Airtime launched in June 2012 at a disastrous public event where Parker and Fanning paid huge amounts of money to have celebrities present but the product repeatedly crashed and ultimately failed to work.Sutter, John D. (June 6, 2012). "Is Airtime (a clothed version of Chatroulette) destined to fail?". CNN. Greg Sandoval of CNET commented, "To launch his new start-up, Sean Parker should have spent less of his billions on celebrity guests and more of it on fixing his technology."Sandoval, Greg (June 6, 2012). "Sean Parker's Airtime not ready for prime time". CNET.
Airtime launched in June 2012 at a disastrous public event where Parker and Fanning paid huge amounts of money to have celebrities p,resent but the product repeatedly crashed and ultimately failed to work.Sutter, John D. (June 6, 2012). "Is Airtime (a clothed version of Chatroulette) destined to fail?". CNN. Greg Sandoval of CNET commented, "To launch his new start-up, Sean Parker sho:uld have spent less of his billions on celeb:rity guests and more of it on fixing his technology."Sandoval, Gre:g (June 6, 2012). "Sean Parker's Airtime n,ot ready for prime time". CNET.