document.write("\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"cbw_subcontent_left\">\n    <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/person/shawn-fanning\"><img src=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0004/0615/40615v1-max-150x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Shawn Fanning image\" /></a>\n  </div>\n\n<div class=\"cbw_subcontent_right\">    \n <table>\n   \n \t\n \t\t<tr>\n \t\t\t<td class=\"td_left\">Birthplace:</td>\n \t\t\t<td class=\"td_right\">Brockton, MA</td>\n \t\t</tr>\n \t\n \t\n \t  <tr>\n \t  \t<td class=\"td_left\">Companies:</td>\n \t  \t<td class=\"td_right\">\n \t  \t\n \t    <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/snocap\">Snocap</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/rupture\">Rupture</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/napster\">Napster</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/superfan\">SuperFan</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/electronicarts\">Electronic Arts</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/path\">Path</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/branchout\">BranchOut</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/diversion\">Diversion</a>, <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/company/airtime\">Airtime</a>, and more\n \t    </td>\n \t  </tr>\n \t\n </table>\t\n \t\n  <p>Shawn Fanning created Napster in 1998 while attending Northeastern University.<br/>\nHe is currently the GM of Rupture at <a href=\"/company/electronic-arts\" title=\"Electronic Arts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Electronic Arts</a>. </p>\n\n<p>Fanning has since founded&#8230; <a href=\"http://www.crunchbase.com/person/shawn-fanning\" title=\"Learn More\">Learn More</a></p>\n\n</div>\n ")