FanRocket
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FanRocket is 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. In an 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."
FanRocket provided the platform technology for both NBC
's online contest Star Tomorrow in 2006 and the CBS
online talent search Big Shot Live in 2008.
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.
Most recently, FanRocket has co-produced Faces of Beautiful You, an online web series for HSN.
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-based creator of online content programming and technologies.
The company was founded by Danny Kastner
Danny Kastner
Danny Kastner is an American musician, composer, director, producer, and entrepreneur.Kastner has founded four internet start-ups, including Music Interactive, Scores International, and POPstick. At POPstick, Kastner led the company's online marketing strategies for large-scale offerings with...
, a contestant on season 3 of The Apprentice. In an 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."
FanRocket provided the platform technology for both NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's online contest Star Tomorrow in 2006 and the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
online talent search Big Shot Live in 2008.
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.
Most recently, FanRocket has co-produced Faces of Beautiful You, an online web series for HSN.