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Brands Follow Tweens to Digital Games Advergames and before-game spots pick up speed.

Tie your ad to a Selena Gomez virtual makeover game and position your brand nearer a tween girl’s heart. That’s a gender-specific version of a theory being tested by Lego,…

June 25, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT

Facebook Credits: Marketers Say Good Riddance Removes consumer perception problems, say experts

There will be no funeral for Facebook Credits among the companies that ran Credits-based campaigns for advertisers. Even Plink, a loyalty rewards company that initially built its entire business around…

June 20, 2012, 3:29 PM EDT

EA's E3 Message: We're Social, Mobile and Always Evolving Gaming publisher pushes into social gaming, tablets, the cloud

Video games are each a social network onto themselves. They're never quite finished. And video games are no longer bound by the console hooked up to giant TV screens. Those were…

June 4, 2012, 8:07 PM EDT

Draw Something, Like, Say, the Zebra From 'Madagascar 3' Zynga's popular acquisition scores a big partnership with DreamWorks

Zynga's recently acquired game, Draw Something, which has come under some scrutiny lately for losing 5 million users last April, is focusing on the future and partnering with DreamWorks on…

May 24, 2012, 2:32 PM EDT

Zynga, American Express Farm Game Cash—With Real Dollars Rewards program to eventually include offline discounts

A new plant has cropped up in FarmVille. Starting Tuesday, players of Zynga’s FarmVille game can sign up for an account with American Express’s PayPal-rival Serve (or connect with their…

May 22, 2012, 8:00 AM EDT

Top 10 Predictions for the Looming Facebook IPO Speculation builds as tech world gears up for public debut

The Facebook IPO. Few would argue against the social media giant’s initial public offering being one of the most anticipated and watched debuts of recent history. I’d wager a tidy…

May 8, 2012, 1:09 PM EDT

Facebook Reports Q1 Figures, Buys AOL Patents Company closer to reaching 1 billion users

Facebook’s first-quarter revenue jumped 45 percent year over year to $1.06 billion, but the company’s net income fell 12 percent to $205 million, according to an updated regulatory filing made…

April 23, 2012, 4:50 PM EDT

And the Brands Played On Marketers strike gold with mobile gaming apps delivering TV-spot engagement levels

Watch out, Zynga and Electronic Arts. When it comes to casual mobile gaming, top brands like Mentos, Pepsi and Red Bull have your players in their sights. Branded mobile apps are…

April 17, 2012, 6:06 AM EDT

Players Lend a Helping Hand—or, Thumb Social games like FarmVille boost charitable causes—and burnish the reputations of blemished brands

When Japan was hit last year with one of the biggest earthquakes ever measured, Laura Hartman received a text from her brother. Hartman’s brother just happens to be Mark Pincus,…

April 10, 2012, 6:08 AM EDT

Zynga Nabs Omgpop $200 million deal to acquire company behind runaway mobile game Draw Something

Zynga has acquired game publishers Omgpop for $200 million. Until recently, Omgpop was best known as a casual gaming destination known for games such as Balloon Splash. That's until recently, when…

March 21, 2012, 4:20 PM EDT

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