Tagged: Zynga & News
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Zynga acquires Draw Something maker OMGPOP News
22.03.2012 Social gaming company Zynga has acquired OMGPOP, the makers of popular app Draw Something, in a deal believed to be worth US$210m. -
The week in gadgets News
20.03.2012 A look at gadget happenings, as the next Samsung Galaxy S could have a quad core Exnyos chip, Zynga may acquire the maker of Draw Something and the BBC brings iPlayer to the...Categories: Games/Entertainment, Internet, Media, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Phones, Web, Week in GadgetsTags: Week in gadgets, Facebook, Zynga, BBC iPlayer, BBC, Ice Cream Sandwich, Android, Samsung, Smartphone, -
Zynga’s online gaming platform is now live News
06.03.2012 The beta version of Zynga’s online gaming platform – Zynga.com – is now live after the social-gaming company announced the new service last week.Categories: Internet, Games/EntertainmentTags: API, Development, Social Media, Social Networking, Facebook, Online Gaming, Zynga, Gaming, Social Gaming -
The digital business week News
05.03.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Social Media, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Deals Done, Apps -
Zynga steps beyond Facebook with its own platform News
02.03.2012 Zynga is reducing its dependency on Facebook by launching its own gaming platform on Zynga.com which will host games from the social-gaming firm itself and third-party developers. -
The digital business week News
20.02.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Zynga reports fourth-quarter net loss News
15.02.2012 While social games developer Zynga reaped quarterly revenues of US$311.2m, it also made a net loss of $435m for the quarter. The performance took full-year revenue to $1.1bn... -
Financial results this week News
13.02.2012 Some technology companies scheduled to release their financial results this week.Categories: Financial Results, Financial -
Facebook files papers for US$5bn IPO in May News
01.02.2012 In what will go down as the biggest IPO in tech history, social networking giant Facebook today filed for its flotation in May. In the filing, Facebook said it hoped to raise... -
Andreessen Horowitz raises US$1.5bn VC fund News
01.02.2012 Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen and former Opsware chief executive Ben Horowitz have raised a new US$1.5bn venture capital (VC) fund via their VC firm Andreessen Horowitz as...Categories: Software, Social Media, R&D, IT Organisation, Investments, Internet, Intellectual Property, Global CIO, Economy, CIO -
Deals done this past week News
23.01.2012 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish and global technology sector. -
Zynga confirms acquisitions of four mobile gaming companies News
19.01.2012 Behind the scenes in Q3 2011, Zynga, the chief social game developer for Facebook, bought four mobile game companies, as it strives to ramp up its foothold in the mobile space. -
Top New Media videos of 2011 News
29.12.2011 We take a look at the top videos in New Media from 2011, covering the Dublin Web Summit and the latest opportunities in the games industry.Tags: Forfas, Enda Kenny, Zynga, Michael Birch, Rovio, Harry Moran, Christmas, Video Games, Gaming, Bebo -
2011: The year in tech business News
26.12.2011 For all intents and purposes, 2011 was a vibrant year for the global technology business. However, it was one tinged with sadness at the passing of the visionary Apple leader...Categories: Social Media, Recruitment, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Government, Financial, Economy, eCommerceTags: IPO, Steve Jobs, IDA Ireland, Facebook, Apple, Twitter, LinkedIn, Zynga, Venture Capital, Intel, IBM, HP -
The digital business week News
19.12.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Zynga raises US$1bn in biggest US web IPO since Google News
16.12.2011 Social gaming company Zynga has priced its stock at US$10 per share and raised US$1bn in its initial public offering, which is set to be the largest internet IPO since Google. -
Twitter hires its first Dublin employee News
17.11.2011 Twitter, which is locating its international operations in Dublin, has appointed Laurence O’Brien as financial controller for its EMEA operations, Siliconrepublic.com has... -
Sham of SOPA hearings riles up key internet figures News
16.11.2011 Leading figures in technology have hit out at what they regard as a sham set of hearings around the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act which many fear would give the US... -
Marketo gleans US$50m in venture financing News
16.11.2011 Cloud computing company Marketo, which set up its European HQ support centre in Dublin this year, has secured US$50m in new venture financing, led by Battery Ventures.Categories: Funding, Investments, Jobs, Business Software, Careers and Employment, Economy, FinancialTags: Investment, Venture Capital, SMEs, Fortune 500, Revenue, Cloud Computing, Dublin, IDA Ireland, Zynga, Twitter -
Silicon Valley giants join forces to fight internet piracy laws News
15.11.2011 Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and other internet giants have joined forces in an attempt to appeal against US lawmakers enacting anti-piracy legislation that could force the internet...