On December 16, 2011, Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) the world's largest developer of online social games including CityVille, FarmVille, Words With Friends, CastleVille, and Zynga Poker, rang The NASDAQ Opening Bell in honor of the company's initial public offering on The NASDAQ Stock Market. Zynga CEO and founder Mark Pincus along with the company management team, board member Bing Gordon, and Mark's wife Alison Pincus, were present at the ceremony which was held remotely from Zynga’s headquarters in San Francisco, California.

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NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions, Inc. recently announced the addition of Target Stock Tax Basis services bringing valuable added perspective to the mosaic of market analytics. This new service can help minimize tax exposure in basis transfer transactions, by determining the tax basis of acquired Target Company stock, pursuant to the applicable IRS guidelines. NASDAQ is uniquely equipped to conduct the necessary shareholder communications, synthesize the Street and Record holder data, and validate basis information, with its team of experience shareholder analysts. A veteran in the tax basis determination arena has joined NASDAQ to provide this complex computation using unique shareholder analysis.

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