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I personally think it's crazy, but my colleague Brett Rivers just rocked his first 100 mile. The race was last weekend--the Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile--and he came in 3rd place. Without a doubt, a huge feat, considering he only completed his first ever marathon 11 months ago. I mean, can you imagine, running 100 miles?! He started at 5am and finished at 1:50am the next day. Amazing.

Congrats to Brett, who again, had only completed his first marathon less than a year ago, and to come in 3rd place at this major event is nothing short of amazing. If you want all the juicy details of some of the on and off elements of his delirium and paranoia (due to running in the pitch black Tahoe wilderness), read this: http://www.trailruntimes.com/?p=592

Here's a pic of the man himself. Congrats Rivers--we're proud of you and will look forward to following your trail.

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A few Zynga employees showing off our new FarmVille hats and felt poker table top. Just a bit of randomness for you.

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Get Farming!

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As you've probably read in previous posts, Zynga is helping the SF/SPCA raise money. Through our YoVille game, you can purchase a special $5 bulldog or $5 tabby cat, in our YoVille shelter and part of the proceeds go to the SF/SPCA. In May, we handed them a check for $40,000 which still amazes me because it was raised in just over 6 weeks.

The bulldogs and tabby cats are still available and still selling like hot cakes!

The SF/SPCA hosted their first "Catnip" Cocktail hour and invited Zynga. Here's Mark Pincus and Virginia MacArthur with SF/SPCA President Jan McHugh Smith - and yes, that is a puppy American bulldog, representing our very own Zynga logo. Don't mistake it for Pincus' new pup Lolah--though I know he wanted to take her home too!

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We have launched a new Twitter feed for Mafia Wars. Check it out here: http://www.twitter.com/mafiawars . Follow us for the latest updates on Mafia Wars features and community. We will be periodically Tweeting about special community events and prizes, so keep a sharp eye out!

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We are letting you, our Zynga fans and players to interview Mark Pincus. If you could ask the CEO and founder of Zynga any question, what would it be? During this very exclusive event, we are looking for all types of question. He will be answering both serious and silly questions.

Asking the question has never been simpler! Simply send an email to coolevents@zynga.com. Please make sure to send your question(s) in by 11 a.m. PST on Tuesday, June 30th. Your question might be one of the ones he answers!

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Though I must say, that virtually every day at Zynga, is Take Your Dog to Work Day. As you might have read in previous posts, Zynga loves dogs (the company was named after Mark's dog, Zinga, who passed away in January), and we always have many of our best friends visiting on any given day.

We've been helping the SF/SPCA raise money through our YoVille game - buy a $5 bulldog or tabby cat in the game and proceeds go to the SPCA. In just about 6 weeks, our YoVille game raised $40,000 for them!

The SPCA just put out their newsletter and Zynga is featured as one of their dog-friendly workplaces. Check it out here. Tomorrow should be interesting - I'm personally planning on bringing in the pugs. Oh my....

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Last week, we were thrilled to host Mike Sugerman, CBS's feature reporter, at our offices. He's been looking for more "silver-lining" economy stories and said it's been tough and challenging. After stumbling across Zynga, he was simply amazed at how fast we're growing and the amount of success we've experienced in such a short amount of time (two years). Honestly, it's surpassed our expectations, but we're definitely happy and excited about this next phase of social networking.

Anyway, it was so much fun hosting Mike and Frank (the guy behind the camera). Come back anytime guys!

Check out the clip here. Oh, and yes, we're hiring. Know anyone? Send your resume to jobs@zynga.com.

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So Businessweek and YouNoodle came up with a list of 50 tech startups that you should watch out for--we're on it and excited to be so! Other cool companies poised for success and growth are Cloudera, Ning and Xobni. You can read the full Special Report here. The best thing, however, Zynga got the highest rating on YouNoodle's measurement scale (97!). Sweet. Check it out here.

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