General News

November 23, 2012 @ 5:31 pm By ITBusiness  |  

The voice control offered on smartphones, such as Siri for iPhone, is pretty impressive. But what if you could have that same sort of technology to control your home? That’s what the voice-activated computer Ubi promises. Imagine being able to turn on your lights, activate… Read More

November 23, 2012 @ 8:33 am By The Sydney Morning Herald  |  

TWO weekends ago in London, music executive Dick Miller was chilling at home. His wife asked him to listen to something that had been recommended to her on Spotify, the new internet music streaming service. It was a Melbourne band, The April Maze, so little… Read More

November 23, 2012 @ 1:50 am By VentureBeat  |  

Six months ago I called the Director of Business Development for a well-respected angel group in California and told him about my company, CircleUp, an equity-based crowdfunding platform that would allow his angels to invest into private companies.  He had no interest in talking, saying “our angels… Read More

November 22, 2012 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The Telecom Foundation has announced the acquisition of GiveALittle, a New Zealand based crowdfunding site.  GiveALittle is a zero feeds funding service.  With the acquisition the 5% administration charge will be removed. Givealittle.co.nz has moved into the traditional solicitation effort  by fundraising  over $2.3 million… Read More

November 22, 2012 @ 3:03 am By AllThingsD  |  

Crowdtilt today will start offering tax-deductible donations for nonprofits. The company says it is the first crowdfunding site to fully support charity fundraising. Here’s how it works: Anyone can already start a Crowdtilt group with a funding goal. Now they can select a 501(c)(3) organization from Crowdtilt’s… Read More

November 21, 2012 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Bret Harris and David Abramovich from Indiegogo are set to launch training webinars for aspiring crowdfunders.  The first webinar is scheduled for today, November 21st, with 3 further webinars to be held over the next several weeks. The topics are as follows: Market Tips &… Read More

November 21, 2012 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

 PRNewswire — As Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkie and other snack foods, headed to bankruptcy court last week to begin liquidation plans, a group of southeast Michigan entrepreneurs are proposing to put the power to the people to save this 82-year-old iconic company, and… Read More

November 21, 2012 @ 3:01 am By Chicago Phoenix  |  

Pie Hole Pizza Joint, a popular Boystown eatery at 3477 N. Broadway St., plans to expand to a second location in the Andersonville neighborhood after asking the community to financially support the project. Owner Doug Brandt will begin working on a new Pie Hole location… Read More

November 21, 2012 @ 2:58 am By The Moscow Times  |  

Independent American film director Gary Huswit spoke to a packed audience at the Polytechnic Institute on Monday about “crowdfunding,” the Internet phenomenon that is revolutionizing the media industry. Huswit used crowdfunding to finance his documentary films (“Helvetica,” “Objectified” and “Urbanized”) on design that were shown Monday and Tuesday in Moscow. Crowdfunding is the collective effort of individuals… Read More

November 21, 2012 @ 1:51 am By Stuff  |  

When New Zealand’s Screen Production And Development Association (Spada) was created in 1992, medical soap Shortland Street had just hit television screens, Jane Campion’s film The Piano was in production and Sir Peter Jackson was still in his splatter period. During the last two decades,… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 9:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

What is Neurolon? Neurolon’s motto is “Improving Minds While Improving Lives.” (PRWEB) Owned by Wealthion, LLC, Neurolon is a one-of-a-kind brain enhancement supplement that serves to enhance the volume of neurotransmitters and neural pathways in the brain. This results in a wide range of benefits, from greater mental stamina and… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 9:34 pm By The Atlantic Cities  |  

Dan and Ben Miller began tugging two years ago at a simple question they believe is central to the failings of the American real estate industry. The brothers – sons of a well-known Washington, D.C. developer – had begun acquiring properties themselves in the city’s… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 2:29 pm By Slate  |  

Emily Badger has a great long piece in Atlantic Cities about Fundrise and the general idea of “crowdfunding” local commercial real estate ventures. The basic idea is that large-scale impersonal financing models naturally end up steering neighborhoods in the direction of standardized development patterns, generic structures,… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 1:27 pm By The Sacremento Bee  |  

UC Davis Children’s Hospital in Sacramento is among those taking part in the launch of a “crowdfunded” hospital gift catalog – www.givemiracles.org – that’s part of a national campaign. The national effort is led by Fundly, which bills itself as the world’s largest crowdfunding-for-good platform, and Children’s… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 10:05 am By David Bratvold  |  

  It’s a $133 Million dollar industry – and I’ll prove it. This is quite a bit different from the reports you may see that claim it’s $1.5 Billion. In March of this year I contacted the top 20 crowdfunding companies. I collected their yearly revenue &… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 7:02 am By Institutional Investor  |  

Call it venture capitalism for the masses. The U.S. Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS, Act is about to inject new energy into crowdfunding, a web-based approach to raising business capital. Through an amendment to the Securities Act, the JOBS Act lets start-ups raise money… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 6:58 am By JD Alois  |  

CureLauncher is crowdfunding new cancer treatments to accelerate development. The fiscal cliff is calling for funding to the National Institutes of Health to be cut by $2.5 billion and eliminate 2,100 research grants, including 300 through the National Cancer Institute, said the Biotechnology Industry Organization…. Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 4:20 am By Bloomberg  |  

For all those reluctant holiday shoppers who hate long lines, Heddi Cundle has a suggestion: Give the gift of travel. Cundle is the founder and self-titled “big cheese” of myTab.co, a website she launched last year to help consumers, as well as their friends and… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 3:50 am By HemelToday  |  

A company that makes construction materials out of waste is aiming to raise £300,000 in 60 days from small investors to develop its products. Econovate, in Greenway, Hemel Hempstead, is working to put together a demonstration plant to prove its technology and start selling the… Read More

November 20, 2012 @ 1:32 am By The Collegian  |  

During the holidays, it is important for people to be with their families and not have to worry about where they will live, senior Greg Lauritano said. Lauritano hopes inLieu Giving will help make that a reality for victims of Hurricane Sandy, he said. inLieu… Read More