Can There Be Another Rovio? Outfit7 Wants to Give It a Shot.

Outfit7 says its games on the iPhone and iPad have hit more than 300 million downloads since launching a year and a half ago.
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Stuck Like Glue: Zynga Accounts for 12 Percent of Facebook Revenue in 2011

Zynga is mentioned 24 times in Facebook’s filing, but the most notable one is related to the game company’s huge contribution to the social network’s top line.
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Visa Places Bet on New Approach to Payments With Rare Investment in TrialPay

Visa, Greylock’s Reid Hoffman and others are pouring $40 million into TrialPay, which helps companies like Facebook, Gap and Fandango increase sales through the use of incentives.
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Ex-PopCap Developer Looking for New Ways to Monetize Mobile Games

One of PopCap’s lead developers is starting a company that has come up with a new way to make money using incentives in free mobile apps.
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Zynga Confirms It Is Seeking Partners for Online Gambling Initiatives

Operating the largest poker game on Facebook is not enough — Zynga has confirmed that it is exploring the prospects for real-money gambling, and is in active talks with several partners.
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Americans Played Anything but Social Games During the Holidays

The number of people playing games on Facebook tanked last week, as some game makers were unable to capitalize on people’s downtime during the holidays.
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Zynga’s Stock Keeps Withering on Day Two

If only this were a virtual stock market and Zynga could used some anti-wither serum to make its stock bounce back.
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Zynga Makes Big Claims With IPO Only a Week Away

How about doubling the number of paying gamers? Done!
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Zynga Ups the Ante on IPO to Raise as Much as $1.15 Billion

Zynga is officially on its way to IPO-Ville.
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A Challenger for LinkedIn in China

Viadeo, a professional networking site operator aiming to compete with LinkedIn by dominating non-English speaking markets, is throwing its weight behind Chinese subsidiary Tianji despite regulatory challenges.