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The Growing Power of Donation-Based Crowdfunding Campaigns
Crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion in 2011, funding over one million projects. That number is set to double this year, according to The Crowdfunding Industry Report. By year’s end, there are expected to...
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2012: The Year of Crowdfunding. What Makes a Successful Campaign?
At year’s end, the key question you are probably asking yourself: What makes a successful crowdfunding campaign? The answer, not as easy as the question, is many things for the different types of...
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The Cost of Producing an Original Webseries (Infographic)
Thanks to social media, crowdsourcing, and digital video platforms like YouTube, independent filmmakers have found ways to bring their visions to life without relying on traditional television...
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2012: The Year of Crowdfunding Platforms
2012 was a banner year for crowdfunding. Last year crowdfunding raised $1.5 billion, and that figure is set to double by the end of this year, according to The Crowdfunding Industry Report....
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Crowdfunding Pledges Expected to Double in 2013
2012, the year of crowdfunding is over; long live the year of crowdfunding. The platform, clearly, has come of age. At this year’s 6th Annual TechCrunch Crunchies Awards – the self-described Oscars...
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Crowdwatch: Whither The JOBS Act?
What’s eating the SEC? The SEC’s delay of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act) is unconscionable and a major obstacle for small businesses and lean start-ups in search of alternatives...
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Crowdwatch: Veronica Mars, the Crowdfunding Game Changer
The Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign can only be properly construed as a legitimate game changer. Six years after an unceremonious exit from television screens, Veronica Mars fans have spoken — they...
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Ads, Apps, and Veronica Mars: Magnet Media Labs Podcast No. 12
The Magnet Media Labs podcast is back! A few weeks ago, we made a big move from our office at 12 West 27th Street all the way down to 122 West 27th Street. It took us some time to find the ideal place...
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Crowdwatch: Could Crowdfunding Save The U.S. Economy?
In its purest form, crowdfunding creates options for companies and organizations looking for ways to raise capital — a significant variable in an economy with close to 8 percent unemployment and slow...
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Zach Braff’s Controversial Kickstarter Campaign / Will Crowdfunding Make TV...
While the Garden State 2 Kickstarter campaign was successful, it also revealed something deep and interesting about the intersection between social media and niche content. As 40,000 backers raised...
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Events Happening This Week: Creative Lectures, Karaoke, Dim Sum and More!
It’s the last Monday of July, so spend the end (and beginning) of the month at some of these great NYC events geared towards the tech, digital and/or marketing savvy. Between dim sum and karaoke for...
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Events Happening This Week: Tech Lectures and Meetups, Self Show & Tell and...
We’ve reached the middle of August, and this week there are both informative and fun tech, digital and marketing related events to attend as we near the end of summer. They range from lessons on how...
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Celebrity Crowdfunding Campaigns: In the Midst of Backlash, Some Find Success
Crowdfunding, a type of social media in and of itself, is at its best when it utilizes other platforms to get the word out. Celebrities have obvious advantages when it comes to this. But even so, many...
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Events This Week: Hacktoberfest, Sports and Social Media Meetup, and More!
Fall and sports go hand in hand, as baseball playoffs get started alongside the NFL season. How does that relate to the digital, tech, marketing realms? This week, the first ever Sports and Social...
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Magnet Media Event Sponsorship & Production: Join us for ‘Crowds 2.0′ at NYU...
The NYU Center for Business Analytics (CBA) and Professor Anindya Ghose are all set to host Crowds 2.0: New Frontiers in Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing this Friday, May 9th at the NYU Stern School of...
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Event Sponsorship & Production: Join us for ‘Crowds 2.0′ at NYU Stern
The NYU Center for Business Analytics (CBA) and Professor Anindya Ghose are all set to host Crowds 2.0: New Frontiers in Crowdfunding + Crowdsourcing this Friday, May 9th at the NYU Stern School of...
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