Peter Thiel

Company Sponsors Contest for Creating Educational Games SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hidden Agenda, a nonprofit organization that teaches high school subjects in unique and effective ways, today announced that Zynga (www.zynga.com), the largest developer of social games, is the lead sponsor and advisor for its annual contest where college and graduate students create applications that teach high school subjects through social interaction. The Hidden Agenda Project, based in Austin and started in 2003, is the first broad game development contest designed to improve education for those ...

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. ...

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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 ...

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 ...