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    August 28, 2012

    Investing in Buzz Is a Loser's Game

    There will likely never again be anything quite like the dotcom boom-and-bust of the late '90s. But that doesn't mean that everybody learned their lesson about investing in companies with questionable business models -- or at least in those with outsized expectations for growth. It only means that t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2012

    Zynga Releases ChefVille, the Video Game That Could Be Your Next Obsession

    Today, San Francisco game titan Zynga announces the release of a new game called ChefVille, the latest in the internationally successful and addictive Ville series that also includes FarmVille, CityVille, and FrontierVille. Rather than just being a game with a single-minded objective, ChefVille has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    Is Zynga's 'Evil' Corporate Culture Now a Business Liability?

    Doing evil?​In a business sector known for cutthroat, amoral maneuvering, social-game developer Zynga stands out as, well, particularly cutthroat and amoral. At least that's the view of many of its competitors and former employees, some of whom we interviewed for a September 2010 SF Weekly cover s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 13, 2011

    Zynga Has a Hit with 'Empires and Allies'

    Empires and Allies allows users to build cities and go to war​Zynga's latest Facebook game, Empires and Allies, is being closely watched. Tech-industry observers see the combat and city-building game as a gambit by the successful social-game developer to expand its offerings beyond the breathtakin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    Empires and Allies, New Zynga Game, Launches Today

    Helllllooo, Scarlett​Zynga is launching its new online game today on Facebook, and it promises to have, well, a little more game. What that means is you can expect Empires and Allies to involve combat, which is straying from Zynga's typical nonviolent style which you will find in games like FarmVi ... More >>

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