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((Infobox company
| name = Lolapps
| logo = Lolapps logo.jpg
| successor = 6waves Lolapps
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = ((Start date and age|2007))
| founder = Brian Rue, Kamo Asatryan, Annie Chang, Kavin Stewart
| products = ''[[Ravenwood Fair]]''
))

'''Lolapps''' was a developer and publisher of [[Social-network_game|social games]] on the [[Facebook platform]]. Lolapps was best known for creating [[Ravenwood Fair]] with [[John Romero]] which had 25 million players worldwide.<ref name="rwf">((Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/02/22/lolapps-launches-a-novel-expansion-for-ravenwood-fair-facebook-game/|title=LOLapps launches a novel expansion for Ravenwood Fair Facebook game|date=February 22, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101165944/https://venturebeat.com/2011/02/22/lolapps-launches-a-novel-expansion-for-ravenwood-fair-facebook-game/|url-status=live))</ref>

In 2011, Lolapps merged with social games publisher 6waves to become 6waves Lolapps.<ref name="vb">((Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/07/18/lolapps-6waves-merger/|title=Lolapps merges with 6waves to build social gaming powerhouse|date=July 18, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901224330/https://venturebeat.com/2011/07/18/lolapps-6waves-merger/|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20110718/lolapps-merges-with-6waves-to-develop-and-publish-social-games-internationally/|title=Lolapps Merges With 6waves to Develop and Publish Social Games Internationally|access-date=2020-03-23|archive-date=2020-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323204820/http://allthingsd.com/20110718/lolapps-merges-with-6waves-to-develop-and-publish-social-games-internationally/|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/07/18/lolapps-merges-with-6waves-in-social-gaming-developer-publisher-tie-up/|title=Lolapps Merges With 6Waves In Social Gaming Developer-Publisher Tie-Up|first=Tomio|last=Geron|website=Forbes|access-date=2020-03-23|archive-date=2011-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110822110959/http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/07/18/lolapps-merges-with-6waves-in-social-gaming-developer-publisher-tie-up|url-status=live))</ref> Combined, the companies had 35 million monthly active users which made 6waves Lolapps the second largest game publisher on [[Facebook]] behind [[Zynga]].<ref name="nexon">((Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/08/03/nexon-invests-in-social-gaming-firm-6waves-lolapps-exclusive/|title=Nexon invests in social gaming firm 6waves Lolapps (exclusive)|date=August 4, 2011|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323204820/https://venturebeat.com/2011/08/03/nexon-invests-in-social-gaming-firm-6waves-lolapps-exclusive/|url-status=live))</ref> 

==History==
Lolapps was founded in 2007 by Brian Rue, Kamo Asatryan, Annie Chang, and Kavin Stewart.<ref name="founding">((Cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2010/09/06/lolapps-thrives-as-an-under-the-radar-facebook-social-game-maker/|title=LOLapps thrives as under-the-radar Facebook social game maker|date=September 6, 2010|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101165951/https://venturebeat.com/2010/09/06/lolapps-thrives-as-an-under-the-radar-facebook-social-game-maker/|url-status=live))</ref> It started with Quiz Creator, a [[Facebook Platform|Facebook app]] that allowed users to create their own quizzes and invite their friends to play.<ref name="founding" /> Based on the growth of Quiz Creator and Gift Creator—a gift creation app—the company raised $4.5 million in funding from [[Polaris Partners]] in the fall of 2008.((Citation needed|date=March 2023))

In 2009, Lolapps acquired social gaming company Roflplay and its founder, [[Arjun Sethi_(entrepreneur)|Arjun Sethi]], became CEO of Lolapps.((cn|date=December 2021)) By 2010, Lolapps had 100 million users, making it competitive in social gaming with [[Zynga]] and [[CrowdStar]].<ref name="founding" /> 

Game designer [[Brenda Romero]] joined Lolapps in May 2010. She brought on [[John Romero]] to work on Lolapps' new title [[Ravenwood Fair]], which launched in October 2010. By March 2011, Ravenwood Fair had 25 million users worldwide.<ref name="rwf" />

In July 2011, Lolapps merged with social games publisher 6waves to form 6waves Lolapps.<ref name="vb" /> Later that year in August, [[South Korea|South Korean]] [[video game]] publisher [[Nexon]] invested $35 million on 6waves Lolapps.<ref name="tc">((Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/19/6waves-lolapps-layoffs/ |title=6waves Lolapps Sheds Most Of Its Development Team To Focus on Publishing Games |access-date=2020-03-23 |archive-date=2020-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200101165945/https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/19/6waves-lolapps-layoffs/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

In March 2012, 6waves Lolapps laid off its development team—many of whom came from the Lolapps merger—to focus on game publishing.<ref name="tc" /> Later in March, 6waves Lolapps rebranded itself as 6waves, dropping Lolapps from its name.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.adweek.com/digital/6waves-drops-lolapps-name-entirely-announces-publishing-deals-with-32-social-developers/|title=6waves drops "Lolapps" name entirely, announces publishing deals with 32 social developers|website=www.adweek.com|access-date=2020-03-23|archive-date=2020-03-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323204821/https://www.adweek.com/digital/6waves-drops-lolapps-name-entirely-announces-publishing-deals-with-32-social-developers/|url-status=live))</ref>

In January 2022, [[Stillfront Group]] acquired 6waves for $201M.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nexon-selling-stake-in-6waves-to-stillfront-for-usd93m|title=Stillfront acquires 6Waves for $201m|website=www.gamesindustry.biz|date=21 January 2022|access-date=25 August 2022|archive-date=25 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220825153735/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nexon-selling-stake-in-6waves-to-stillfront-for-usd93m|url-status=live))</ref>

== Controversy ==
In October 2010, the [[Wall Street Journal]] discovered that a number of Facebook apps—including Lolapps apps—were transmitting Facebook [[Personal data|user data]] to third parties like ad networks and user tracking services.<ref>((Cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/18/lolapps-back-on-facebook-after-uid-issues/ |title=LOLApps Back On Facebook After UID Issues |access-date=2020-03-23 |archive-date=2020-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621192919/https://techcrunch.com/2010/10/18/lolapps-back-on-facebook-after-uid-issues/ |url-status=live ))</ref>

((quote|The Journal found that some LOLapps applications, as well as the Family Tree application, were transmitting users' Facebook ID numbers to [internet tracking service] [[RapLeaf]]. RapLeaf then linked those ID numbers to dossiers it had previously assembled on those individuals, according to RapLeaf. RapLeaf then embedded that information in an Internet-tracking file known as a "cookie."<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304772804575558484075236968|title=Facebook in Privacy Breach|first=Emily Steel And Geoffrey A.|last=Fowler|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=October 18, 2010|via=www.wsj.com|access-date=March 23, 2020|url-access=subscription))</ref>))

[[Facebook]] considered this a policy violation and suspended Lolapps and other offending apps.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/418/|title=Using Facebook UIDs|website=Facebook for Developers|access-date=2020-03-23))</ref> Two days later, Lolapps came back online after dissolving its relationship with RapLeaf.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://uk.pcmag.com/news/100382/lolapps-returns-after-facebook-uid-issue|title=LOLapps Returns After Facebook UID Issue|first1=Mark|last1=Hachman|date=October 18, 2010|website=PCMag UK|access-date=March 23, 2020|archive-date=March 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200323204820/https://uk.pcmag.com/news/100382/lolapps-returns-after-facebook-uid-issue|url-status=live))</ref>

== References ==
((reflist))

[[Category:2022 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:Mobile game companies]]
[[Category:Video game companies established in 2007]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:Video game publishers]]

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