FarmVille is a social game developed by
Zynga, and available on social networks and iPhones. Launched in June 2009, it became one of the most popular applications on
Facebook, garnering 10 million users in less than a month. In
FarmVille, players grow crops, raise animals, put up buildings, and visit other players' environments, while earning coins to "unlock" items that help them advance. Coins and cash can also be purchased through
PayPal,
credit cards, and mobile phones. Recently plugged by
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