Zynga

Zynga

Zynga’s Wake: Does The Venture Model Make Sense For Gaming Anymore?
Kim-Mai Cutler, techcrunch.com

Just about eight weeks ago or so, I was on a call with Zynga’s COO David Ko fol­low­ing the com­pa­ny’s first quar­ter earn­ings report. Zynga was try­ing to man­age expec­ta­tions for the com­ing two quar­ters by say­ing it had paused its game sl…

Who’s Telling The Truth About PRISM? Computer Security Expert Gene Spafford Weighs In

http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/07/whos-telling-the-truth-about-nsa-prism-computer-security-expert-gene-spafford-weighs-in-tctv/

Who’s Telling The Truth About PRISM? Computer Security Expert Gene Spafford Weighs In [TCTV]
Colleen Taylor, techcrunch.com

Between the reports this week about that the U.S. Nation­al Secu­ri­ty Agency has been min­ing per­son­al user data from some of the world’s biggest Inter­net play­ers through a project called ‘PRISM’, to the gov­ern­ment’s defense of wide scale d…

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alyssakorea:

Tumbling over the past year and a half has made me see the problems of gender roles that exist in media, but sometimes it gets to the point where I over analyze every single piece of television or film that I come across. (However this in no way means that I think feminist media criticism is wrong, or should be avoided!) Mostly I just over think everything.

Why You Should Blog to Get Your Next Job

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Why You Should Blog to Get Your Next Job
Jennifer Parris, mashable.com

Think of the word “blog” and what comes to mind? Mommy bloggers? People posting funny cat videos? Well, no more. Today’s savvy job seekers are putting their skills to the test and blogging their way to success and job opportunities. Here’s why a b…

Startup Effect

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There Are So Many Reasons Why New Grads Should Join Startups
Lynne Guey and Aimee Groth, businessinsider.com

Ven­ture For Amer­i­ca host­ed a huge party Thurs­day night at the IAC head­quar­ters in New York City. It was filled with tech entre­pre­neurs, includ­ing Warby Park­er’s Dave Gilboa and Rent The Run­way’s Jen Hyman, among other fash­ion­able…