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Change Agent
FarmVille's game players bring clean water to the real worldItems purchased on Zynga's popular Facebook games FarmVille and Mafia Wars raise money for Water.org, which provides safe water and sanitation for people in the real world.
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Stocks hold as budget talks continue
Rising stocks narrowly outnumbered falling ones on the New York Stock Exchange Friday. Investors remain cautious as 'fiscal cliff' budget negotiations continue in Washington.
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Zynga, maker of 'FarmVille,' expects 3Q loss
Zynga expects net loss of 12 to 14 cents a share, after taking a charge of $85 million or more on its purchase of flailing OMGPop. Zynga shares lose 18 percent in after-hours trading.
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The Entrepreneurial Mind
The future of crowdfunding: Crowd-investing?Thanks to websites like Kickstarter, a number of small online donations made by a network of interested parties can fund a new project or start-up. Some believe that this system of crowdfunding can be used for equity investments in addition to donations, Cornwall writes.
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How financially tied are Zynga and Facebook?
After Zynga's big loss on Wednesday, investors worry about Facebook's earnings report on Thursday.
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Wall Street ends mixed
Strong and weak earnings report leave traders scrambling for direction. Dow gains as Boeing, Caterpillar earnings soar, while S&P droops on Apple's earnings miss.
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'Draw Something' on TV: CBS develops game show based on popular app
'Draw Something,' Zynga's popular 'Pictionary'-style mobile app, has been optioned by CBS to be made into a game show. Ryan Seacrest has signed on to help produce the 'Draw Something' TV project, which will feature teams competing in front of a live audience.
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Facebook privacy concerns may dampen IPO
A new poll says that only 13 percent of Facebook users trust the service, while GM has announced they are pulling ads from the website.
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It's not just Instagram. The 'app economy' is taking off.
Facebook's $1 billion purchase of smartphone app Instagram is just the tip of the iceberg. Apps represent a $20 billion industry employing nearly 500,000 people.
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Horizons
Zynga nabs OMGPOP. Smart move?Zynga has acquired OMGPOP, the maker of hit game Draw Something. What does this mean for both companies?
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Apple, Greece pull Dow to worst 2012 showing
The Dow slid 97 points to close at 12780 as Greece slogged though bailout negotiations and Apple stock zigzagged wildly.
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Horizons
Facebook IPO is good news for Zynga, Pandora, Groupon, tooThe impending Facebook IPO has given a leg-up to social gaming powerhouse Zynga.
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Horizons
With new game, Zynga spells B-I-N-G-OBingo is getting the Zynga treatment.
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Change Agent
Young Internet entrepreneurs embrace philanthropyFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter's Biz Stone, Craigslist's Craig Newmark, and many others have turned their entrepreneurial skills to solving the world's social problems.
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Zynga goes public - investors eye CEO, growth potential with doubts
Zynga was the talk of the New York Stock Exchange when they rank the opening bell but after taking an immediate 5 percent hit, investors are reassessing Zynga as being overhyped.
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Stock market down 3 percent for the week
After an early rally, the Dow fell 2.42 points Friday to close at 11866 as worries resurfaced about a breakup of the Euro
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Zynga IPO offers plenty of upside, analyst says
Zynga IPO is priced at $10 a share, making the Internet social gaming company worth $7 billion. The Zynga IPO is scheduled for Friday.
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Horizons
Mark Zuckerberg: F8 brings major updates to FacebookHere's what you need to know about Mark Zuckerberg, F8, and the bevy of new Facebook features. Changes include Netflix and Spotify integration, a new Timeline, and more options than a simple "Like" button.
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Horizons
With subscribe button, Facebook steals a page from the Twitter playbookFacebook subscribe button adopts Twitter "follower" model.
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Horizons
Facebook offers bounty to bug huntersFacebook wants to give you $500. But first you have to help the social network locate flaws in its infrastructure.
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Zillow real estate site reaps big rewards with IPO
Zillow sees a big return from Wall Street on Wednesday during the website's initial public offering. Despite a down US housing market, Zillow appears to have a bright future, according to investors.
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Real estate stocks' gloom can't dim Zillow IPO
Real estate stocks: Outlook for builders, related industries isn't great. But online real estate stock Zillow saw its share price triple in its first day of trading.
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Zynga IPO suggests it's worth up to $20 billion
Zynga is expected to sell $1.5 billion to $2 billion of its stock to the public as early as this fall. Zynga created Farmville and other popular online games.
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Nintendo Wii 2 will rock E3: reports
Nintendo Wii 2 will be the biggest news coming out of E3, according to reports. But with titles like Halo 4, Modern Warfare 3, and Mass Effect 3, can the new system (which most likely will not be called the Nintendo Wii 2) hold on to headlines for long?
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Zynga launches 'Empire' within days of its IPO
Zynga debuts 'Empires & Allies' as it prepares to sell shares of itself to the public. Valued at $10 billion, Zynga could make even more with its initial public offering.
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