Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 21, 2013 | No Comments
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- Hoping To Ride The Crowdfunding Wave, Celery Lets Sellers Accept Pre-Orders … – TechCrunch
Hoping To Ride The Crowdfunding Wave, Celery Lets Sellers Accept Pre-Orders …
TechCrunch
And in case you couldn't figure it out by that description, Airbrite is hoping the product will be a hit with those raising funds using crowdfunding. In fact, says Airbrite co-founder Chris Tsai, the company has already seen some traction with … - Zach Braff Doesn’t Need Your Money – U.S. News & World Report (blog)
U.S. News & World Report (blog)Zach Braff Doesn't Need Your Money
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
Then we have actor Zach Braff, who has turned to crowdfunding to finance his movie, "Wish I Was Here." Braff, who makes pots of money as a well-known TV actor (he's in "Scrubs") has already raised nearly $2.7 million from individuals – well over the $2 … - Crowdfunding Journalism: A New Financing Model for Freelancers? – PBS MediaShift
Crowdfunding Journalism: A New Financing Model for Freelancers?
PBS MediaShift
Mustafa was looking for a more cost-effective solution, so she turned to crowdfunding platform Indiegogo to raise $15,000 to travel to Pakistan and Afghanistan for in-depth reporting on how its citizens are affected by conflict and war. After two … - Can We Say Crowdfunding Bubble? UK Charity Launches Directory To Help … – TechCrunch
Can We Say Crowdfunding Bubble? UK Charity Launches Directory To Help …
TechCrunch
How many crowdfunding platforms is evidence of a crowdfunding bubble? Well, when an organisation feels the need to launch a directory to list and detail all of the crowdfunding options in a single market it's perhaps a sign that exuberance for …
Nesta creates directory of UK crowdfunding platformsUK Fundraising
Nesta unveils online directory of UK crowdfunding platforms – Third SectorThird Sector
Nesta launches first UK crowdfunding directoryTech City News
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 20, 2013 | No Comments
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- Game & Wario lampoons crowdfunded games – Gamasutra
TechnologyTellGame & Wario lampoons crowdfunded games
Gamasutra
Crowdfunding game development has shot up dramatically in the last year. Kickstarter reported over $83 million raised for game projects in 2012, with flagship entries like the working titled Double Fine Adventure (now Broken Age) and Project Eternity …
Nintendo launches Crowdfarter campaign for Game & WarioWii U Daily
Nintendo Pokes Fun of Kickstarter for Game & WarioAussie-Gamer.com - Crowd-Funding Spotlight: Bluetooth Edition – Twice – Twice (blog)
Crowd-Funding Spotlight: Bluetooth Edition – Twice
Twice (blog)
Crowd-Funding Spotlight: Bluetooth Edition. Judging by the number of pitch emails I've received since International CES, Bluetooth “leashes” are exploding in popularity. Here are some recent additions to the ambitious crowd-funding crew: MotionsTek has … - The Crowdfunding Revolution – CNN (blog)
The Crowdfunding Revolution
CNN (blog)
Millions of people are financing projects and businesses not with bank loans or traditional investors but with what's called "crowdfunding". That said, if you pledge cash for a product or project be prepared to be very, very patient. A CNN money … - MotionsTek Announces Crowdfunding Campaign in Support of Tag*it, an … – PR Newswire (press release)
MotionsTek Announces Crowdfunding Campaign in Support of Tag*it, an …
PR Newswire (press release)
TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — New technology from MotionsTek (www.motionstek.com), a Taiwan-based technology developer, might put lost and found departments out of business. Tag*it is a discrete tracking device that pairs with a user's …
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 17, 2013 | No Comments
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- Rob Ford crack-cocaine video crowd-funding campaigns spring up to purchase … – National Post
Toronto StarRob Ford crack-cocaine video crowd-funding campaigns spring up to purchase …
National Post
Several Indiegogo crowd-funding campaigns sprung up overnight Friday in an effort to collect enough money to purchase a video that allegedly shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking a substance that appears to be crack cocaine. “Together, we can do it!
Mayor Rob Ford: Crowdsourcing campaigns launched to buy videoToronto Star - OSC Gets Positive Response to Crowdfunding Ideas: Report – Thomson Reuters’ peHUB (press release)
OSC Gets Positive Response to Crowdfunding Ideas: Report
Thomson Reuters’ peHUB (press release)
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)'s recent consultation on crowdfunding options received “favourable comments” reports law firm Osler Hoskin & Harcourt. Osler noted 100 responses to the OSC, most of which supported its crowdfunding exemption …
Public comments favour crowdfunding in OSC reviewGlobe and Mail (subscription)
Crowdfunding 101Mondaq News Alerts (registration) - Music Crowdfunding: Sam Tsui Kickstarts Debut, Songkick Detour Expands … – hypebot.com
Music Crowdfunding: Sam Tsui Kickstarts Debut, Songkick Detour Expands …
hypebot.com
Sam-tsui-me-without-you Music crowdfunding continues to work its way into the fabric of the music world. YouTube star Sam Tsui recently used Kickstarter to fund a debut album rather than signing with a label. Songkick Detour is expanding its concert … - Crowdfunding Friday: mice, monsters and a Christopher Walken dinosaur – Den Of Geek
Den Of GeekCrowdfunding Friday: mice, monsters and a Christopher Walken dinosaur
Den Of Geek
We've tried to find a varied range of geek-friendly crowdfunding possibilities for you this week, ranging from a fairly major film project featuring some spectacular practical effects, via a documentary on gaming, to dinosaur with the face of a …
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 16, 2013 | No Comments
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- Online start-ups are rallying citizens to revamp their neighbourhoods – The Economist
Online start-ups are rallying citizens to revamp their neighbourhoods
The Economist
As online crowdfunding matures, its advocates are becoming more ambitious. Three designers want to float the +Pool, an open-air swimming bath in New York's East River, with clever filters to purify its murky water. In 2011 its creators raised $40,000 … - Multi-Millionaires Ron Howard & Brian Grazer Planning To Crowdfund ‘Friday … – Indie Wire (blog)
Multi-Millionaires Ron Howard & Brian Grazer Planning To Crowdfund 'Friday …
Indie Wire (blog)
For a few months now, the words 'crowdfunding' and 'Kickstarter' have been on the lips of producers and studio executives all over Hollywood. The tremendous success of the "Veronica Mars' movie on the crowd-funding platform has seemingly opened the …
Producer Brian Grazer Might Use Crowd-Funding for 'Friday Night Lights' Movie/FILM (blog) - Detour by Songkick: Crowdfund a Band to Play Nearby – The Next Web – The Next Web
The Next WebDetour by Songkick: Crowdfund a Band to Play Nearby – The Next Web
The Next Web
London-based startup Songkick launched crowdfunding platform Detour in private beta last year, focusing on a small group of serious music fans. In the intermittent period, the service has seen 10 fan-generated gigs come to fruition which, when you …
Songkick Detour 'Kickstarter for gigs' is launched in LondonBBC News - NPR’s Planet Money Tries Crowdfunding – Triple Pundit – Triple Pundit
Triple PunditNPR's Planet Money Tries Crowdfunding – Triple Pundit
Triple Pundit
It may be easy for some in the business world to dismiss, but there's something (quite a bit, actually) to be said about interconnectedness and how it's driving our new economy. For a case in point, let's review public media's collaboration with …
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 15, 2013 | No Comments
Today’s industry news from twask
- Slated Taps Into Film Financing’s ‘New World Order’ – CNBC.com
CNBC.comSlated Taps Into Film Financing's 'New World Order'
CNBC.com
Regulators are still drafting guidelines on so-called equity crowdfunding, which allows funders to actually own a piece of new businesses. In contrast, traditional crowdfunding that's prevalent on sites such as Kickstarter allows users to solicit cash …
Mandy Patinkin Signs On for Zach Braff's Kickstarter MoviePlaybill.com
Patinkin Says Wish I Was HereEmpire Online
Veronica Braff Changes 100 Years of Film Financing for the BestHuffington Post - The Ten Commandments Of Crowdfunding – Forbes
The Ten Commandments Of Crowdfunding
Forbes
With the success of the Veronica Mars and Garden State-sequel Kickstarter campaigns, it appears that the crowdfunding business model has made its way to mainstream Hollywood. While crowdfunding certainly has advantages, including giving filmmakers …
The Economist explains Is it unfair for famous people to use Kickstarter?The Economist (blog) - Crowdfunding is a blessing and a curse – MarketWatch
Crowdfunding is a blessing and a curse
MarketWatch
Last week, Donald Trump announced — with characteristic flair — his involvement with a crowdfunding startup named FundAnything. The Donald's presence would be something of an embarrassment for many companies, but then the tech sector has never …
Donald Trump calls himself the differentiator for TrumpfundingUpstart (blog)
OutBooster Responds to Donald Trump, Switches to FundAnything.comSBWire (press release) - Equity Crowd-funding Site, SeedAsia Launches – TechCrunch
Equity Crowd-funding Site, SeedAsia Launches
TechCrunch
SeedAsia is the first equity crowd-funding site to launch in the region, although the equity funding trend has been taking off in the US, where there are apparently over 200 such sites. One of them, FundersClub, recently cleared US regulators, paving …
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 14, 2013 | No Comments
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- Is Equity Crowdfunding Coming To Mexico? – Forbes
Is Equity Crowdfunding Coming To Mexico?
Forbes
Roughly a year ago, my company, Crowdfunder.com, was invited by top leadership in Mexico to come discuss the opportunities for crowdfunding in Mexico. Many in Mexico had seen Crowdfunder's success in the U.S. and our role in U.S. JOBS Act legislation, … - Yoga Exhibit Comes to Sackler Gallery This Fall, and It’s Got a Crowdfunding … – Washington City Paper (blog)
Washington City Paper (blog)Yoga Exhibit Comes to Sackler Gallery This Fall, and It's Got a Crowdfunding …
Washington City Paper (blog)
"The Art of Transformation" runs Oct. 19 to Jan. 26 2014 at the Asian art gallery. In a press release, the Smithsonian says the exhibit—the "world's first exhibition about the discipline's visual history"—will explore "yoga's philosophies and its … - BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding – News One
BlackStartup: The African American Solution To Crowdfunding
News One
In the past five years, crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have revolutionized the way entrepreneurs go about raising capital for new business ventures. Although these sites have helped turn countless of startup pipe-dreams into a … - Crowdfunding Research – Corante
Crowdfunding Research
Corante
Crowdfunding academic research might be changing, from a near-stunt to an widely used method of filling gaps in a research group's money supply. At least, that's the impression this article at Nature Jobs gives: The practice has exploded in recent …
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 13, 2013 | No Comments
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- The false promise of crowdfunding – USA Today – USA TODAY
The false promise of crowdfunding – USA Today
USA TODAY
Last week, Donald Trump announced – with characteristic flair – his involvement with a crowdfunding startup named FundAnything. The Donald's presence would be something of an embarrassment for many companies, but then the tech sector has never … - New crowdfunding site creates community for backers – T3
New crowdfunding site creates community for backers
T3
"We knew there must be a way to come at crowdfunding from a different direction. That is what we feel we've been able to do with the crowdfunding process on Jump Start City. We've fundamentally changed the way a funding event progresses," said Baker. - Crowdcube Raises £1.5M in Self-Run Crowdfunding Campaign – Crowdsourcing.org
Crowdsourcing.orgCrowdcube Raises £1.5M in Self-Run Crowdfunding Campaign
Crowdsourcing.org
Crowdcube, the U.K.-based equity crowdfunding platform, raised £1.5 million ($2.3 million) in a self-run funding campaign, the company announced last Thursday. The raise took just three days, and involved a total of 259 investors. The team first went … - Eric Ruth goes crowdfunding route for ‘Hauntlings’ project – Joystiq
Eric Ruth goes crowdfunding route for 'Hauntlings' project
Joystiq
Eric Ruth of Eric Ruth Games has an extensive history of creating de-makes, and now he's branching out to create the original title Hauntlings. Using Indiegogo for crowdfunding, Ruth is seeking $35,000 to create his 2D 2-vs-2 side-scrolling multiplayer …
Video game de-maker Eric Ruth turns to crowdfuding for his first original titlePolygon
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 10, 2013 | No Comments
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- Bye, Bye Bake Sales? Young Entrepreneurs Crowdfunding in Digital Age – Fox Business
Bye, Bye Bake Sales? Young Entrepreneurs Crowdfunding in Digital Age
Fox Business
5: Advocating on Behalf of Teen Girls. Next Slide Previous Slide. Young entrepreneurs, scientists and activists are flocking to crowdfunding sites, from a group of 12-year-old girls photographing Earth from space to an award-winning iPhone case designer. - Investing In Real Estate Through Crowdfunding – NuWire Investor – NuWire Investor
Investing In Real Estate Through Crowdfunding – NuWire Investor
NuWire Investor
Crowdfunding is one of the new buzz words to hit the financial services industry and it is now being applied to real estate. Through crowdfunding, investors can pool money together and buy shares of real property like apartment buildings, office … - Bradley Manning trial secrecy sparks crowdfunding drive for court stenographer – The Verge
Bradley Manning trial secrecy sparks crowdfunding drive for court stenographer
The Verge
The nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation is raising money to pay for a court stenographer to transcribe the events of Bradley Manning's court martial. Over the next three to four months, the group hopes to raise the $40 – $50,000 it needs in order … - How to Go From Zero to a Million Overnight with Crowdfunding – Daily Reckoning – Australian Edition
How to Go From Zero to a Million Overnight with Crowdfunding
Daily Reckoning – Australian Edition
Crowdfunding takes a big job (a project) and breaks it down into thousands of little jobs. That is, instead of trying to raise one lot of $100,000 from a bank, it's possible to raise 100,000 single dollars from 100,000 people. It about getting funding …
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 9, 2013 | No Comments
Today’s industry news from twask
- Healthfundr launches equity-based crowdfunding for health startups – VentureBeat
Healthfundr launches equity-based crowdfunding for health startups
VentureBeat
The JOBS Act and the Affordable Care Act are dramatically changing regulations surrounding crowdfunding and healthcare. Crowdfunding has changed the venture capital landscape and startups in all sectors are using this method to raise funding.
Startup Healthfundr wants to bring equity crowdfunding to medical technologyGigaOM - Trump-Gasmic Crowdfunding Platform Plagiarizes From Indiegogo – eu.techcrunch
Mother Nature Network (blog)Trump-Gasmic Crowdfunding Platform Plagiarizes From Indiegogo
eu.techcrunch
While I wish not to throw any more fuel into the fiery fever dream that is Donald Trump, it is important to note the distinct similarities between his recent press release and the wording from an Indiegogo page describing his new platform, FundAnything.
The Donald's Crowdfunding Site, More Government Contracts, Investing in …Businessweek
Donald Trump backs a Kickstarter rip-off to save crowdfunding from the hipstersThe Verge
Will Donald Trump Ruin Crowdfunding? – MashableMashable
TechCrunch -TechRadar UK -Mother Nature Network (blog)
all 19 news articles » - Crowdfunding for Eternal Darkness successor off to sluggish start – VentureBeat
We Got This CoveredCrowdfunding for Eternal Darkness successor off to sluggish start
VentureBeat
The first two days of a crowdfunding project are very important. Most giant Kickstarters, those with funding goals north of $750,000, tend to raise the bulk of their cash in the first 24 to 48 hours. That's not what is happening with Precursor Games …
Shadow of the Eternals video game crowdfunding raises $100K in a dayCBC.ca
Shadow of the Eternals crowdfunding announcement – Games.com NewsGames.com News (blog)
Shadow Of The Eternals Crowdfunding Campaign Is Ready For Your MoneyWe Got This Covered
Wired -GameZone
all 16 news articles » - Blue Note Records, ArtistShare Create Crowdfunding Label – Billboard
BillboardBlue Note Records, ArtistShare Create Crowdfunding Label
Billboard
Endeavors such as Blue Note/ArtistShare show both the potential for finding new talent through crowdfunding and how the platform is increasingly becoming a strategy for larger companies. In recent years the market for music crowdfunding platforms has …
Blue Note Records Partners With ArtistShare For Fan Funded Releaseshypebot.com
Twask Daily Digest
Posted on | May 8, 2013 | No Comments
Today’s industry news from twask
- New, Trump-Injected Crowdfunding Site Will (Not Really) Make Your Dreams … – TechCrunch
PR WebNew, Trump-Injected Crowdfunding Site Will (Not Really) Make Your Dreams …
TechCrunch
Are you ready for Donald Trump to (not really) give you (not real) money for your (not really) amazing project? Well, (not really his) new site, FundAnything, is ready to take your money! The new funding site is (not really) run by Trump (it is really …
Will Donald Trump Ruin Crowdfunding? – MashableMashable
Donald Trump Launches FundAnything, a Kickstarter Clone Meant to Bring …All Things Digital
Donald Trump Wants To Give Money To Your Crowd-Funded ProjectBusiness Insider - Aflamnah: Looking for Crowdfunding in the Arab World – Huffington Post
Huffington PostAflamnah: Looking for Crowdfunding in the Arab World
Huffington Post
There's been incredible buzz about crowdfunding these days, particularly after "the Veronica Mars movie project" by Rob Thomas reached over 5.5 million dollars in 30 days on Kickstarter and some mainstream Hollywood names, Zach Braff for example, are … - Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites for Fundraising – Forbes
Top 10 Crowdfunding Sites for Fundraising
Forbes
In fact, there's been so much chatter out there about crowdfunding that people love to throw out the line “yeah, I've heard there are something like 500 crowdfunding sites.” While hundreds of sites may be popping up, not all of them have real … - Funding daily: Bitcoin, crowdfunding & other trends – VentureBeat
Funding daily: Bitcoin, crowdfunding & other trends
VentureBeat
We've recently seen business-focused tech dominate the deals channel. Bitcoin, crowdfunding, foodie, usability testing, mobile events, and community sports startups landed a round of venture capital and/or angel investment. Apologies for the torrent of …
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Crowdfunding News
- Crowdfunding Journalism: A New Financing Model for Freelancers? - PBS MediaShift May 21, 2013
- Can We Say Crowdfunding Bubble? UK Charity Launches Directory To Help ... - TechCrunch May 21, 2013
- Crowdfunding for the kiddies - San Francisco Chronicle (blog) May 21, 2013
- Heavy Gear Assault crowdfunding efforts continue through Kickstarter - Polygon May 21, 2013
- UW professor finds success with crowdfunding - Dailyuw May 21, 2013
- InCube Ventures mashes up VC, crowdfunding - Upstart (blog) May 20, 2013
- Game & Wario lampoons crowdfunded games - Gamasutra May 20, 2013
- The Crowdfunding Revolution - CNN (blog) May 20, 2013
- The crowd-funding conundrum: The line between bringing fans closer and taking ... - A.V. Club May 20, 2013
- Illinois Library Embraces Crowdfunding To Bring Its Patrons A 3D Printer (And ... - TechCrunch May 19, 2013