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BirthplaceBrockton, MA
Birthdate12/10/80

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Shawn Fanning

Shawn Fanning created Napster in 1998 while attending Northeastern University.

Fanning has since founded SNOCAP, a B2B Music Distributor, in 2002, and Rupture, an MMORPG social network in 2006. Both companies were sold in 2008 – SNOCAP to imeem, and Rupture to Electronic Arts.

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  • Added position as Founder at Napster.
    Posted 3/14/08 at 4:46pm
  • Added position as Founder and CEO at Rupture.
    Posted 10/2/07 at 4:33am
  • Added position as Co-Founder at Snocap.
    Posted 8/14/07 at 11:42pm

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