Andrew Baron is the founder of Rocketboom, Know Your Meme, and Mag.ma. After receiving a BA in Philosophy from Bates College in Maine, Baron graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Design and Technology in 2003 from Parsons in New York City. Although he has little interest in television (and did not own a TV set during the past decade), Baron has always been inspired by the implications of the democratization of media.