traffic in March.
Instagram, the Facebook-purchased photo-sharing app with little web presence to speak of, actually landed on analytics …
As if Google hasn’t launched enough stuff already today, the company has just announced the Google+ share button.
This new tool can be embedded on your website or blog and will allow you and your visitors to easily share content …
Facebook has just issued a new version of its Android app, but this update brings a lot more than shinier buttons and snappier features. In fact, the new Facebook for Android is set up to act as a distribution channel …
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One of the biggest stories in tech and gaming this year is the coming collision of real online gambling and social-networking casino games.
The enthusiasm for the intersection of social games and online gambling was obvious at the Global iGaming …
Facebook’s hotly anticipated initial public offerings might be delayed due some of the company’s recent high dollar purchases, unnamed sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC.
Rumors have been circulating that Facebook management had targeted the IPO for May, with …
Teens, get ready to slam your bedroom doors and start pouting, because new research suggests that it’s common practice for your parents to spy on you by secretly accessing your Facebook account.
In the U.S., 60 percent of parents access …
