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Zynga: We’re Here For The Long-Term

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12:30PM December 18, 2011 | Logan Booker

Going by initial reactions, Zynga’s stock market debut wasn’t exactly a breakout affair. But then, unless you’re a day trader, the stock market has never really been about the day-to-day ups and down, but rather steady growth. At least, this is how Zynga’s COO John Schappert feels about the IPO. More »


PC

Analyst Pegs TF2 Hat Economy At $50 Million

7:00AM December 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Done with that Zynga story? Thought that was all the economics you were getting today? Nope. While he’s not recommending investor action, writer Paul Manwaring did some number crunching and conservatively valued Team Fortress 2‘s unique items economy at, oh, about $US50 million. More »


News

Zynga’s First Day On Wall Street Went To Shittyville

6:00AM December 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Hey, did you hear the one about Zynga’s IPO? Initial investors had to invite 10 friends or wait 10 minutes to buy additional shares. OK, that was lame. No, the real joke was Zynga’s share price at the end of it all: $US9.50, after going off at $US10 on the NASDAQ. More »


PC

Farmville’s Maker Looks To Harvest A Cool Billion From The Stock Market

10:20AM December 16, 2011 | Owen Good

As rumoured two days ago, it is now confirmed that Zynga will hold an initial public offering of its stock on the NASDAQ tomorrow. More »


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Zynga To Start Playing StockMarketVille Next Week With Highly Probable IPO

6:40AM December 3, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

Those trying to deduce just how much they can pay for a piece of FarmVille giant Zynga will only have a little while longer to wait. More »


In Real Life

Money Management Isn’t A Game… But It Can Be!

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1:00PM August 9, 2011 | Mark Serrels

J.D. Roth is a pretty famous finance blogger, he is also huge fan of video games — in particular StarCraft II. Now he’s discussing the ways in which he is attempting to combine his love of games with his love of finance. In an interesting blog over at our sister site Lifehacker, J.D. Roth has taken a look at the ways in which we can turn money management into a game. More »


PC

You Can Fix The US Debt With A Few Mouse Clicks

1:00AM July 19, 2011 | Max Abrams

If you ever wanted to control where American dollars go, now’s your chance. American Public Media, known mostly for their expansive public radio work, recently updated Budget Hero, a free web-based game where the player has the future of the nation’s budget in their hands. More »


PC

The Farmville IPO

4:20AM May 26, 2011 | Ryan Tate

Zynga, the Facebook games company and creator of FarmVille, is reportedly about to file for an initial public offering of stock. There is no better investment for cynics looking to bet on the exploitation of America’s dumbest, most vulnerable consumers. More »


News

Should The 360 Form Its Own Corporation?

4:00PM October 7, 2010 | Owen Good

Goldman Sachs’ analysts punked Microsoft’s stock rating and archly suggested that the company spin off the Xbox 360 division, saying such a sale could unlock hidden value within the unit and free it from the company’s more sluggish performance. More »


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Majesco Faces NASDAQ Delisting – Again

11:20AM March 6, 2010 | Owen Good

Majesco’s share price has again wandered south of Wall Street’s Mendoza line, prompting NASDAQ to tell the maker of Cooking Mama to get it back north of $US1 or face delisting from the exchange. More »