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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. He also co-founded Plaxo, Causes, Airtime.com, and Brigade, an online platform for civic engagement.
Founded by Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, the platform originally launched on June 1, 1999. Audio shared on the service was typically encoded in the MP3 format. As the software became popular, the company encountered legal difficulties over copyright infringement.
Jun 22, 2021 · Sean Parker found massive success at an incredibly young age. At 19, he cofounded Napster, a file-sharing service that would change how the world consumes music.
Sean Parker found massive success at an incredibly young age. At 19, he cofounded Napster, a file-sharing service that would change how the world consumes music.
Parker cofounded the file-sharing service Napster in 1999, when he was only 19 years old. Napster became one of the fastest-growing businesses of all time, as well as one of the most...
Shawn Fanning (born November 22, 1980) is an American computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He developed Napster, one of the first popular peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing platforms, in 1999. The popularity of Napster was widespread and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine.
Jun 25, 2024 · Sean Parker (born December 3, 1979) is an American entrepreneur who cofounded (1999) the file-sharing computer service Napster and was the first president (2004–05) of the social networking Web site Facebook.
Sep 6, 2010 · With a Little Help From His Friends. At 19, Sean Parker helped create Napster. At 24, he was founding president of Facebook. At 30, he’s the hard-partying, press-shy genius of social...
Jun 28, 2021 · Parker co-founded the file-sharing service Napster in 1999, when he was only 19 years old. Napster became one of the fastest-growing businesses of all time, as well as one of the most...
2 days ago · Parker cofounded music sharing service Napster at age 19 and Plaxo, a contact management startup, at 21. Parker bought Brody House in Los Angeles from Ellen DeGeneres for approximately $55...
