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Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, most notable for co-founding the file-sharing computer service Napster, and was the first president of the social networking website Facebook.
The 2010 film The Social Network features Napster co-founder Sean Parker (played by Justin Timberlake) in the rise of the popular website Facebook. [ 41 ] The 2013 film Downloaded is a documentary about sharing media on the Internet and includes the history of Napster.
Parker invested in Facebook a few years after Napster’s collapse, and as its first president, he helped secure Mark Zuckerberg's total control of the company, eventually making Parker a billionaire.
In his book The Facebook Effect, David Kirkpatrick outlines the story of how Thiel came to make his investment: former Napster and Plaxo employee Sean Parker, who at the time had assumed the title of "President" of Facebook, was seeking investors for Facebook.
Napster's legacy: 4 ways the software changed the music industry, from streaming to how artists make money An internet site appears on a computer screen as a user downloads music onto a minidisc ...
The notorious brand is now part of a live online music company.
The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook, a Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal is a 2009 book by Ben Mezrich about the founding of Facebook, [1] adapted by Aaron Sorkin for the 2010 film The Social Network.
On June 1, 1999, Fanning released a preliminary beta program of Napster and soon, hundreds of college students at Northeastern were trading music. [2] Sean Parker was the co-founder. They got the name from Shawn's Harwich High School nickname "Nappy", in reference to his hair texture.