OMGPop
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Type of site | Social network service, online games, chatrooms |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Zynga |
| Created by | Charles Forman Dan Porter |
| URL | http://www.omgpop.com/?r=2ehlr |
| Commercial | $10 for 3 months of STAR membership (And Omgpop Cash), $20 for 6 months, and $50 for 1 year; which is an upgraded account with added features. |
| Registration | Optional |
Omgpop (formerly i'minlikewithyou or iilwy), stylized as OMGPOP, is a casual online multiplayer gaming website built entirely in Flash. Omgpop states on its homepage that it is "a place to hang out, play free online multiplayer games, and make friends." The link to the website is http://www.omgpop.com/?r=gr5bb
Omgpop is based in SoHo, in New York City. The website was listed on TIME Magazine's 50 Best Websites of 2009.[1]
The company received seed funding from Y Combinator during its early days as a startup.[2] On March 21, 2012, Zynga announced that it will acquire Omgpop,[3] for $180 million.[4]
Features
Group chat, internal currency and an online shop. There is also a forum and occasional free gift offers.
Games
Omgpop's game selection includes standard board, card, and sports games, clones of more well known video games, and special versions of licensed games such as Atari's Missile Command.[5]
Some games allow a function in which players can bet coins and the winner of the match receives 90% of the coins. If a player does not have enough coins for the match, they are kicked out automatically.
Non-members, also known as 'LameGuests', can only play each game 20 times.
Omgpop's most popular game to date is their Pictionary-like game titled, "Draw Something." The game has done so well, that on March 16th, 2012 it was reported that it was the most played game on Facebook, registering 10.8 million daily active users, compared to Zynga's Words With Friends, garnering 8.6 million daily active users respectively. [6]
On April 4th, 2012 Omgpop reported that their hit game "Draw Something" had surpassed over 50 million downloads. They also stated that since the game's launch, over 6 billion drawings have been shared between friends. [7]
External links
References
- ^ "50 Best Websites 2009". Time. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ OMGPOP’s Sale to Zynga Is One Of Y Combinator’s Biggest Exits To Date
- ^ "Done Deal: Zynga Gets "Draw Something" Phenom By Acquiring OMGPOP". http://techcrunch.com. 2012-03-21. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/technology/draw-something-changes-the-game-quickly-for-omgpop.html
- ^ "Atari Now Offering Free Classic Arcade Games Online". Arcade-Junkies.com. 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
- ^ Cutler, Kai-Mai. March 16th 2012. "Zynga No Longer Has The Biggest Game On Facebook By Daily Users. OMGPOP Does." http://techcrunch.com/2012/03/16/zynga-omgpop/
- ^ April 4th, 2012. Biggs, John. "OMGPOP’s Draw Something Surpasses 50 Million Downloads" http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/omgpops-draw-something-surpasses-50-million-downloads/