social gaming

Zynga, the social gaming company recently filed to go public and raise a whopping $1 billion in its initial public offering.

The folks from Namesake have put together a graphic that tells the story of Zynga, the people behind the company and how it got here.

In the hallowed halls of video game greatness, there are works that stay with us — your Halos, your Legends of Zelda, your Barbie Horse Adventures (what?).

And then there are those games that, despite best efforts, don’t quite hit the marketplace with the same gravity.

Let’s face it: Times are still tough. There’s not a whole lot out there for a 50+ retired Jedi looking to get back into the workforce.

But with a little ingenuity, it is possible to apply that old skill set to a 21st century career.

Ask any social media maven if he’s into FarmVille and he’ll likely slap you in the Facebook at the mere mention of virtual agriculture.

Yet Zynga, purveyors of such feed-clogging digital crack, just boasted of its more than 45 million daily active users. Somebody around here is playing FarmVille.

Yes, I’m looking at you, Earl.

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