Shawn Fanning

Airtime Hits Up Celebs Again (Because That Worked So Well the Last Time!) for Promo Video

Liz Gannes in Social on July 17, 2012 at 11:42 am PT

Airtime is taking the celebrity route again with a new online video ad to promote its fledgling video social discovery service, featuring cameos by Kurt Russell, Ronnie Lott and MC Hammer.

Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning’s Airtime Finally Launches Today

Liz Gannes in Social on June 5, 2012 at 7:30 am PT

Airtime, the next act from Napster co-founders Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, launches to the public today.

Bob Pittman to Join Board of Soon-to-Launch Airtime

Liz Gannes in Media on June 1, 2012 at 8:01 am PT

Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman will join the board of Airtime, the soon-to-launch video start-up from Napster co-founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning.

Napster Founders’ Airtime to Debut June 5

Liz Gannes in Social on May 8, 2012 at 10:52 am PT

Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning’s Airtime has invited media to a launch event in New York City on June 5.

Path: The Social App That's Not Viral (By Design)

Liz Gannes in Social on November 14, 2010 at 9:00 pm PT

While there are many interesting photo-sharing apps out these days, Dave Morin and Path are the most convincing about there being a larger idea behind what they’re doing. San Francisco-based Path is stubbornly focused on close personal connections–a.k.a. real friends.