Zynga analyst Richard Greenfield downgraded the maker of social games and apologized for overestimating earnings after the company reported revenue and profit that missed projections. In a note titled “We Are Sorry and Embarrassed by Our Mistake,” the BTIG LLC...
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Monster.com paraded its mascot at the NASDAQ.
Angry Birds, Chipmunks Usher In Tech Mascots’ Next Era
Adam Goldstein needed something memorable to define the travel-booking website he co-founded in 2010. So he enlisted the help of his friend, Alexis Ohanian, to design the logo. Ohanian took Goldstein’s cute name, Hipmunk, and delivered a suitably adorable mascot....
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Seismic's new game for Facebook, "CelebrityMe," enters a platform dominated by Zynga.
Facebook Gets a New Game Not Made by Zynga. Will It Score?
After all the hoopla surrounding Facebook games in 2009, there’s been very little success to show for it. Or more accurately, the success has been concentrated in one company: Zynga. Thanks to breakout hits like FarmVille and CityVille, the $9.5...
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The Decline of Social Gaming on Facebook May Be Exaggerated
A report on the declining percentage of Facebook users playing games on the social network got some attention recently. The problem is that one of its main conclusions may have been based on a flawed analysis. Last week, IHS Screen...
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