Guide Note
Andrew Baron is the writer, producer and director of the Rocketboom podcast, which launched on October 26, 2004.
Fast Facts
- Co-founder, Rocketboom
- Owns 51% of Rocketboom
- Directed a portion of a CSI episode
- Labeled "the most popular site of its kind on the Net" by BusinessWeek1
Key Dates
- October 26, 2004: Rocketboom launched
- July 5, 2006: Amanda Congdon left Rocketboom
- July 12, 2006: Joanne Colan takes over Congdon's spot
- February 2, 2006: Rocketboom was featured on an episode of CSI
- April and May, 2006: First commercials aired
Positions Held
- Writer/Producer/Director, Rocketboom
Rocketboom
In 2006, Baron told BusinessWeek that Rocketboom was receiving 300,000 viewers per day.2 3 After review the magazine determined this data to be incorrect and the viewer ship to be more around 79,000 per show.4
One of the Fastest Growing Vlog Blogs
In March 2008, internet traffic tracker Compete.com named Rocketboom one of the fastest growing video blogs.5
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