FanRocket was a

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-based creator of online content programming and technologies. The company was founded by

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, a contestant on season 3 of ''

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''.

History

In a 2007 interview, Kastner stated that the company "combin sonline social networking and

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with film and television to create cutting-edge interactive social media environments." FanRocket provided the platform technology for both

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's online contest ''Star Tomorrow'' in 2006, and the

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online talent search ''Big Shot Live'' in 2008.What the Kids Are Doing blog
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to create VooZoo, a

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that allows users to send and post on their profiles movie clips from the Paramount library. In December 2008, FanRocket has co-produced ''Faces of Beautiful You'', an online web series for

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

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