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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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Zynga, creator of Facebook games Farmville, Mafia Wars, and about a dozen different types of online slot machine games, paid $210M in 2012 for OMGPOP, creators of DrawSomething!, When mobile phone company Danger Inc was created in the heady days of 2000 with execs from Apple, Phillips, and WebTV, it looked like a leadership dream team.

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Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

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When BeverageCo sought to take advantage of digital, they had many isolated initiatives (such as online advertising and a corporate Facebook page) underway, but lacked traction in any of them. High tax rates on corporate gains meant that the best way to spend profits was to make acquisitions.