Casino Game Makers Target Zynga, Social Gaming Web companies like Zynga ushered in a new era of "social" games on PCs and mobile devices that people can play online with their Facebook friends, forcing traditional console-game makers like Electronic Arts to join the fray to avoid being left behind. Now, as Zynga ponders a way to enter the Internet gambling world, the makers of real-world casino games are poised to enter Zynga's turf, newly emboldened by a Justice Department opinion that indicated that many forms of online gambling could become legal. The pros and cons of social media classrooms The debate surrounding social media as a learning tool is unlikely to abate any time soon. Is it just a distraction, or do the interactive educational tools available outweigh any disadvantages? Social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter, are becoming steadily more integrated within a variety of apps targeted at learning.