How Kickstarter Hides Its Failures from the Internet

An Internet Angel for a Documentary

Aflamnah, based on the wildly successful Kickstarter, is one of the first Internet crowdfunding platforms to cater to entrepreneurs for creative projects specifically in the Arab world.

nytimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)

What Google Reader Could Learn From The Veronica Mars Kickstarter

This week two incredible things happened on the Internet. First, a Veronica Mars movie was funded via Kickstarter to the tune of $2 million in just 10 hours. Second, Google announced that free RSS service Google Reader would be shut down.

forbes.com (2 months and 11 days ago)

Are Hollywood Millionaires Ruining Kickstarter? Let's Ask the Internet

msn.com (29 days ago)

WATCH: This Is NOT What Kickstarter Had In Mind

There's no doubt that Kickstarter is getting out of hand. We've seen it used to fund some pretty ridiculous projects, but in this new video from Humordy, two kidnappers use the crowdsourcing website to help raise money to pay the ransom of a girl they've kidnapped. Check out the video above, and remember, Kickstarter is not a toy.

huffingtonpost.com (30 days ago)

Andrews Kickstarter Campaign Nets Celebrity Support

BAR HARBOR, ME—The Kickstarter campaign launched by College of the Atlantic film professor Nancy Andrews has garnered support from actor Danny Glover, as well as several independent film internet sites. Andrews is hoping to raise $20,000 in the next six days to complete the $45,000 she needs to make her ...

bangordailynews.com (27 days ago)

Don’t Expect to See a Firefly Kickstarter Anytime Soon

We're still feeling the aftereffects of Veronica Mars's Kickstarter success, with comments coming out about other showrunners mulling over following suit. One such showrunner is Joss Whedon. However, as he told BuzzFeed, he's less optimistic for a Firefly Kickstarter campaign: "I've said repeatedly that I would love to make another ... More »

vulture.com (2 months and 11 days ago)

Internet Casts Doubt, Judgment on 9-Year-Old's Programming-Camp Kickstarter

wired.com (2 months ago)

9-year-old RPG-developer launches Kickstarter (Photos)

Susan Wilson's 9-year-old daughter, Mackenzie Wilson, launched a Kickstarter to build a computer role-playing game and prove her brothers wrong. As of today the Kickstarter has exceeded $11,000, well past her $829 goal.&nbsp...

examiner.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

Things to know about 'Veronica Mars' movie

After Rob Thomas launched a Kickstarter campaign to finance the Veronica Mars movie, the Internet went crazy. The $2 million goal was reached in less than a day, more incentives were added for new backers, and the fund continues to grow. EW's Jeff Jensen — who also broke the news — sat down with Thomas, the creator of the cult TV show, to discuss the movie, the implications...

cnn.com (2 months and 4 days ago)

Spark Core brings open hardware plus a cloud service to the internet of things

Spark Devices is using Kickstarter and DIYers as the gateway into building a hardware and cloud-based platform for the internet of things. Today it's DIY, but tomorrow it hopes to have corporate clients.    

gigaom.com (21 days ago)