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January 11, 2016 11:08 pm GMT

BowieNet is proof David Bowie was an Internet visionary before Napster

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Many artists like to claim the mantle of being a cutting-edge artist, but the late David Bowie, a music innovator to be sure, quietly helped pioneer online music and social networks long before most musicians ever touched a computer

In fact, before there was Napster (launched in 1999), the harbinger of digital disruption for the music business, there was BowieNet, Bowie’s online music destination, which debuted on Sept. 1, 1998

See also: David Bowie, cosmic rock icon, multimedia superstar, dead at 69

Noted as the first music artist created Internet Service Provider (ISP) — back in the days when even knowing what an ISP was meant you were ahead of the curve — BowieNet charged a monthly fee of $19.95 for Internet access via a customized version of Internet Explorer Read more...

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