SEAN PARKER

MEDIA
Former Facebook Executive Says Social Media Exploits Human 'Vulnerability'
By Hayley Miller
"God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains," said Sean Parker, the company's founding president.
COMEDY
Stephen Colbert Breaks Down Exactly Why Gandalf Doesn't Do Weddings
By Lee Moran
He shall not officiate!
ENTERTAINMENT
Sir Ian McKellen Has No Time To Officiate Weddings As Gandalf, Thanks
By Carly Ledbetter
He's not getting turnt for Tolkien.
TECH
Sean Parker's New Mission: Destroy Cancer
By Damon Beres
We spoke to the former Facebook president about his latest venture.
WELLNESS
Here on Earth
By Bill Couzens, Contributor
Founder Less Cancer
I ask the Michael Bloombergs of the world, the Sean Parkers, and Vice President Biden: how we can include prevention into the notion of a moonshot cure for cancer? I think that a program that starts here on earth, as opposed to the moon, will be the best solution for ending cancer once and for all.
IMPACT
Silicon Valley Billionaire Sean Parker Donates $250 Million To Cancer Immunotherapy Research
By Deena Beasley, Reuters
The Institute aims to ensure members can easily share research discoveries and tools.
MEDIA
30 Is The New 40
By Lea Stanković, Contributor
Digital advertising, Communis DDB
Having turned 30 last year, I don't feel much different than a couple of years ago, nor do I feel any adverse effects of aging as yet. Still, what one can witness on social media is that a) 30 is a milestone that 40 once was and b) it is an occasion to take the time out and reevaluate your life as well as recognize your achievements.
LOS ANGELES
The Fourth Wave
By Wayne Lipton, Contributor
Managing Partner
But we can use our voices, because our voices - and our votes - have power. Avail yourself of the resources at your disposal
LOS ANGELES
California Stoners Against Legalization Repeat the 'A Non-Store Ounce Is Illegal' Scare
By Russ Belville, Contributor
Host of The Marijuana Agenda on YouTube, a live weekday news/t...
Don't believe the scares that marijuana legalization is somehow worse than continuing prohibition; it's been proven wrong in four-out-of-four states so far.
TECH
Four Ways Techonomy 2015 Made News: "Why hasn't every CEO committed to making sure women and men are paid the same?"
By Techonomy, Contributor
How Tech Transforms Business and Society
Original article published at Techonomy.com - Sean Parker struck everyone as way more thoughtful than how he was portrayed
TECH
Taylor Swift vs. the Mad Men
By Chris Castle, Contributor
Founder, Christian L. Castle Attorneys, Austin
You've heard about Taylor Swift's leadership in the soft power of artist rights. You may not have heard about the commercial collision--literally--at the heart of the conflict.
POLITICS
Onstage at TE Policy, a Bipartisan Call for Policies That Don't Screw Up Innovation
By Techonomy, Contributor
How Tech Transforms Business and Society
Tech policy development may help strange bedfellows get better acquainted.
IMPACT
Here's Why Hackers Are Uniquely Equipped To Save The World
By Joseph Erbentraut
“It’s easy to find problems -- we see them everywhere we look -- but it is something else entirely to find ‘hackable’ problems
IMPACT
Sean Parker Just Gave $600 Million To Help Solve The World's Biggest Problems
By Joseph Erbentraut
"I’m trying to preserve an entrepreneurial approach, which is to only give when I feel that there’s a solution that’s fully
IMPACT
Sean Parker Wants To Cure Cancer And End Allergies
By Benjamin Hart
Tech entrepreneur Sean Parker is best known for cofounding Napster, serving as an early president of Facebook, and being
TECH
Brigade Seeks To Reboot Political Engagement In America With Civic Social Media
By Alexander Howard, Contributor
Senior Editor for Technology and Society, The Huffington Post.
In 2014, tech billionaire Sean Parker announced he would invest $9.3 million dollars in Brigade, a new company that aims to "use social media to transform politics" and reignite civic engagement and activism in American life. On Wednesday, the new company finally gave the public a sense of how Brigade will actually work by releasing its first app.
TECH
Techonomy Policy June 9 in DC: The Age of Data Exhaust
By Techonomy, Contributor
How Tech Transforms Business and Society
Last month Techonomy hosted a dinner in New York, and our guests wanted relentlessly to talk about data. Where will society produce it? How much can we manage? Who will control it? What will they do to us with it? How can individuals retain influence over it?
TECH
Napster Founder Sean Parker Pledges Millions For Allergy Cure
By Jeffrey Young
Sean Parker, the co-founder of the online music service Napster and the first president of Facebook, has pledged $24 million
BOOKS
You Only Have To Be Right Once: The Unprecedented Rise of the Instant Tech Billionaires by Randall Lane and the Staff of Forbes
By Sugar Rautbord, Contributor
Author of three bestselling novels and a PR exec
"We led with conviction rather than rationale, because rationale said it was impossible" says Daniel Ek of Spotify. Lane
POLITICS
Here Are The Top Super PAC Mega-Donors In 2014 Elections
By Paul Blumenthal and Aaron Bycoffe
By no means does this mean Democrats are winning on the independent spending front. Republicans are buoyed by spending from
POLITICS
Where Billionaires Are Placing Bets In This Year's Elections
By Paul Blumenthal
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