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		<title><![CDATA[Zynga Launches Standalone Game Site, Sheds Light On Virtual Goods Business]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpaidcontent.org%2Farticle%2F419-zynga-launches-standalone-game-site-sheds-light-on-virtual-goods-busine%2F&siteid=23&tag=contentnext]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Seemingly unfazed by a looming class-action lawsuit triggered by allegations of misleading ads, social gamer Zynga has launched FarmVille.com, its first standalone game site. Previously, players had to be fully logged in to Facebook or MySpace to play a Zynga game; the new FarmVille.com site uses Facebook Connect to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:02:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Facebook, Zynga Face Class-Action Suit Over Offer-Based Ads]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Offer-based ads seemed to be the secret to monetizing social games&#8212;and social network users, in general&#8212;that standard banner ads couldn&#8217;t provide. But amid ongoing accusations that the ads actually &#8220;scammed&#8221; users into paying for things they didn&#8217;t want and giving up their personal info, comes the inevitable: a class-action...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:42:49 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zynga Adds $15.1 Million More In Funding]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ What ... me worry about &#8220;scammy&#8221; ad accusations? Social gamer Zynga may be struggling with an image problem stemming from its offer-based in-game ads, but an SEC filing shows that the company just got a fresh influx of cash&#8212;$15.1 million in a third round of funding&#8212;so clearly, its investors...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:30:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Offers controversy stirs reactions across social networking industry]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:37:42 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Report: Zynga Adds Virtual Pets To Roster With GoPets Acquisition]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Social gamer Zynga has acquired GoPets, a gaming company that lets people create and train virtual pets, according to Virtual Goods News. We&#8217;ve contacted Zynga for confirmation. The deal adds a desktop-based game that&#8217;s not tethered to any specific social network to Zynga&#8217;s roster, as users can download their...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:23:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zynga's Gaming Gamble]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/zyngas-gaming-gamble/18144/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In late September a sizzling San Francisco Web gaming company called Zynga took the cloak off its latest creation: an online game that lets people open virtual restaurants on their Facebook pages. Competitors vie for points by tending to pseudo-stoves and cranking out orders of cheeseburgers and chunky fruit salads...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:56:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zynga Accuses Playdom Of Stealing Trade Secrets, Gets Restraining Order]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The legal drama between social gaming rivals Zynga and Playdom moved from claims of misleading ads to accusations of trade secret theft and a temporary restraining order. Zynga sued Playdom in June over supposedly misleading ads. The new suit, reported first by first by TechCrunch, accuses Playdom of stealing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:35:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Zynga Acquires Virtual World-Creator MyMiniLife]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Social gaming company Zynga has acquired MyMiniLife, a Palo Alto-based social entertainment firm that lets users create and decorate virtual environments. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, though Zynga said it plans to integrate MyMiniLife's technology and staff. The two companies first worked together on Zynga's popular...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:17:20 -0700</pubDate>
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