Let's talk about an IPO for something other than a farm game you play or a war between pigs and birds on your iPad.
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Every day Zynga, the company that produces the online farm-tending game, runs extensive statistical analysis of reams of data.
Martin's classmate, raided Ungless' family's game farm to adorn dresses with feathers.
Players who visit an in-game farm called GagaVille will be able to hear an exclusive new track, limited to one a day, after completing a series of tasks.
Mr Wilkinson had worked for Mrs Garnett at her game farm in Woodlesford for about 10 years and moved into her attic room as her lodger after an argument with his mother.
The current discussion with 4 teams is to use 2 of the 4 marquee bowls (Rose, Orange, Sugar, Fiesta) as national semi-finals, and then farm the championship game out to the highest bidder.
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While FarmVille still easily has more players than any other Facebook game, the farm has seen better days.
The company is releasing GagaVille, a farm within its popular FarmVille game.
But Zynga's game analysts found players were interacting with the animals far more than designers had expected, moving them around the farm and using in-game currency to buy them.
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As part of the Zynga Serve Rewards phased program, FarmVille players now have the ability to plant an interactive Serve Money Tree in their Farms which will give them the ability to level up in game and earn Zynga Farm Cash for virtual awards redemption.
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JirboMatch, which jazzes up the familiar game of "Memory" with images of cartoon farm animals, is the most popular of more than 730 iPhone applications listed on Apple's Web site.
No farm-building, no real need to utilize in-game purchases.
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Meanwhile, the prime minister is keeping his head down: to be caught in the crossfire between the free-trade Americans and his doughty farm-workers, and between the European Commission and France's game-shooters, is to risk being wounded by political pellets.
The surge comes after a partnership with social game FarmVille, likely an effort to align the brand with fresh farm produce.
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Starting in its days as an independent company, many have criticized it as a "content farm, " a website that cranks out low-quality content designed to game search engines like Google to get page views and sell advertising.
Swathes of what should be one of the best tourist roads in the country, leading to the Masai Mara reserve, one of Africa's finest game-viewing sites, are barely better than a rock-strewn, muddily rutted farm track that was once smooth tarmac.
The owner of the farm today, Mary Dudgeon, agreed to the trophy being displayed at Saturday's recreation of a traditional shinty game at Loth Beach.
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