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Rupture (social networking)

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Rupture
Type of site
Social network service
Available inEnglish
Founder(s)Shawn Fanning and Jon Baudanza
IndustryVideo games
URLhttp://rupture.com/index.html
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired

Rupture was a social networking site for gamers. Users were able to create profiles and interact with one another with the standard array of social networking tools.

History

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Rupture was founded by Shawn Fanning and Jon Baudanza in June 2006. He did so because he wished to foster communication between players, find out what they're playing, and provide a showcase where they could display their accomplishments.[1][2]

In June 2008 Electronic Arts, Inc. purchased ThreeSF, Inc., parent company of Rupture for $15 million.[3][4]

The website is no longer accessible and redirects to EA.com.[as of?]

References

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  1. ^ Snider, Mike (2009-06-24). "Napster creator tears down walls for social gaming". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-07-27. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Fanning to launch Rupture, a social network for games". VentureBeat. 2006-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
  3. ^ "EA acquires ThreeSF". Archived from the original on 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  4. ^ "EA buys WoW social networking site Rupture". Engadget. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-08-07.
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