Tagged: kickstarter

February 28, 2013 @ 6:54 am By Wired  |  

We have seen the future, and it is ours—because we’re backing it with our own capital. So far, at least 45,000 projects have been successfully crowdfunded through online donations, to the tune of more than half a billion dollars in total. But the vast majority… Read More

February 28, 2013 @ 5:59 am By SWNW  |  

Budding investors have been warned to be on their guard against Dragon’s Den-style ‘crowdfunding’ ventures. Experts fear that thousands of people could be left “high and dry” unless tighter controls on the practice are put in place. Crowdfunding appeals to amateur investors because it gives… Read More

February 27, 2013 @ 7:51 pm By 11alive.com  |  

ALPHARETTA, GA Do you have a great idea for a business or project but no way to fund it? Some entrepeneurs are turning to what’s known as crowdfunding. Michael Lundmark and Josh Rachel have nearly completed the Jekyll Brewery in Alpharetta, a tasting and touring brewery featuring… Read More

February 26, 2013 @ 9:47 pm By AllThingsD  |  

Do you ever find yourself frantically trying to fish your phone out of a pocket or purse to find out whether that beep or buzz from the device is an important call, text or email—or just something you can ignore? What if you could simply… Read More

February 26, 2013 @ 6:15 am By PocketGamer  |  

Not content with merely funding its latest project on Kickstarter, one developer has announced it is to use the crowdfunding platform for a world record attempt. Supersonic Software – previously behind entries in the Micro Machines series – has taken to Kickstarter with World’s Biggest Wordsearch, which (as… Read More

February 24, 2013 @ 5:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Update:  The Crowdfunded Film Inocente won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short.  Congratulations!     Love or hate the annual Oscars, the Academy Awards has become a seminal event for the film industry.  Anticipated almost as much for the antics and theatre that surrounds the… Read More

February 24, 2013 @ 10:23 am By CinemaBlend  |  

Adventure game Dreamfall Chapters‘s Kickstarter campaign is still going strong. Earlier today, crowd-funding for the Longest Journey and Dreamfallsequel passed the $1 million mark. “Thanks, everyone! We are SO happy and grateful for your continued support. Onwards & upwards!” said Red Thread on Kickstarter. Chapters continues the storyline of the previous… Read More

February 22, 2013 @ 5:24 pm By UticaOD  |  

Geoff Orlowski wants to take his filmmaking talents to the next level. The Whitesboro resident has been writing and making his own movies — from short films in college to his first feature film that he shot last year in Utica. To get to the… Read More

February 21, 2013 @ 7:32 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Product launches on Kickstarter are the best, aren’t they? It is amazing to see the things people come up with. The following two campaigns on Kickstarter live up to this and then some. They’ll blow your mind! Mycestro, The Next Generation 3D Mouse Ah, the… Read More

February 21, 2013 @ 8:42 am By Reuben Pressman  |  

When I have a great idea, I love to just dive right in and make it happen. None of these planning shenanigans. I’m a big fan of the try, observe, learn, rinse and repeat method. I’ve also learned that when you have tools to make… Read More

February 21, 2013 @ 7:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Wrappled has announced the launch of its online storefront, an online marketplace for successfully funded Kickstarter and Indiegogo projects. Crowdfunding projects have surged in popularity, sparking an array of new and innovative products geared towards consumers. While popular crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 3:27 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

February 19, 2013 @ 3:23 pm By Jason Schreier  |  

It’s the biggest fear of anyone who spends $10 or $50 to help fund a new game. You see a cool-looking game on Kickstarter or some other website where creative people can ask fans to help pay for their projects. You think it sounds awesome…. Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 3:21 pm By Camille Bautista  |  

A Kickstarter project for CST-01, “the world’s thinnest watch,” collected more than four times its original fundraising goal with three days left to go. Though it hasn’t reached the Pebble level yet, CST-01 has more than 6,000 backers who’ve raised $907,755. The flexible cuff watch is 0.8 mm thick and… Read More

February 19, 2013 @ 3:17 pm By CrowdCrux  |  

To date $90.74 million has been raised on Kickstarter in the film & video category, making it the largest category in terms of funds raised. Projects in this category have had a 39% success rate and comprise 21.8% market share of the 13 categories listed… Read More

February 18, 2013 @ 2:23 pm By Fast Company  |  

KICKSTARTER’S NEW APP LOOKS A LOT LIKE INSTAGRAM OR VINE. COINCIDENCE? MORE LIKE “INEVITABILITY.” Compared to a made-for-mobile app like Instagram, Kickstarter is a pretty complicated platform. You don’t just have an image you can like or comment on–you have a whole concept to explain,… Read More

February 15, 2013 @ 2:29 pm By TechDirt  |  

Nearly two years ago, we had a post pointing out that it was silly for people to complain when the “rich and famous” made use of platforms like Kickstarter. That story was about Tom Hanks’ son Colin looking for funds to complete a documentary. As we noted,… Read More

February 15, 2013 @ 8:01 am By PolicyMic  |  

A big story that no one noticed: Last year, the crowd funding company Kickstarter distributed more money for the arts than the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This isn’t surprising. We’re living in times where every dollar government spends is getting harder to justify and funding a… Read More

February 14, 2013 @ 9:59 am By Techcrunch  |  

It’s Valentine’s Day and what better way for a crowdfunding site to show its love for you than release an iOS app? The new app will go live on iTunes shortly and allows users to follow their funded projects and search for new projects from the comfort… Read More

February 13, 2013 @ 10:36 pm By TheWrap  |  

Freddie Wong and the team behind the blockbuster web series “Video Game High School” have shattered the record for a film campaign on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site that has helped a number of aspiring and established filmmakers secure financing for their projects. Wong, Brandon Laatsch… Read More