What is the name of Ryan Howard's social media startup?

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Ryan Howard's social media startup is WUPHF. He introduces the service while working at Dunder Mifflin, presenting it as a way to send one message across multiple communication channels, including phones, email, Facebook, and other devices.

The name is pronounced like the sound “woof,” reflecting the deliberately ridiculous branding Ryan favors. In the season-seven episode “WUPHF.com,” Ryan tries to persuade his coworkers to invest because the company is running out of money. The business has attracted interest from the Washington University Public Health Fund, but only because it wants the WUPHF.com domain name.

A common mix-up is Dunder Mifflin Infinity, another website project associated with Ryan. That was an internal corporate initiative from the earlier episode of the same name, whereas WUPHF is Ryan's personal startup. Ryan eventually sells WUPHF.com after Michael Scott refuses to let him independently dispose of the company's shares.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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