The creator of Shortmail, 410 Labs, closed $750,000 in Series A funding from True Ventures, 500 Startups, Fortify Read More
What you need to know – 07/12/11
Would you like to read some legal stuff like this: Zynga develops and publishes social games including FarmVille, Read More
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Demo Day 2011: The five startups of i/o ventures
Not to disparage the downtown San Francisco digs for AngelPad or the glamorous high-rise office space for 500 Read More
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What you need to know – 06/24/11
Facebook announced Thursday that Reed Hastings, chairman and CEO of Netflix, has joined the company’s board of directors.Also, Read More
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Electronic Arts to snap up PopCap for $1 billion?
Electronic Arts (EA) is reportedly in late-stage talks to acquire PopCap Games for over $1 billion, according to Read More
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What you need to know – 06/23/11
Allegiance, provider of VOCi (Voice of Customer Intelligence) technology and services, closed a $12 million Series B led Read More
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More mobile from Zynga: CityVille Hometown
Zynga announced Wednesday the launch of CityVille Hometown, a mobile spin on the insanely popular “CityVille” for the Read More
ROBLOX, a gaming site for kids, announced Tuesday that it has closed a $4 million second round of Read More
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Zynga’s “Empires” nears 10M users in 10 days
Ready to experience the shock of a lifetime? Zynga’s latest release, Empires & Allies, is this week’s fastest Read More
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RIM acquires Scoreloop to drive social gaming
RIM announced Wednesday that it has acquired social gaming company Scoreloop. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More
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Zynga releases Hanging With Friends for iOS
Who has the balls to release a new product on the same day as WWDC, the Christmas for Read More
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What you need to know – 06/02/11
Alliance Health Networks, developer of condition-specific social networks, raised $11 million in its latest round of funding, led Read More
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wooga raises $24M for casual social gaming
Let’s party like it’s 2010 (2009?) and let the social gaming venture capital keep on rolling. wooga, easily Read More
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What you need to know – 05/31/11
Airbnb, which enables people to provide accommodations to travelers, is currently closing a funding round of at least Read More
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Kabam closes $85 million, not another Zynga
Social gaming stalwarts Kabam announced this week that it has raised $85 million in a fourth round of Read More