Napster created this whole wave of antihero ... to Electronic Arts and led a few short-lived social-networking and chat apps. He never achieved gargantuan wealth commensurate with his place ...
when it shifted the world of digital music from Napster, a standalone app with questionable regulatory standing, to iTunes, an experience integrated into existing consumer applications.
The PE pro likened the situation to that of the early-internet outfit Napster, the once-popular “peer-to-peer” file-sharing service where users could download songs of various artists for free ...
When Napster m ade its d ebut in June 1999, few knew its potential impact. The software would let you share music files online for free, but at the time consumers were still buying hundreds of ...
Napster was essentially the basis for all streaming ... This time, he was backing Brigade, an online platform for civic engagement and an app that aims to “combat a lack of political engagement ...
Director Alex Winter explores how Napster brought the music industry to its knees 13 years ago, and where all of the players are now. Thanks to VH1, who funded a big portion of Winter’s vision ...