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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.
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. Shawn played on the Harwich tennis team.
Napster was founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker. [3] Initially, Napster was envisioned by Fanning as an independent peer-to-peer file sharing service. The service operated between June 1999 and July 2001. [4]
Napster co-founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker launched video-chat company Airtime Media in June of this year. Now, four months later, the future of the company is uncertain, and Fanning has ...
October – Napster is credited with driving Radiohead's Kid A album to the top of the Billboard charts. [38] December – Peer-to-peer file sharing client WinMX 1.8 beta is released, providing users with another way to connect to Napster (later OpenNap) networks. [39]
When it launched on June 1, 1999, the peer-to-peer music sharing service responded to a real need. It also heralded a troubling new ethic in tech that still shapes our world today.
Jordan Ritter (born February 1, 1978) is an American serial entrepreneur, software architect and angel investor.He is best known for his work at Napster, the file-sharing service he co-founded along with Shawn Fanning and others.
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 ...