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Wooga’s 2013 games – how well are they doing?

Nina Fowler June 4, 2013 0

Back in February, social games maker Wooga unveiled big plans for 2013 – all-new games, a first move to the Amazon Kindle, and profitability. Three months in, how well is the company doing? The big

Have a killer app idea? Build it at PayPal’s 24-hour Berlin Battle Hack for a shot at $100K

Charmaine Li May 30, 2013 2

PayPal’s 10-city hackathon series Battle Hack is making a pit stop in Berlin on 8-9 June for a full 24-hours of food, beer and app-building. One lucky team will win a trip to Silicon

Zuckerberg’s Choice… which Berlin startup should Facebook buy?

Linsey Fryatt May 22, 2013 6

So Mark Zuckerberg, boss of some social networking site or other and all-round really rich guy has been traipsing round Berlin in the last few days. The excitement here was more than if Jesus,

Image gallery – Angela Merkel’s Berlin startup tour

Elaine Jung March 8, 2013 2

As part of a greater, political shift in addressing Europe’s startup industry, the German Chancellor went on a whirlwind tour through the offices of social network for scientists ResearchGate, and social-gaming business Wooga yesterday. “The

Video: Wooga – inside the social games wonderland of Jens Begemann

Nina Fowler February 22, 2013 24

Between the cut-outs of monsters and knights at Wooga’s office in Berlin, under the banners and giant fake leaves, about 280 people from 40 different countries are working to craft the next big social

Berlin social games maker Wooga reveals new games, first Kindle release – and profitability

Nina Fowler February 21, 2013 3

Berlin social games maker Wooga is kicking off the year with a major announcement – all-new games, a first move to the Amazon Kindle, and profitability. Wooga is now up to 50 million active

Wooga founder Jens Begemann: Touch is a bigger revolution for games than the mouse

Dean Takahashi February 13, 2013 1

The touch screen is going to create a bigger revolution in games than the computer mouse did — so says Jens Begemann, the chief executive of Berlin-based casual game maker Wooga. That’s saying a lot since

Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit tours startups, visits Wooga and Startupbootcamp

Charmaine Li January 24, 2013 3

Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit has gone on a whirlwind tour of the growing startup scene by visiting four young companies in the German capital. The startup tour, which lasted approximately four hours, began at Startupbootcamp,

EyeEm, Wooga, Scolibri win for host city Berlin at The Europas

Nina Fowler January 23, 2013 1

German companies EyeEm, Wooga, Scolibri and myTaxi took away top prizes at last night’s tech awards The Europas in Berlin. The event, put together by TechCrunch’s Mike Butcher and now scaling up with the help of

The “Feelgood Manager”: is ensuring workplace happiness a full-time job?

Elaine Jung January 11, 2013 15

We often hear that a happy worker is a hard worker. But for a growing number of companies worldwide, it’s a truism that’s revolutionising workplace culture. Enter the Feelgood Manager or Feelgood Department; a