Zynga

What can we expect from Apple, Zynga, and insider trading reform in the coming year? It's almost hard to believe that we are less than 30 days away from 2012. But after the confetti has settled and people drag their drunken bodies back to their homes and apartments, we will be faced with another...

Zynga's long-awaited public offering is finally coming to fruition. While the launch date has yet to be announced, the company has revealed its plans to offer 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at a price between $8.50 and $10 per share. This is significantly lower than the reported $14...

Global X has made a living introducing unique exchange-traded concepts and that tradition continued today as the New York-based ETF issuer introduced the Global X Social Media ETF (NASDAQ: SOCL), the first ETF devoted to domestic and international social media companies. With an expense ratio of...

If you work for Zynga, now is a good time to quit. And if you're a Zynga employee who owns company stock, you might want to get a good lawyer. The Wall Street Journal reports (via CNET) that Zynga execs have been telling its employees that it wants them to return their stock options before the...

Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that hen Kindle Fire customers across the country open their boxes next week, they will be able to choose from several thousand of the most popular Android apps and games, including Netflix, Rhapsody, Pandora, Twitter, Comics by comiXology, Facebook, The Weather...

The next big public offering won't come until after the last turkey leg has been devoured. That's according to “two people with knowledge of the situation,” who spoke to Bloomberg this week. “The company may set terms in the last week of November and then begin pitching the IPO to potential...

Activision's shooter may be the leader, but Electronic Arts has shown that it has what it takes to compete. Yesterday afternoon, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced that Battlefield 3, the long-awaited first-person shooter that aims to put a bullet in Call of Duty's head, has sold five...

Next year could also bring significant EPS growth to Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI). That's according to Eric Handler, a Managing Director-Sector Head/Senior Analyst at MKM Partners, who spoke to CNBC this afternoon. But while Call of Duty is the company's bread-and-butter, the game that's expected to...

I don't mean to brag, but… Oh wait, I do. Remember that editorial I wrote about Zynga's demise? It's already coming true. Gamasutra (via Business Insider) reports that Zynga's year-on-year profits declined from $27.2 million to $1.3 million – a decline of roughly 95%! How could this be, when...

Game publisher Zynga filed an amendment to its IPO registration statement today, stating that it has hired 300 workers over the past four months, raising its total workforce to 2,543. The amendment also included a slight change to the company's first quarter earnings, an addition of $7.5 million...

Facebook and Zynga are out – but Groupon could be back in. According to the New York Times, Groupon is pushing ahead with an IPO launch in 2011 – possibly as soon as October. This would mean that Groupon's roadshow, which was postponed following the release of Andrew Mason's memo, could start by...

While both Groupon and Zynga were proposed to be IPOs in the second half of 2011, it appears now Groupon might be hedging a bit and pushing out their IPO data due to the theatrics in the market.   Have not heard such language from Zynga yet.  The WSJ takes a look at this unique hypergrowth online...

The Madden, FIFA and Battlefield maker is beginning to threaten Zynga's dominance. And it's all thanks to PopCap Games, which Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) acquired for $750 million. The company had been gaining steam with social versions of its console and PC staples. With PopCap now officially...

It has nothing to do with the iPhone, Android, or Zynga. For the past several years, GameStop (NYSE: GME) has been a star. With rising sales and revenue (even in the face of a withering economy), the company seemed to be impervious. It was, in many ways, the do-no-wrong retailer. Times have...

GSV Capital Corp (NASDAQ: GSVC) shares are soaring today, gaining more than 11% on news it has made investments in Twitter, Groupon, and Zynga. At last check, shares were up $1.47 to $15.55, a gain of 10.44% on 50,000 shares.