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Today’s industry news from twask Crowdfunding Will Make The Next US President – Huffington Post Crowdfunding Will Make The Next US PresidentHuffington PostIn the next few months, I predict a US presidential candidate will fully endorse crowdfunding. And that endorsement will earn the candidate millions of votes, and a tremendous amount of the network effect [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Five Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns – Exclaim! (blog) Five Successful Crowdfunding CampaignsExclaim! (blog)By Alex HudsonWith record labels tanking and internet piracy showing no signs of abating, many artists are looking to crowdfunding websites likes Kickstarter, PledgeMusic and IndieGoGo to help them raise money from fans in exchange for a variety of [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask How to Raise Cash With Crowdfunding – Entrepreneur Entrepreneur How to Raise Cash With CrowdfundingEntrepreneurBY Gwen Moran | February 27, 2012| Crowdfunding sites are putting money in the pockets of budding entrepreneurs like Sam Miller and Leona Liu, founders of jeans company Civali. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo attract [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Kickstarter Expects to Provide More Funding Than the National Endowment for … – The Atlantic TPM Kickstarter Expects to Provide More Funding Than the National Endowment for …The AtlanticBy Rebecca J. Rosen The crowdfunding platform is having a blockbuster year and may bring in as much as $150 million for [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Atomicom puts up their newest title, House of Golf, onto Appbackr for crowdfunding – DroidGamers Atomicom puts up their newest title, House of Golf, onto Appbackr for crowdfundingDroidGamersAppbackr happens to be one of the major crowdfunding sites we watch when doing our weekly round-up for Android games looking for funds [...]

Twask introduces new GiftShare program

Got a birthday or anniversary coming up? Why not take the opportunity to use that special occasion to promote or raise funds for your favorite cause? Let’s face it, the vast majority of us are fortunate to already have most things that we want. Do you really need more gifts that are just going to [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Author raises $1m to self-publish Order of the Stick webcomic book – The Guardian The Guardian Author raises $1m to self-publish Order of the Stick webcomic bookThe GuardianThe author of a self-published webcomic about a band of heroes in a fantasy role-playing world has raised more than $1m (£600000) from [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask Crowd-funding an alternative to typical lending – Halifax News Net Halifax News Net Crowd-funding an alternative to typical lendingHalifax News NetWith $30000 being their share of the project cost, the Christakos's turned to their customers and supporters using a marketing method called crowd-funding. For more than a decade, many entrepreneurs [...]

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Today’s industry news from twask The Business Finance Store Discusses Crowfunding to Fund Businesses – San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The Business Finance Store Discusses Crowfunding to Fund BusinessesSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)The Business Finance Store discusses crowdfunding as a small business financing option, given Tim Schafer's recent success in funding his new computer game [...]

Twask introduces new “Chip In” gift donation pages

Remember the days of passing around an envelope and collecting money to buy a gift for a co-worker or friend? Well, those days are over. With Twask, you can create a “Chip In” page and immediately begin collecting funds without the hassle of tracking everyone down. Simply create the page and email the link to [...]