Talk:Sean Parker

Spotify

Sean Parker now owns a 5% share of Spotify, which is an music streaming service (http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?newsId=3235298) Maybe this should be included somehow —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.246.100.232 (talk) 15:33, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

he put in $15 million (http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/mf_spotify/) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.39.172.193 (talk) 12:39, 28 December 2010 (UTC)

Added to article. Perhaps Spotify should be its own heading? Ckywht (talk) 17:39, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Based on your suggestion, I rerorganized the material. See what you think.--Bbb23 (talk) 17:58, 18 August 2011 (UTC)

Cocaine Charges?

According to a news article on the Telegraph.co.uk By Jon Swaine in New York Published: 8:13PM BST 10 Oct 2010 titled "Facebook developer donates $100,000 to legalise cannabis campaign it states", "He (Parker) left the company the following year after being arrested for the possession of cocaine, although he was not charged." Can anyone confirm the cocaine possession incident?

32.171.246.253 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 06:03, 11 October 2010 (UTC).

Just pointing out a typo--there are currently two periods after the word "possession." I can't edit the main article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rastid (talk • contribs) 15:04, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Done. Thank you.Americasroof (talk) 21:40, 4 January 2011 (UTC)

Facebook

In what way was Sean Parker a "founding president" of thefacebook? --SparqMan 09:20, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

He found the company and named himself president just like he named himself "founder" of napster. Someone should tell him that just because he hears about a new company or meets the founder doesn't entitle him to call himself a "founder" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.139.113.103 (talk • contribs)

He also got booted from Facebook, and now does work with Peter Thiel's Founders' Fund... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.146.149.40 (talk • contribs)

Agreed with above. Not founder. Citation or didn't happen. Ckywht (talk) 01:26, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

It's cited.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:31, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

You're right. Sorry, I meant Napster. Ckywht (talk) 22:29, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Education

I know he went to Oakton High School, but I can't find a citation. Can anyone help with this? --205.128.3.197 17:20, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

He did go to Oakton for a while but I think he actually graduated from Chantilly, for what it's worth. --Michaelridley (talk) 13:01, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

Typo or malicious fix

In what way does "In November 2002, Parker Touched himself subsequently Plaxo" make sense? He touched himself and then touched Plaxo?

I gather that "Touched" was a company which was renamed Plaxo? If so this could be made clearer.

Edit request from 76.203.50.254, 22 December 2010

{{edit semi-protected}} Accel should be Accel Partners. Accel is an ATM network, not the VC firm.

76.203.50.254 (talk) 21:04, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Yep,  Fixed, thanks. Adrian J. Hunter^{(talk•contribs)} 15:36, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Subjective perspective

The line:

"His father began teaching him programming when he was seven years old; at 16, he was sentenced to community service for hacking."

doesn't sound very objective. It seems to suggest that (rather than simply presenting the facts) the author of this entry has strong feelings about Sean Parker's accomplishments, or perhaps the legitimacy of being sentenced for hacking. Not a huge deal, but it could be worded differently. Rinogo (talk) 23:06, 14 January 2011 (UTC)

date of birth

Have we got a WP:RS for his date of birth, this link is perhaps reliable enough for the year, 79 - http://venturebeat.com/2006/12/12/founders-fund-hires-edgy-sean-parker-as-partner-to-launch-second-fund/ - has anyone got something more specific than the year? Off2riorob (talk) 17:33, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

Napster damages?

In 1999, ASCAP composer Kristian Rex watched helplessly as 250+ Napster users downloaded, stole, and traded his copyrighted recording of his new song "Supernova Girl" from the Disney Channel movie ZENON, 24 hours a day for more than a year, losing him and his family over $100,000 in royalties. To date Mr. Parker has never repaid Mr. Rex for the damages and severe stress this put on his family and his career.

This need some sort of citation, yes? 66.108.34.144 (talk) 05:03, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Agreed. The edit was added by the eponymous Kristianrex, and I'm not terribly sure if it really belongs in the article as noted by 75.73.242.93 per WP:ROC. But hey - if it's properly sourced we can debate the semantics at that point. For the time being, I think it can stay out. Doriftu Speak Up. 06:33, 21 February 2011 (UTC)

Sean Parker and Northeastern University

It seems that one of the most common rollbacks on this page is Sean Parker and Northeastern University - I come with the hopes of finally putting this all to rest. Sean Parker has never attended Northeastern. It is my belief that most people, when linking Northeastern and Parker, are actually thinking of Sean Fanning, the co-creator of Napster alongside Parker, who is most assuredly a Northeastern alumni.

Now, though I am loathe to use it as a reference, I offer up Parker's official Facebook profile as evidence (which is rather fitting, don't you think?) that he has never attended Northeastern. Among his many Alma Mater he lists NYU, Columbia and USC among others. Not Northeastern.

Can we finally put this one to rest, or am I misguided and not following protocol? Please - if I am in the wrong, let me know. Until then, I'll WP:BOLD and remove the category. --Doriftu Speak Up. 16:39, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Yes, That facebook profile is a strong enough assertion for your revert. Off2riorob (talk) 17:02, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Co-founder

An editor took out the cite that said that Parker was not a co-founder of Napster and replaced it with a self-published cite that says he was. We need to straighten this out because it affects not only this article but the Napster article (and maybe others, I haven't checked). Even within this article, there is now a disconnect because the editor didn't change the lead, which still has the old language about him being an early employee.

A preliminary search on the Internet makes it seem to me like co-founder is correct and the previously cited article, which was not at all definitive in its language, was not a good source for the proposition that Parker was not a co-founder. Assuming the sources bear that out, we need to cite to something other than a self-published source, and we need to change this article properly, as well as any other related articles.--Bbb23 (talk) 12:26, 27 June 2011 (UTC)

Someone needs to sort out the truth and get to the bottom of this: the article as it stands now is contradictory: the introduction states that Parker was an early employee, while the section below says that he was a co-founder. The article on Napster states that Parker was not a founder or co-founder, but was rather one of the first people it hired. We should also explain how the confusion arose. 98.218.229.58 (talk) 01:44, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I noticed the inconsistency. At some point I'll fix both articles - just have to find some time to do it. As I already said, I believe the sources indicate that he was a co-founder.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:55, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Originally thought he wasn't. Vanity Fair article says co-founder. Citing. Ckywht (talk) 22:33, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

The Vanity Fair cite was already in the article, but you were right to put it in that particular spot. I combined the references though so we don't have dupes.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:50, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Nothing else?

Come on, we should have more than this. The Forbes article had more info than his page! MyKingdom200 (talk) 11:53, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

Sean Parker's Complete Educational Background

Dear Wikicommunity,

Please investigate whether Sean Parker attended the following Universities: Columbia University and New York University. I found information regarding his educational background on his public Google+ and Facebook profiles: https://www.facebook.com/Sean and https://plus.google.com/109910390678756726363/about

This is a support for the fact that the Google+ account is real: http://thenextweb.com/google/2011/10/03/sean-parker-uses-google-too/ His facebook page is real because he is friend with Mark Zuckerberg among other technology figures. He has over 20 thousand subscribers on his facebook profile. On his Google+ and Facebook profiles, Columbia and NYU are listed as his educational background.

Please come up with an agreement with regards to his real education.

Thank You, Zoroastrama100 (talk) 23:21, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Agreement can only come with a reliable source. I can see Off2Riorob has already been through this with you, so I won't prattle on. We unequivocally cannot use social media to source something like a uni degree. It matters not whether the account is legit. I suggest digging a bit deeper for a good source. The Interior (Talk) 23:32, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

What then is Sean Parker's real educational background? I would dispute that it is just Oakland High. If it is just Oakland High, we will need citation that he only attended Oakland High as his highest educational background. Also, I saw a previous discussion on Northeastern University. The previous editor used Facebook to confirm that Sean Parker did not attend Northeastern. Off2Riorob consented that it was adequate evidence. I do not understand the flipflop. However, no matter what, I agree that we must find out what is Sean Parker's real educational background, and it definitely is not just Oakland High.Zoroastrama100 (talk) 23:40, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Agree with Rob and with The Interior. Also, Zoroastrama, you need to learn that edit-warring over anything is not permitted here, and, frankly, it's absurd for you to edit-war over something this unimportant. Finally, generally, social network media are not reliable sources.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:38, 7 October 2011 (UTC)