Zynga's unusual twist to gaming has caught the imagination of players around the world and spurred them to play Zynga games. Zynga now has a quarter million users.

Zynga is a worldwide gaming site. Their games offer a different "take." Unlike standard games that move from beginning to finish, Zynga's games require an "energy" characteristic to play. Engaging in "Mission" is a core feature of many games which consumes a certain amount of energy. After expending energy, it slowly replenishes the character's maximum limit. This can take minutes or several hours. In the meantime, players can obtain game credits that allow them to replenish their character's energy or receive premium currency that could be exchanged for other various virtual goods. (Wikipedia)

Instigated by an agreement negotiated between the European Commission (EC) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), a new browser selection utility has just become available. Although the browser choice software is intended mainly to be distributed through the Windows update system familiar to Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) users, it is also available online for anyone to access.

It is reported that Microsoft IE currently holds approximately 62% of browser market share. That is a powerful position for the company to be in when considering that web browsers are absolutely essential pieces of software. That is, in part, why the EC put pressure on Microsoft to open up the playing field to lesser known browser utilities. With their demands, European regulators essentially cut Microsoft's exclusive IE umbilical cord in July of 2009.