Rupture (social networking)

Video game-themed social website

Rupture

Type of site

| Social network service

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Available in| English
Founder(s)| Shawn Fanning
Jon Baudanza
Industry| Video games
URL| http://rupture.com/index.html
Commercial| Yes
Registration| Required

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.

## External links

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* Official website

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