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($$) The Pendulum Swings Back in Facebook’s Favor–Video Game Developers Return
Summary: Facebook has made significant strides over the 10 months and is again now swinging back into broader favorability as a strategic platform for video game developers. We have observed…
Missives from the Digital Front…Zynga and FB: Missing the Forest from the Trees
NOVEMBER 30, 2012 — The deal between Facebook and Zynga was ameneded!!! This is a classic case of missing the forest from the trees. While the 8-k was filed yesterday,…
($$) Zynga’s Three Big Growing Pains
Summary: Zynga’s issues have been detailed — to a point. This report digs deeper into three of the big growing pains Zynga is facing at both secular and specific issues….
Missives from the Digital Front…Amazon is hiring for games!
AUGUST 7, 2012 — Occasionally, things happen as you might expect. And, with the news yesterday of Amazon ‘fessing up to having a game development studio and are hiring (games.amazon.com),…
What is Zynga’s real problem? Not Facebook.
Zynga’s real problem isn’t being tied to Facebook — it’s people not understanding Zynga’s business model. Perceived Problem: Being heavily tied to the secular trend of Social Gaming, and being…
Want to work in video games? Work at Amazon.
One company that is hiring aggressively in video games in the United States? Sony? No. Microsoft? No. Nintendo? No. Amazon? Yes. Really. Amazon. So what is the strategy? Ponder why…
Why is Zynga’s business model interesting?
Zynga recently filed to bring the company public, and has spawned five noteworthy topics about its business model, and implications to language, measurement, and demographics in the gaming world. These…
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