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Today’s industry news from twask Keeping a lid on jungle oil wells – Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Morning Herald Keeping a lid on jungle oil wellsSydney Morning HeraldAccording to the United Nations, the ''crowdfunding'' initiative had by this weekend raised $116 million, enough to temporarily halt the exploitation of 1870 square kilometres of ''core'' Amazonian [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask The crowfunding revolution kickstarts a new economic hope – Siliconrepublic.com Siliconrepublic.com The crowfunding revolution kickstarts a new economic hopeSiliconrepublic.comInspired by the success of funds like Kickstarter in the US, the crowdfunding revolution in 2011 broke onto the shores of Europe and for a country like Ireland battling to reinvent itself [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask THE UNDERWATER REALM & The Rise Of Crowdfunding Movies – WhatCulture! THE UNDERWATER REALM & The Rise Of Crowdfunding MoviesWhatCulture!Cut to nine months later and a house in South Devon, where director David M. Reynolds is launching an appeal – via online crowdfunding website Kickstarter – to publically fund his [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask FundaGeek Launches Crowdfunding Site – socalTech.com FundaGeek Launches Crowdfunding SitesocalTech.comYucca Valley-based FundaGeek, a new startup headed by Daniel Gutierrez, said over the holiday that it has launched its crowdfunding platform, aimed at startups and scientific researchers. Fundageek looks to help connect project owners in the technical … Crowd-funding website Kickstarter [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Crowd-funding via Kickstarter.com, Film Interactor, Indiegogo and others a hit … – Economic Times Crowd-funding via Kickstarter.com, Film Interactor, Indiegogo and others a hit …Economic TimesBut the combination of a desire to bring out-of-the-box film content to Indian audiences and have complete creative control over her project has seen Monga [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask A 21st Century Solution to Small Business Funding Problems – ActiveFilings.com A 21st Century Solution to Small Business Funding ProblemsActiveFilings.comCrowdfunding is a way for investors to pool their money together in an unconventional way. Entrepreneurs can submit their business plans to a crowdfunding website for approval and once the plan [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Got a good idea? Kickstarter ‘crowd-funding’ helps raise start-up money – msnbc.com Got a good idea? Kickstarter 'crowd-funding' helps raise start-up moneymsnbc.comUsing a model called “crowd-funding,” Kickstarter encourages filmmakers, musicians, designers, writers and other creative artists to bring their ideas to life by posting projects on the site. Users then [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask GoodWorldCreations to Launch a Green Crowdfunding Platform in 2012 – Daily Crowdsource GoodWorldCreations to Launch a Green Crowdfunding Platform in 2012Daily CrowdsourceAfter the successful launch of HelpersUnite, a crowdfunding platform with a focus on arts and charity, GoodWorldCreations will soon be turning to environmental causes. In a partnership with the [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Investors show support for British Crowdfunding start-up as Crowdcube raises … – inspiresme.co.uk Startups.co.uk Investors show support for British Crowdfunding start-up as Crowdcube raises …inspiresme.co.ukBy Jamie Lawrence | December 20, 2011 Crowdcube uses a crowdfunding model, where businesses pitch for investment from individual investors nationwide. Image courtesy of: graphican/sxc.hu Crowdcube, [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask What Will the Crowdfunding Bill Do For Startups? – Triple Pundit What Will the Crowdfunding Bill Do For Startups?Triple PunditBy 3p Guest Author | December 19th, 2011 0 Comments By Piper Kujac Since the crowdfunding bill, officially called the HR-2930 Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act, was accepted by the House [...]