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Biography: Shawn Fanning is best known for creating the pioneering peer-to-peer f... more Biography: Shawn Fanning is best known for creating the pioneering peer-to-peer file-sharing software, Napster. Launched in 1999, Napster revolutionized the music industry by enabling users to easily share MP3 files. Fanning, just 18 at the time, became a pivotal figure in the digital music revolution. less
"If you're a musician or actor, you know that if you're successful, some level of fame goes along with that. You're prepared. But how often does that happen to a programmer?"
Tags: Success, Music, Acting, Fame, Preparedness
"There really was nothing like it at the time. We had good ideas for implementation, so we proceeded"
Tags: Success, Creativity, Innovation, Progress, Development
"Napster works because people who love music share and participate"
Tags: Community, Music, Technology, Sharing, Participation
"If you think about computer programming, it's as antisocial as it gets"
Tags: Technology, Loneliness, Social interaction, Software development, Coding
"Independent artists and labels have always been the trendsetters in music and the music business"
Tags: Music industry, Labels, Artists, Music trends, Music business
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