I think it's pretty obvious to most people that Napster is not media specific, but I could see a system like Napster evolving into something that allows users to locate and retrieve different types of data other than just MP3s or audio files. Shawn Fanning audiodatumevolve share on social
I think the most difficult thing had been scaling the infrastructure. Trying to support the response we had received from our users and the number of people that were interested in using the software. Shawn Fanning difficultinfrastructureinterest Change image and share on social
He said this has the potential to be the first broadband killer application, and it has sort of become the truth because obviously it's so bandwidth intensive. I mean, it has been an issue. Shawn Fanning applicationbandwidthbroadband Change image and share on social
If you think about computer programming, it's as antisocial as it gets. Shawn Fanning antisocialcomputerprogram Change image and share on social
There really was nothing like it at the time. We had good ideas for implementation, so we proceeded. I think it was an excellent solution to the reliability issues with existing search engines. Shawn Fanning engineexcellentexist Change image and share on social
I think then, when we started receiving the first of the user feedback, feedback from people that I had not specifically told about it, but had spread from friend to friend and then they were giving us feedback. Shawn Fanning feedbackfriendgive share on social
Napster works because people who love music share and participate. Shawn Fanning lovemusicnapster Change image and share on social
Nobody has ever built a reliable peer-to-peer service, where people can really access all the music they want in one location,... Once I got it into my head, I couldn't imagine the media space without one. Shawn Fanning accessbuildhead share on social
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? Shawn Fanning actorfamehappen Change image and share on social
That's why I ended up leaving school - because it required so much time, and it was such an excellent idea. I figured I would regret not going full force with this idea. It seemed we could make something of it. Shawn Fanning endexcellentfigure share on social
