“We are finding a great melting pot of talent in India”Zynga, a social game making company, now almost synonymous with Farmville, had a roller coaster ride before it went public on December 16, 2011 with a valuation at $7 billion. At one point before the IPO, it was speculated to be valued at a whopping $ 20 billion, which was way more than even Electronic Arts, a traditional gaming company.
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The share prices have now stabilized at close $12 per share after opening at $10. Their games such as Hidden Chronicles and Scramble with Friends have become popular.Head Farmer (Country Head) of Zynga in India, Shan Kadavil, over the past two years, has managed to scale up Zynga’s India operations. By developing and retaining a great workforce, Shan has maintained the startup spirit, which has served Zynga well. YourStory engages him to get the roadmap for Zynga and pointers for new startups.What is the plan for growth in terms of users/gamers in India for 2012?With 240 million monthly active players globally, Zynga’s mission is to connect the world through games. We want to grow the market for everyone and that includes India. Our most popular games such as FarmVille, CityVille, CastleVille, Hidden Chronicles and Scramble With Friends are also popular in India and we look forward to connecting more people in this market throughout 2012 and beyond.How big is the team at Bangalore office?
An Open Community Project. Spacewalk is an open community project. Anyone can contribute to the project, including lending a hand with ideas, feedback, contributing a patch, helping draft documentation, sharing your systems management use cases, or even testing. Mar 01, 2012 The move could also threaten some of Facebook's revenue stream. The social network said in its S-1 filing that Zynga accounted for about 12% of its $3.7 billion in revenue last year.
What are the hiring plans for 2012 and for which roles are you majorly hiring?India is one of the world's top talent destinations for technology and creativity, and we want to continue leveraging that. How do you see India fitting in Zynga's global strategy?Our mission is to connect the world through games and India is an important market for us – we are firm believers of being everywhere. Zynga India is working on global projects including technology for the global business and our office here is the only cross-functional office outside of the US.
India will continue to be an important part of Zynga’s global business.What are your views on the gaming ecosystem in India? We did recently come across a bunch of startups trying to build interesting games. According to Appdata.com, Zynga has the top 5 games on Facebook including CityVille, Zynga Poker, Hidden Chronicles, CastleVille and FarmVille. This data is the same globally as well as for India.Are you trying to build any games for India with local focus?Our games are created for a global audience to inspire more play and to connect people with friends and family every day. We love to hear stories about a grandmother playing FarmVille with her grandson who lives in another city or two friends living in different countries connecting through Words With Friends.
Castle Dale is a city in northwestern Emery County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,630 at the 2010 census.[5] It is the county seat of Emery County.[6]
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The first settlement at Castle Dale was made in 1879.[7]
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Castle Dale lies on the north side of Cottonwood Creek, a tributary of the San Rafael River, in Castle Valley.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.6 km2), all of it land.[5]
Utah State Route 10 passes through the center of town, leading northeast 31 miles (50 km) to Price and southwest 37 miles (60 km) to Interstate 70.
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As of the census[3] of 2000 there were 1,657 people, 508 households, and 420 families residing in the city. The population density was 887.5 people per square mile (342.1/km²). There were 618 housing units at an average density of 331.0 per square mile (127.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.47% White, 0.06% African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.91% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.
There were 508 households out of which 49.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.3% were non-families. 15.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.22 and the average family size was 3.60.
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In the city, the population was spread out with 37.2% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,185, and the median income for a family was $48,603. Males had a median income of $40,515 versus $20,294 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,175. About 6.7% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
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