Zynga Hits 100 Million Unique Visitors Per Month Nov 23, 2009 08:00AM

Company Launches FarmVille.com One Million Users Purchase Virtual Goods Monthly SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zynga (www.zynga.com), the largest developer of social games, today announced that more than 100 million unique users play its games every month, making it the largest online game destination. The company has 200 million monthly active users across all games, with one million users purchasing virtual goods per month. ...


Joyent Launches the First Commercial Cloud Computing Platform in China! Oct 28, 2009 03:00AM

BEIJING, China, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ - Joyent, Inc., the leading vendor of Enterprise-Class Cloud Computing, today announced the expansion of its Cloud Computing business to China. Joyent becomes China's first Cloud Computing vendor at a time where computing infrastructure is in very high demand. The company's data center is located in the Qinhuangdao Economic and Technological Development Zone (QETDZ), Hebei Province, China. This announcement coincides with the QETDZ's Investment Attraction Week. "China is the world's fastest growing economy and Joyent is there with the country's first local Cloud ...


Zynga Sows Sweet Seeds Oct 20, 2009 08:00AM

Popular FarmVille Game Raises $487,500 for Children in Haiti SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zynga (www.zynga.com), the largest developer of social games, today announced that its FarmVille users have contributed $487,500 towards the welfare of children in Haiti. The "Sweet Seeds for Haiti" program, which has been running for the last three weeks, is an early step in Zynga's efforts to promote "social goods" where Zynga players purchase virtual items as part of their game play while benefiting the greater global community. With more than 56 million ...


Capital IQ and Argyle Executive Forum Host Discussion with Wall Street Leaders on State of the Economy and Opportunities for Growth Oct 12, 2009 09:12AM

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital IQ and Argyle Executive Forum will convene a leadership forum with the world's top investor firms on Thursday, October 15, 2009 in New York. The 2009 Investment Leadership Forum has been designed to facilitate discussion of the current state of the global economy, investment challenges and opportunities, and the most influential trends for the future. The exclusive invitation-only event will provide attendees with unique perspectives on what forces led investors and average citizens into one of the worst economic declines in the last hundred years. Over 125 founders, senior portfolio managers, chief risk officers, and chief operating officers are expected to attend the day-long event. "Institutional investors have faced unprecedented challenges over the last 12-18 months," said Randall Winn, executive managing director of Capital IQ. "With economists predicting a gradual ...


Zynga's Momentum Continues Sep 30, 2009 08:00AM

Hits 129 Million Monthly Users SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Zynga (www.zynga.com), the largest developer of social games, today announced that it has more than quadrupled its monthly users over the last six months, making it one of the fastest growing applications on the Internet. In April 2009, Zynga had 30 million monthly active users playing its games, and since then the number has grown to 129 million. Everyday, approximately 34 million users worldwide play Zynga games according to Developer Analytics (www.developeranalytics.com). Zynga estimates its current monthly unique visitors are ...




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