Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 22 at 5:00 am PT
American Express and Zynga are rolling out a rewards program today that will allow players to earn virtual currency when they spend money in the real world.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 18 at 1:15 pm PT
At least for now, we can expect Zynga’s and Facebook’s stocks to trade in lockstep, given their relationship status.
Eric Johnson in Commerce on May 17 at 2:47 pm PT
Combine small teams, personal passion and a large accessible market and you have the makings of a creative explosion.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 17 at 9:26 am PT
Pocket Gems says it is not for sale, even though other mobile gaming companies like OMGPOP and Funzio are cashing out at big valuations.
John Paczkowski in News on May 17 at 3:03 am PT
Facebook’s imminent IPO might mint a mess of millionaires in Silicon Valley come Friday — but in the meantime, it seems to be driving wealth in a few newly public Internet companies, as well.
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Beth Callaghan in Numbers on May 16 at 4:59 pm PT
It seems like a foregone conclusion that the era of the app has arrived.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 16 at 9:55 am PT
While Facebook is slowly working out the kinks to bring more games to mobile, there’s a small company in Menlo Park, Calif., that has beat them to it.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 15 at 6:00 am PT
According to SuperData, strategy and combat games are starting to perform better than traditional farming games.
Liz Gannes in News on May 11 at 2:23 pm PT
How to spot meaningful growth for a new app or service when so many things are blowing up so fast.