Google Invests 200 Millions In Farmville

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Google quietly invest between $ 100 million $ 200 million in farm developer Zynga as part of its preparations for a new Google platform games for later in the year beginning, according to online reports.
Google itself - not its investment arm, Google Ventures - the investment closed part of its deal with the social games developer a month ago, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company has a broader strategic partnership with Zynga and plan, still in the process.
Part of the partnership will result Zynga games serve as the cornerstone for the search giant's "Google Games platform, which is rumored to begin later this year. As the developer of Facebook's most popular programs, Zynga's titles can help the service more attractive for social gamers hesitant to venture far from their favorite social network.
Google has in public any information brought to light about Google Olympics, but it has at least one job offer that strives to someone in charge will be to employ "the development of Google's product strategy, marketing games and partnerships to build and manage the company with a cross-functional team. "

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