Comments on: Shawn Fanning Finally Gets A Real Payday: Electronic Arts Buys Rupture For $30 Million http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:04:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: UGame’s Community Gamer Site Opens Up Public Beta http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2404088 UGame’s Community Gamer Site Opens Up Public Beta Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:33:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2404088 [...] major players (pun intended) in this space include Shawn Fanning’s Rupture (acquired by EA Games in May), Raptr (social network with a client-side app for online games), Curse (includes portals [...] [...] major players (pun intended) in this space include Shawn Fanning’s Rupture (acquired by EA Games in May), Raptr (social network with a client-side app for online games), Curse (includes portals [...]

]]> By: Anna http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2352607 Anna Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:58:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2352607 Because of this huge payoff prepare for more gaming social network sites to pop up in the future; if not in the next few months. Warcraft having any many subscribers as they do, make it obvious that the money is in targeting WoW users. The question I ask is, do gamers truly want to venture out from their fake online "in game" personas to continue socializing within their gaming culture? I'd imagine they'd prefer to spend what time they have playing their favorite game and then using social tools like facebook/myspace to socialize in reality...or at least I'd hope so. Because of this huge payoff prepare for more gaming social network sites to pop up in the future; if not in the next few months. Warcraft having any many subscribers as they do, make it obvious that the money is in targeting WoW users.

The question I ask is, do gamers truly want to venture out from their fake online “in game” personas to continue socializing within their gaming culture? I’d imagine they’d prefer to spend what time they have playing their favorite game and then using social tools like facebook/myspace to socialize in reality…or at least I’d hope so.

]]> By: GAMING « Daily Marauder http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2352486 GAMING « Daily Marauder Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:59:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2352486 [...] acquired Shawn Fanning’s social-network-gaming startup Rupture for around $30 million. Techcrunch reported this deal a month ago. [...] [...] acquired Shawn Fanning’s social-network-gaming startup Rupture for around $30 million. Techcrunch reported this deal a month ago. [...]

]]> By: EA Acquires Shawn Fanning’s Rupture Says The LA Times A Month After We Did http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2348422 EA Acquires Shawn Fanning’s Rupture Says The LA Times A Month After We Did Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:12:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2348422 [...] reported this deal a month [...] [...] reported this deal a month [...]

]]> By: battery http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2344567 battery Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:58:26 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2344567 Darkstar, you are correct. If there is a risk that open encrypted volumes of interest would close on power loss, it is preferable to employ a live forensic tool and not to cut the power. Yes, that's a very tough call for a first responder to make. Then again, LE also has the option of arresting the perp and requesting/coercing the password. Darkstar, you are correct. If there is a risk that open encrypted volumes of interest would close on power loss, it is preferable to employ a live forensic tool and not to cut the power. Yes, that’s a very tough call for a first responder to make. Then again, LE also has the option of arresting the perp and requesting/coercing the password.

]]> By: EAM has been busy! - Ultimate Online Forums http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2312646 EAM has been busy! - Ultimate Online Forums Tue, 20 May 2008 16:10:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2312646 [...] to create MMORPG-based social networks. Well, I doubt EA read my ramblings, but they did just buy Rupture, a beta Web service created by Napster’s Shawn Fanning that will allow them to do just that! [...] [...] to create MMORPG-based social networks. Well, I doubt EA read my ramblings, but they did just buy Rupture, a beta Web service created by Napster’s Shawn Fanning that will allow them to do just that! [...]

]]> By: EA buys Rupture | Your Game Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2305545 EA buys Rupture | Your Game Blog Sun, 18 May 2008 08:37:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2305545 [...] TechCrunch. See full [...] [...] TechCrunch. See full [...]

]]> By: Tim http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2293214 Tim Tue, 13 May 2008 09:30:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2293214 Congrats. I find it astonishing EA was willing to pay that much for a beta website (cool as it may be) without any traffic nor real launch. But good to see you made it :-) Congrats.

I find it astonishing EA was willing to pay that much for a beta website (cool as it may be) without any traffic nor real launch.

But good to see you made it :-)

]]> By: www.tibia4you.org Opisy broni, magii, pancerzy, przedmiotów i map, zasady gry, poradniki. » Blog Archive » (K) EA Snags “Napster”-Founded Social Net? [EA Gets A Social Network?] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2292345 www.tibia4you.org Opisy broni, magii, pancerzy, przedmiotów i map, zasady gry, poradniki. » Blog Archive » (K) EA Snags “Napster”-Founded Social Net? [EA Gets A Social Network?] Mon, 12 May 2008 22:39:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2292345 [...] Shawn Fanning Finally Gets A Real Payday: Electronic Arts Buys Rupture For $30 Million [TechCrunch] [...] [...] Shawn Fanning Finally Gets A Real Payday: Electronic Arts Buys Rupture For $30 Million [TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: MMO Clerks » EA Snags “Napster”-Founded Social Net? [EA Gets A Social Network?] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2292254 MMO Clerks » EA Snags “Napster”-Founded Social Net? [EA Gets A Social Network?] Mon, 12 May 2008 21:53:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2292254 [...] Shawn Fanning Finally Gets A Real Payday: Electronic Arts Buys Rupture For $30 Million [TechCrunch] [...] [...] Shawn Fanning Finally Gets A Real Payday: Electronic Arts Buys Rupture For $30 Million [TechCrunch] [...]

]]> By: May 9, 2008 | next media update http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2291942 May 9, 2008 | next media update Mon, 12 May 2008 18:57:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2291942 [...] Electronic Arts Buys Gamer Social Network Rupture for $30 Million TECHCRUNCH Shawn Fanning, best known for founding Napster, has a new job. He will be working at Electronic Arts, which is about to buy his social-network-gaming startup Rupture for $30 million, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. His co-founder Jon Baudanza will also join Electronic Arts. Rupture’s first product was a social network for players of the online video game World of Warcraft, but it only came out with a beta version and kept delaying its public launch. Electronic Arts is buying the company for its technology, since it doesn’t have a lot of users (it was only ever in beta) and never launched the second version of its service. Rupture had previously raised only $2.5 to $3 million in an angel round last summer from investors including Ron Conway, Joi Ito, Reid Hoffman, and Baseline Ventures. Source> [...] [...] Electronic Arts Buys Gamer Social Network Rupture for $30 Million TECHCRUNCH Shawn Fanning, best known for founding Napster, has a new job. He will be working at Electronic Arts, which is about to buy his social-network-gaming startup Rupture for $30 million, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. His co-founder Jon Baudanza will also join Electronic Arts. Rupture’s first product was a social network for players of the online video game World of Warcraft, but it only came out with a beta version and kept delaying its public launch. Electronic Arts is buying the company for its technology, since it doesn’t have a lot of users (it was only ever in beta) and never launched the second version of its service. Rupture had previously raised only $2.5 to $3 million in an angel round last summer from investors including Ron Conway, Joi Ito, Reid Hoffman, and Baseline Ventures. Source> [...]

]]> By: EA compra 'Rupture' http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2291718 EA compra 'Rupture' Mon, 12 May 2008 16:49:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2291718 [...] | TechCrunch Sitio oficial | [...] [...] | TechCrunch Sitio oficial | [...]

]]> By: Gadgeteer10 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2290867 Gadgeteer10 Mon, 12 May 2008 08:55:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2290867 Congratulations, really nice paycheck for a gaming network! Congratulations, really nice paycheck for a gaming network!

]]> By: Janet http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2290174 Janet Mon, 12 May 2008 02:17:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2290174 Congratulations, Jon and Shawn. All those years of hard work are finally paying off for you. See you soon in SF! Congratulations, Jon and Shawn. All those years of hard work are finally paying off for you. See you soon in SF!

]]> By: leolambertini.com » Links for May 11, 2008 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2288931 leolambertini.com » Links for May 11, 2008 Sun, 11 May 2008 09:26:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2288931 [...] Shawn Fanning Finally Gets A Real Payday: Electronic Arts Buys Rupture For $30 Million (Techcrunch) [...] [...] Shawn Fanning Finally Gets A Real Payday: Electronic Arts Buys Rupture For $30 Million (Techcrunch) [...]

]]> By: EA purchases Napster creator’s social networking site | Next Gen Life http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2288233 EA purchases Napster creator’s social networking site | Next Gen Life Sun, 11 May 2008 01:17:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2288233 [...] which shares game achievements from Halo 3, WoW, Madden 08 and other games with your friends. Now, EA is purchasing Rupture in a $30 million deal, making Fanning a happy, happy man [...] [...] which shares game achievements from Halo 3, WoW, Madden 08 and other games with your friends. Now, EA is purchasing Rupture in a $30 million deal, making Fanning a happy, happy man [...]

]]> By: gaming city blog » EA purchases Napster creator's social networking site http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2287932 gaming city blog » EA purchases Napster creator's social networking site Sat, 10 May 2008 21:58:58 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2287932 [...] which shares game achievements from Halo 3, WoW, Madden 08 and other games with your friends. Now, EA is purchasing Rupture in a $30 million deal, making Fanning a happy, happy man [...] [...] which shares game achievements from Halo 3, WoW, Madden 08 and other games with your friends. Now, EA is purchasing Rupture in a $30 million deal, making Fanning a happy, happy man [...]

]]> By: Creador de Napster vende foro de Wow en US$ 30 millones » El blog de KnxDT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2287213 Creador de Napster vende foro de Wow en US$ 30 millones » El blog de KnxDT Sat, 10 May 2008 14:32:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2287213 [...] Según informa Techcrunch, ahora Rupture ha sido comprodo por el gigante de los juegos Electronics Arts (quien también anda detrás de GTA) en 30 millones de dólares. De esta manera Fanning pasa de ganarse la vida participando en spots publicitarios a finalmente se convierte en millonario. [...] [...] Según informa Techcrunch, ahora Rupture ha sido comprodo por el gigante de los juegos Electronics Arts (quien también anda detrás de GTA) en 30 millones de dólares. De esta manera Fanning pasa de ganarse la vida participando en spots publicitarios a finalmente se convierte en millonario. [...]

]]> By: funXgame.com - all about gaming and fun » Blog Archive » Rumor: Napster creator to join EA http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2286552 funXgame.com - all about gaming and fun » Blog Archive » Rumor: Napster creator to join EA Sat, 10 May 2008 06:43:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2286552 [...] to today. According to a report on Techcrunch, Fanning is poised to sign away his new company, the co-founded gaming social networking site [...] [...] to today. According to a report on Techcrunch, Fanning is poised to sign away his new company, the co-founded gaming social networking site [...]

]]> By: Peter http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285826 Peter Fri, 09 May 2008 22:31:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285826 GameStrata > Rupture I think EA got ripped off. GameStrata > Rupture

I think EA got ripped off.

]]> By: Pandrogas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285499 Pandrogas Fri, 09 May 2008 19:42:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285499 Congrats to Shawn, 30 Million for a gaming network is pretty big. Granted, now that EA actually has Rupture, I expect it to begin dying immediately, but that's just my opinion of EA. This still constitutes a major milestone in the buying and selling of online gaming based properties (that aren't actually games themselves). Congrats to Shawn, 30 Million for a gaming network is pretty big. Granted, now that EA actually has Rupture, I expect it to begin dying immediately, but that’s just my opinion of EA. This still constitutes a major milestone in the buying and selling of online gaming based properties (that aren’t actually games themselves).

]]> By: Adriana http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285463 Adriana Fri, 09 May 2008 19:25:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285463 Wow. Congrats Shawn. You da' man! Wow. Congrats Shawn. You da’ man!

]]> By: josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285430 josh Fri, 09 May 2008 19:12:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285430 Ah, the days of stringing a telephone line across the room, with my 33.6k connection... Ah, the days of stringing a telephone line across the room, with my 33.6k connection…

]]> By: Zach Weisman http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285379 Zach Weisman Fri, 09 May 2008 18:33:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285379 GAMERSALOON.COM GAMERSALOON.COM

]]> By: myxbox360blog.info » Blog Archive » Rumor: Napster creator to join EA http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285166 myxbox360blog.info » Blog Archive » Rumor: Napster creator to join EA Fri, 09 May 2008 16:37:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/08/shawn-fanning-finally-gets-a-real-payday-electronic-arts-buys-rupture-for-30-million/#comment-2285166 [...] and the whole thing, as they say, is history.Fast-forward to today. According to a report on Techcrunch, Fanning is poised to sign away his new company, the co-founded gaming social networking site [...] [...] and the whole thing, as they say, is history.Fast-forward to today. According to a report on Techcrunch, Fanning is poised to sign away his new company, the co-founded gaming social networking site [...]

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