Social Web browser Flock acquired by casual gaming giant Zynga

One of the biggest names in social gaming has decided to make a move into the application space. Zynga -- who brought the immensely popular Farmville to Facebook -- has purchased Flock, one of the first Web browsers to offer an integrated social networking experience.

Zynga's massive userbase could certainly give Flock a boost -- especially since it's a foregone conclusion that Zynga users are pretty keen on sites like Facebook. Right now, Zynga's network includes around 250 million users. Flock, by contrast, has about 10 million -- though it's still one of the top ten desktop Facebook apps.

Whether this means you'll see Flock-specific Zynga games remains to be seen, but as a pair of cross-promotional tools, Zynga and Flock are a match made in heaven. Head over to the Flock blog to check out CEO Shawn Hardin's thoughts on the acquisition.

Social Web browser Flock acquired by casual gaming giant Zynga originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 05 Jan 2011 22:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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