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Zynga Appoints John Doerr to its Board (ZNGA)

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced on Friday that it has named John Doerr, a renowned venture capitalist to its board as the Company looks to shift its focus away from social gaming business towards online gambling and mobile-platform focused games.

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Zynga to Launch Real-Money Versions of its Poker and Casino Games in U.K. (ZNGA)

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced on Tuesday that it will soon launch two real-money versions of its poker and casino games in the U.K., in conjunction with Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment.

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UBS Initiates Coverage on Groupon with a “Sell” Rating (GRPN)

Shares of embattled daily deal site, Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) nosedived on Tuesday after UBS analyst Eric Sheridan initiated the coverage on the stock with “sell” rating, setting a price target of $4.40 a share.

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Market is Abuzz with Speculation on Facebook’s Phone (FB)

Speculation is rife that social networking giant, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) will soon launch its own version of Android phone, a device which is expected to directly provide access to Facebook. In other words, there will no need to download Facebook app.

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More Than 250 Million People Play Games on Facebook Site Every Month: Facebook (FB)

Social networking giant, Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), which boasts to have 1 billion subscribers, said through an email statement that number of people playing games on its services have jumped 24% in last twelve months, adding that desktop game users are now more than 250 million, up from 235 million in October. Facebook said it [...]

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Regulators Approve NASDAQ OMX’s Compensation Plan over Facebook’s Botched IPO (FB)

U.S. regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission, (SEC) on Monday agreed to NASDAQ OMX Group’s $62 million compensation plan meant for brokerage firms that lost money during Facebook Inc’s (NASDAQ: FB) botched IPO at the NASDAQ stock exchange on May 18, last year.

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Zynga Re-Launches Website (ZNGA)

In a move which is seen as a significant step towards independence from Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB), social game maker, Zynga Inc (NASDAQ: ZNGA) re-launched its website, Zynga.com on Thursday.

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Zynga Downgraded by BofA Merrill Lynch to “Neutral” from “Buy” (ZNGA)

Shares of Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) slumped about 4% on Wednesday after Justin Post, an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch slashed rating on the social game maker’s stock to “neutral” from “buy”, citing “less valuation upside”.

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Bill Miller Backs Groupon and Apple’s Stock (GRPN, AAPL)

Embattled daily deals site Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), whose shares have been under immense pressure due to slowing growth rate and flagging revenue from international markets, received a tremendous boost last week after globally renowned “value investor”, Bill Miller gave the Company surprising endorsement.

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Netflix U.S. Subscribers Can Now Sync Netflix Accounts with Facebook (NFLX, FB)

Movie streaming and DVD rental company, Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced on Wednesday that it will add new features in its video services which would allow its U.S. subscribers to link their Netflix accounts with Facebook (NASDAQ: FB). As a result, Netflix users will now be able to track viewing history of their Netflix-watching friends [...]


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