NEW YORK — Zynga, the online game maker behind “FarmVille” and other popular Facebook pastimes, is going public. Based on papers filed on Friday, Zynga Inc. hopes to raise up to $1 billion in an initial public offering. This amount ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Internet radio station Pandora Media’s IPO struck the right chord with investors Wednesday despite the static in the overall stock market. Pandora’s stock surged by as much 63 percent in their market debut before pulling back later ...

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OCEAN CITY — More and more intellectual property issues might involve the virtual world, but how legal disputes in that realm get resolved remains grounded in the real world. “Courts go back to the basics every time,” said Kristin P. ...

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