Latest Crowd funding Stories
Time is ticking on local theaters required to convert to digital projectors, and niche crowdfunding site offers specialty solution to save community theaters. HANCOCK, N.H., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- By the end 2013, Hollywood film studios will stop distributing movies on 35-millimeter film and convert entirely to digital. This conversion will save billions for studios, which no longer need to deliver cumbersome film, but leaves small town theaters in the lurch. "The problem,"...
Time is ticking on local theaters required to convert to digital projectors, and niche crowdfunding site offers specialty solution HANCOCK, N.H., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- By the end of 2013, Hollywood film studios will stop distributing movies on 35-millimeter film and convert entirely to digital. This conversion will save billions for studios, which no longer need to deliver cumbersome film, but leaves small town theaters in the lurch. "The problem," said...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online International hacktivist group Anonymous is looking to go legit – at least with the way it looks to share news and information. The controversial hacking collective has launched a website for crowd-sourced news. The group has announced Your Anon News (or YAN), named after the group’s Twitter handle. The news venture looks to move some of the group’s content away from its Twitter and Tumblr feeds, where Anonymous has...
New crowdfunding projects demonstrate innovation and potential for job creation in several U.S. communities SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," today announced a new round of crowdfunding projects submitted to its site. These projects are available for public preview through its "Project Carousel" at (www.crowdit.com). CrowdIt acts as a "virtual incubator" and represents a new approach to...
Is It Getting a 'Lil' Grim' Around Here? MyOwnEulogy.com, a St. Louis based start-up, turns to Indiegogo for alternative funding sources. ST. LOUIS, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Founders, Alba Carrico & Jan Knight, along with their mascot, "Lil Grim," are turning to the internet to raise funds for their dream project, MyOwnEulogy.com, a website that allows an individual to upload their own eulogy video. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130416/PH95150 ) Funding is...
After securing an undisclosed incubation round investment from a West Coast based strategic investor, the Company is squarely focused on building the proper foundation for its loss protection business. Baltimore, Md (PRWEB) April 15, 2013 Asurvest, Inc. announces two Key Relationships Critical To The Further Development Of Its Web-based Investment Assurance Programs. Currently in Beta, the Company’s risk management and loss recovery products will provide Crowdfund users with some...
Company will launch all projects on June 4 (6/4) when official site goes live SPRINGFIELD, Mo., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CrowdIt (www.crowdit.com), the crowdfunding site for the "New American Dream," today announced it will provide free media exposure to the first 64 crowdfunding projects that are submitted to its site by June 1. As an extra incentive to Dreamers interested in promoting their next big idea, CrowdIt will offer exposure by including a description of and a link to...
Crowdfunding Expert Kendall Almerico, the CEO of ClickStartMe, recently released five ways to use Twitter effectively in a crowdfunding campaign. The use of social media is vital to crowdfunding success, Almerico notes, but most people do not understand how to use Twitter effectively to accomplish crowdfunding goals. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) April 08, 2013 Crowdfunding Expert Kendall Almerico, the CEO of ClickStartMe, recently released five ways to use Twitter effectively in a crowdfunding...
Report Forecasts Total Global Crowdfunding to Reach $5.1 Billion in 2013, with North America Remaining the Largest Market LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crowdfunding is accelerating at an unprecedented rate and impacting government policy, informing enterprise innovation, and changing the role of financial institutions around the world. Today, massolution®, a research firm specializing in the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding industries, released its annual 2013CF -...
World's Largest Crowdfunding-for-Good Platform Partners with Indiana University Student Foundation to Make Annual Charity Fundraising Event a Breakaway Success MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest crowdfunding-for-good platform, Fundly (www.fundly.com), and Indiana University's "Little 500", the country's largest collegiate bike race, have teamed up to launch the first-ever crowdfunding campaign in the 63-year old annual fundraising event's...
