Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Zynga () is a social network game development company located in San Francisco, California. The company develops browser-based games that work both stand-alone on mobile phones and as application widgets on social networking websites such as Facebook, Orkut, Google+ and Myspace.
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Beware, if you're among the hordes who wonder where the time went after becoming absorbed in online games such as "FarmVille" and "CityVille.
" Zynga, the hot Internet startup that created those ever-engrossing pastimes, is introducing another reason to goof off.The lure this time is "RewardVille," a show of appreciation aimed at getting players even more absorbed in their online farms, cities, crime rings and poker games. The program unveiled a week ago doles out game points and credits that can be used to buy more virtual goodies on Zynga's existing games.It's the latest attempt to deepen people's attachment to Zynga's strangely addictive world at a time attention spans are becoming more fickle. Several entertainment options now bombard people on an array of digital devices.Zynga's success in capturing people's free time so far has been remarkable — and profitable, according to the privately held company's executives.Its games are simple, but getting ahead requires time and dedication...Many of the most popular applications, or "apps," on the social-networking site Facebook Inc. have been transmitting identifying information—in effect, providing acc...
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