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Online-game firm hooks up with rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot

June 23, 2011

According to research firm Parks Associates, more than 300 million people are playing games on Facebook each month. And with 20 percent of players paying cash for in-game benefits, that pushed revenues for social-gaming companies over $1 billion in 2010, the firm reported.

From the article, "Online-fame firm hooks up with rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot" by Christine Harvey

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