David Nelson (software developer)
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David Nelson is an American
software developer
and entrepreneur, known for his role in the leadership and development of the Muziic
project.
David and his father, Mark Nelson, developed Muziic over the course of one year before launching the service. The teenager came up with the idea to create a music-focused media player using open APIs (including YouTube
's), after his father expressed interest in managing a YouTube-powered music website. On March 8, 2009, CNET reported on the debut of Muziic. David Nelson has received particular attention in their coverage of the story, due to his age, ideas, and development skills.
David, who lives in Bettendorf, Iowa
, switched from a public high school to a private online high school to devote more time to the Muziic project.
United States
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software developer
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
and entrepreneur, known for his role in the leadership and development of the Muziic
Muziic
Muziic is a media player, FLV encoder and related website, designed to directly access flash video media files from YouTube, without the user having to visit the file's display page on the YouTube website. Muziic can also refer to the organization that created and maintains the project...
project.
David and his father, Mark Nelson, developed Muziic over the course of one year before launching the service. The teenager came up with the idea to create a music-focused media player using open APIs (including YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
's), after his father expressed interest in managing a YouTube-powered music website. On March 8, 2009, CNET reported on the debut of Muziic. David Nelson has received particular attention in their coverage of the story, due to his age, ideas, and development skills.
David, who lives in Bettendorf, Iowa
Bettendorf, Iowa
Bettendorf is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. Bettendorf is the fifteenth largest city in the U.S. state of Iowa and the fourth largest city in the "Quad Cities". As of the 2010 United States Census the population grew to 33,217. Bettendorf is one of the Quad Cities, along with...
, switched from a public high school to a private online high school to devote more time to the Muziic project.