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Zynga IPO leads social games investment spree; will the bubble burst?

by Joe Osborne May 26th, 2011 10:55 AM

Zynga is poised to present its multi-billion dollar IPO in a matter of days, PopCap is looking to do the same (much later), and countless ...

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Zynga, Lady Gaga wear the Poker Face in promotion deal talks

by Joe Osborne Apr 21st, 2011 4:25 PM

You can see it now, can't you? Zynga CEO Mark Pincus and Lady Gaga dance battling in his corner office over the final details of a promotion ...

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Bejeweled 2, Angry Birds for iPhone violate your privacy, WSJ reports

by Joe Osborne Dec 20th, 2010 5:25 PM

Zynga and LOLapps may not be the only ones after your personal information for an extra buck. In a report published by the Wall Street Journal ...

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Facebook shutters LOLapps games from requests, Ravenwood Fair lives on

by Joe Osborne Nov 1st, 2010 1:45 PM

Since the recent LOLapps debacle on Facebook after the Wall Street Journal's investigative report, the company seemed to be in good shape, but ...

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Will Facebook's privacy struggle finally end in January 2011?

by Joe Osborne Nov 1st, 2010 10:45 AM

While that question has yet to have an answer, the Wall Street Journal reports that the social network is currently conducting an investigation ...

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