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‘Farmville’ Maker Zynga Could Go Public at Value of $20 Billion
- Posted on June 29, 2011 at 6:47pm by
Scott Baker
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The online social-gaming company Zynga, the makers of the wildly popular Facebook app FarmVille is expected to file paperwork tomorrow to go public … and start selling shares. Financial analysts say Zynga could raise as much as two million dollars with its initial public offering. That mean’s the company’s value could be as much as 10 times that amount.
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Posted on July 5, 2011 at 11:42amFirst could anyone explain how they calculate the worth of a virtual game and second I hope it‘s worth alot so I can sue for turning people’s brain to jelly. I play the game myself but my crop‘s kept dying but now with all there new app’s I have all my new friend‘s I don’t know that take’s care of it. Last time I looked I had close to 1.5 million dollar’s. But to tell you the truth I wish I had come up with the idea I really could use a few billion then I could sell my farm!
Report Post »Todd Decker
Posted on July 5, 2011 at 3:59amI played Zynga’s “Mafia Wars” game for a while as well as “Pirates” when they supported it and “Space Wars.“ I did pay Zynga some money for both ”Pirates“ and ”Mafia Wars” because I have a policy of supporting things I like. I grew tired of “Pirates” as it was clear Zynga only cared about “Mafia Wars” as well as their new games like Farmville and the plethora of clones spunoff from it. However, “Mafia Wars” began really angering me with the amount of spamming one was required to do in order to move forward in the game. Eventually, I not only stopped playing the game but blocked it as well.
For “Farmville,” I never really got into it nor its similar games. Just wasn’t my cup of tea.
Now, I just play War Metal (http://apps.facebook.com/war_machine/) on Facebook because it is simple, quick to play (most of the time), and involves strategy when it comes to laying out ones forces for battle against other players or against Epic boss fights.
Report Post »Sicialian Eyeball
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 8:09amTry and live off your farm. Do something constructive with your time.
Report Post »BuckleUpAmerica
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 6:42amMillions for an imaginary farm?!…..I guess the economy is getting better….Yeah, we’ll be fine……
Report Post »EyeofthePatriot
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 10:53pmExactly… two years ago I was always trying to figure out when I could afford to by my next HDTV, or my next big gadget…
Now… I’m getting ready for kid # 2 and trying to figure out how best to spend every single extra dollar on storing food, buying guns/ammo, and supplies to help support my family should something bad go down that I really believe is coming.
My how things have changed… spending money on a FB game… akin to putting my head in the sand and asking for some rain.
Report Post »Sy Kosys
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 2:20pmFARMVILLE?!?!
F that noise….MAFIA WARS BABY!!!!!
lmao
Report Post »J Baustian
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 6:34pmStock market bubble, anyone?
Remind me not to buy any shares. I predict the share prices will peak on the day of the IPO and fall steadily after that.
Report Post »imsolrpwrd
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 12:50amI would buy them the minute they come out and as soon as they rise…SELL, SELL, SELL!!!!!
Report Post »saranda
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 3:46pmNo the real number is $20 Biliion. They earn revenues of $1.8 billion. This company is creating alot of mushy brains.
Report Post »ijava44
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 5:18amIsn’t 10 times 2 million – 20 million? I don’t know I attended public school but the the headline of 20 billion sounds a little off.
Report Post »bassist237
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 9:25amI was just thinking the same thing…. 20 billion ? Holy bageezus! But yeah, 10 times 2 million is really only 20 million which is nothing to by ashamed of by any means, but there is a slight difference between the letters m, and b…….. :D.
Report Post »betterthantv
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 11:33amHaha. I think YOU are correct!
Report Post »SAV
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 1:17pmshe said 2 Billion at 20 times is 20 billion
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 2:46amGOOD FOR HER, THAT IS TRUE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
I am not a fan of the game, I think it is a little immature and boring, but there are so many people using it. She saw a nitch and grew because she targeted on it.
Our President jokes about jobs that weren’t created: http://tiny.cc/z2hhb
In order to create jobs in this economy, as a President, you had to have had a job: http://tiny.cc/5jjc8 . All of these GOP candidates have had jobs and businesses of their own with experiences that will help them bring back this economy.
OUR PRESIDENT IS NO ENTREPRENEUR AND WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE A SINGLE JOB.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 9:15amIt amazes me how many people pay them to play these free games, they set them up where to be near the top, you have to pay $, it’s amazing how many people are willing to pay money to see their name at the top of a leader board in a game.
Report Post »beckisnuts
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 10:19am20 million maybe, not billion. Will GBTV be as full of flaws and misinformation as The Blaze??
WOW!
Report Post »bornagain09
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:09pmIt would be nice if everyone was perfect and never made a mistake. Please, show us all how to do that. Can you do that?
Report Post »bornagain09
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 12:14pmSorry, my previous post was in reply to BECKISNUTS on the comment about GBTV and THE BLAZE.
Report Post »EyeofthePatriot
Posted on July 4, 2011 at 10:45pmMaybe a little research into the real numbers would be good for someone such as yourself?
The snippet here at TheBlaze was blockquoted from the FoxNews article. Maybe you should be barking a puff up Shep’s ace: http://www.businessinsider.com/zynga-ipo-filing-2011-6
“Zynga could be filing with the SEC to go public tomorrow, CNBC’s Kate Kelly just reported.
(Update: We’ve since gotten another tip that a “major investor” in the company has confirmed that the S-1 is coming as soon as tomorrow.)
Kelly says the company is looking to raise $1.5 billion to $2 billion, and get a $15-$20 billion valuation.”
But no. Why would you want to do your own research that took me all of 60 seconds? Because it is far easier for someone such as yourself to utter nonsense and flames than it is to think for yourself.
Hrm, maybe that’s the key right there.
Report Post »STAR SPANGLED SPAMMER
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 1:07pmFrom what I have heard..Famville has killed day time soap operas, so Its good for something no? loool!
(“trust nobody”)….Power to the People!!!!
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 1:50pmMaybe instead of imaginary farms people look into investing in REAL FARMS. Onlty a true idiot would invest in this beany baby farmville crap.
Report Post »Browncoat359
Posted on July 3, 2011 at 5:34pmOnly an idiot that wants to invest in a company that only grows and expands and creates new social gamers daily. This is the same logic used by those who thought that elctricity was just a fad.
Report Post »There’s money to be had by this.
Juddy
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 4:13pmOUR PRESIDENT IS NO ENTREPRENEUR AND WILL NEVER KNOW WHAT IT TAKES TO CREATE A SINGLE JOB
That is because HE DOESN’T CARE!!! He WANTS to belittle and destroy America. He thinks he is the new Saul Alinsky. Helloooooooo?
Report Post »TruthisHealthy
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:20pmExcellent posting. Obama the Anti-American treasonous fraud should be cuffed and removed from office. Thank ‘Our’ God not his…….he’ll be out soon. God Bless America and Our Beloved Troops in All Branches of the Military.
Report Post »imsolrpwrd
Posted on July 2, 2011 at 12:48amAND he’s trying to destroy America from the inside out. No jobs, no money, raise prices of everything but our pay checks. Take from the Social Security people have paid into all their lives. He doesn’t know how to be an entrepreneur because he never helped anyone. He’s too busy using his position as his family credit card. Trips to Africa to help the poor???? HA she took half her family and went on a safari. That’s saving money???
Report Post »saranda
Posted on June 30, 2011 at 7:44pm@SMITHCLAR3NC3 – and on those real farms people could apply for farm subsidies and then lie about receiving benefit from them. That would be so realistic.
Report Post »HankScram
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 4:16pmwell, Obama did write a book. Glen writes books. Glen considers that to be a business / entrepenuer. Just sayin.
Report Post »TruthisHealthy
Posted on July 1, 2011 at 10:21pmbarry the treasonous fraud DID NOT write a book. Ayers, his communist pal did.
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