FanRocket

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FanRocket was a Los Angeles-based creator of online content programming and technologies. The company was founded by Danny Kastner, a contestant on season 3 of The Apprentice . [1]

History

In a 2007 interview, Kastner stated that the company "combin[es] online social networking and user-generated content with film and television to create cutting-edge interactive social media environments." [2]

FanRocket provided the platform technology for both NBC's online contest Star Tomorrow in 2006, [3] and the CBS online talent search Big Shot Live in 2008. [4]

Also in 2008, the company partnered with Paramount Studios to create VooZoo, a Facebook application that allows users to send and post on their profiles movie clips from the Paramount library. [5]

In December 2008, FanRocket has co-produced Faces of Beautiful You, an online web series for HSN. [6]

In April 2014, the company was listed as a suspended or forfeited business entity by the state of California.

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  6. Walsh, Marta. "HSN & FanRocket Welcomes You to Faces of Beautiful You-Episode One - Makeup and Beauty blog | TalkingMakeup.com « Makeup and Beauty blog | TalkingMakeup.com". Makeup and Beauty blog | TalkingMakeup.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.