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Shawn Fanning (born November 22, 1980) is a computer programmer, entrepreneur, and angel investor. Shawn Fanning. Born. ( 1980-11-22) November 22, 1980 (age 43) Brockton, Massachusetts. Nationality. American. Alma mater.
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.
May 31, 2019 · Napster was the brainchild of Shawn Fanning, a 19-year-old US computer hacker who had worked out a way to share music for free. It was, essentially, a cataloguing system that searched your hard ...
Shawn Fanning 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.
Aug 1, 2005 · Metallica files suit against Napster, alleging that Shawn Fanning & Co. encouraged users to share the band's music illegally. Jun: Average Silicon Valley tech worker's income tops out at $80,000 ...
Jun 6, 2014 · “Fuck Napster!”—Dr. Dre. Fifteen years ago, two teenagers revolutionized the way we share and listen to music. At the time, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker were just amateur developers with a ...
Sep 8, 2023 · The popularity of Napster was widespread, and Fanning was featured on the cover of Time magazine. Following his involvement with Napster, he joined and invested in many early-stage technology startup companies. As of May 2024, Shawn Fanning’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $70 Million.
