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Immersive World Crowd Funding on Facebook

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What Is Crowdfunding? 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdfunding

 

Crowdfunding Is More Marketing Than Fundraising
http://www.cnbc.com/id/47551870/

 

For Crowd Funding Events > Join Cross Platform Crowd Party

https://www.facebook.com/groups/crowd.party/

 

Immersive World Newbie Help Desk
http://ow.ly/aUzaO

  

Why Is Crowd Funding Happening?

 

Trigger 1: 2005 International Year of Microcredit: This was a special event of the United Nations. The event highlighted Micro-Finance as an instrument for socioeconomic development

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Year_of_Microcredit

  

Trigger 2: 2006 Nobel Peace Prize: Micro-credit has proved to be an important liberating force in societies where women in particular have to struggle against repressive social and economic conditions http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/press.html

 

Trigger 3: 2012 JOBS Act: President Obama signs the Jobs Act supporting Crowd Funding in April 2012. Crowd Funding and Micro-credits are in the same scientifically economic boat of Micro-Financing. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpstart_Our_Business_Startups_Act

 

For this Reason... Jobs Jobs Jobs... A Comparison
- Gamer Economic Data http://www.theesa.com/facts/econdata.asp
- Gamer Career Opportunities http://www.theesa.com/careers/index.asp

 

‎Over 605 Crowd Funding Projects for "Virtual"

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects?utf8=%E2%9C%93&filter_text=virtual&search_submit=Search

 

Over 500 Crowd Funding Projects for "App"

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects?utf8=%E2%9C%93&filter_text=app&search_submit=Search

 

Over 1,217 Crowd Funding Projects for "Education"

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects?filter_category=Education

 

Over 734 Crowd Funding Projects for "Art" 

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects?filter_category=Art

 

Over 1,981 Crowd Funding Projects for "Music"

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects?filter_category=Music

 

Crowd Funding Overview Graphic

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150831461799201

 

How Are Crowd Funding Platforms Structured?

http://visual.ly/kickstarter-king-crowdfunding

 

Check the Crowd Funding Statistics & Results About Projects http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/04/30/technology/three-years-of-kickstarter-projects.html?src=tp

 

Where Do Crowdfunding Backers Come From?
Indiegogo Insight: Nearly 40% of Active Campaigns Receive Money From Multiple Countries
http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/1799545977/indiegogo-insight-nearly-40-of-active-campaigns-receive-money-from-multiple-countries-indiegogo-blog

  

Crowd Funding & Quality Process Model ISO 9001:2000
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151061624789201

 

How Does The Crowd Funding Process Work?

http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/1776246755/how-does-the-crowd-funding-process-work-kickstarter-the-science-of-crowdfunding

 

First Step for Crowd Funding: Requirements Elicitation

http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/2281455664/crowd-funding-requirements-elicitation-wikipedia-the-free-encyclopedia

 

Next Step for Crowd Funding: Writing A Business Plan

http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/2281424558/first-step-for-crowd-funding-writing-a-business-plan

 

Video Tutorial: Creating Crowd Funding Success

http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/1756912124/creating-crowd-funding-success

 

Crowd Funding Websites - Big List

http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/1759758082/crowd-funding-websites-the-big-list

 

Comparing Crowd Funding Platforms

http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/1776252156/crowd-funding-kickstarter-vs-indiegogo

 

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Immersive World Crowd Funding German (Deutsch) - Nachrichten, Ideen, Projekte, Erfolge, Jobs, Nachhaltigkeit

http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding-german

 

Crowdfunding Science

http://www.scoop.it/t/crowdfunding-science

 

What's Happening in Immersive Worlds?

 

Kickstarter Crowd Funding Projects for "Second Life"
http://ow.ly/cfpVP

 

Indiegogo Crowd Funding Projects for "Second Life"
http://ow.ly/cfpSV

 

CrowdFunder Crowd Funding Projects for "Second Life"
http://ow.ly/cnwoI

 

Kickstarter Crowd Funding Projects for "Opensim"
http://ow.ly/cfpWl

 

Indiegogo Crowd Funding Projects for "Opensim"
http://ow.ly/cfpUS

 

CrowdFunder Crowd Funding Projects for "Opensim"
http://ow.ly/cnwfL

 

Kickstarter Crowd Funding Projects for "Minecraft"
http://ow.ly/cfq0J

 

Indiegogo Crowd Funding Projects for "Minecraft"
http://ow.ly/cfqIv

 

CrowdFunder Crowd Funding Projects for "Minecraft"
http://ow.ly/cnw1E

 

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3Doodler: The World's First 3D Printing Pen

It's a pen that can draw in the air! 3Doodler is the 3D printing pen you can hold in your hand. Lift your imagination off the page!
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The Crowdfunding Bible: How to Raise Money for Any Startup, Video Game or Project eBook: Scott Steinberg, Rusel DeMaria, Jon Kimmich, Eric Migicovsky: Amazon.de: Kindle-Shop

The Crowdfunding Bible: How to Raise Money for Any Startup, Video Game or Project eBook: Scott Steinberg, Rusel DeMaria, Jon Kimmich, Eric Migicovsky: Amazon.de: Kindle-Shop
James OReilly's insight:
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Convergence Culture + Crowd Funding + Second Life > New World Notes: Watch the First Animated Short Featuring SL's Raglan Shire Tinies Made from Last Spring's Successful Kickstarter

Convergence Culture + Crowd Funding + Second Life > New World Notes: Watch the First Animated Short Featuring SL's Raglan Shire Tinies Made from Last Spring's Successful Kickstarter | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it

I wrote about the Raglan Shire Kickstarter last March, which raised funds to bring Second Life's beloved tiny avatars to a real life mass audience, and now via project lead Zayn Till, here's some fruits to that crowdfunder ...

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Indiegogo - Crowdfunding meetups

Common Rookie Crowdfunding Mistakes (WEBINAR)

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At Indiegogo, it's important to us that we give our campaigners all the tools they need to make their crowdfunding campaigns a success. Therefore, we're hosting one LIVE webinar a week to provide deep insights into crowdfunding -- along with tips, tricks, and a chance for you to ask questions. You will want to attend if: You are thinking of runnin...

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At Indiegogo, it's important to us that we give our campaigners all the tools they need to make their crowdfunding campaigns a success.
Therefore, we're hosting one LIVE webinar a week to pr (RT @Indiegogo: Are you a #crowdfunding rookie?
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UK charity launches crowdfunding site for users to challenge friends with ... - The Next Web (blog) | Unleashing Social Energy

UK charity launches crowdfunding site for users to challenge friends with ... - The Next Web (blog) | Unleashing Social Energy | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
The Next Web (blog)UK charity launches crowdfunding site for users to challenge friends with ...The Next Web (blog)UK charity, Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, is approaching charity donation via crowdfunding with its new website called Pledgeit.
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The False Promise of Kickstarter

The False Promise of Kickstarter | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
The showcase for the new economy turns out to be a pretty good argument for the old economy.
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StartupSmart - Newly launched Crowd Valley offers DIY crowdfunding platforms

DIY Crowdfunding platform http://t.co/GwzjHzOt...
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Can I make money from videos of Garry’s Mod on Youtube?

Can I make money from videos of Garry’s Mod on Youtube? | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it

Yes - you have my full permission.

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2020AR - Augmented Reality See Through Glasses by Scott OBrien

2020AR - Augmented Reality See Through Glasses by Scott OBrien | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
2020AR - the future of vision. Paul Kouppas and Scott OBrien came together over a beer after a sports event and saw amazing creations possible in AR.
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Equity Crowdfunding Platform Launched in Sweden by FundedByMe - The Sacramento Bee

Equity Crowdfunding Platform Launched in Sweden by FundedByMe - The Sacramento Bee | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
/PRNewswire/ -- (RT @ZLynxMaster: #crowd-funding - Equity Crowdfunding Platform Launched in Sweden by FundedByMe - Sacramento Bee http://t.co/Ij6X6V4X...)...
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Crowdfunding to Create New Intelligent Life on Earth - Sacramento Bee

Crowdfunding to Create New Intelligent Life on Earth - Sacramento Bee | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Crowdfunding to Create New Intelligent Life on EarthSacramento BeeSAN FRANCISCO, Oct.
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Crowdfunding campaign hopes to help startups steer clear of patent trolls

Crowdfunding campaign hopes to help startups steer clear of patent trolls | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Patent analytics firm IP Checkups wants to expose the patent portfolio owned by Intellectual Ventures, one of the largest patent holders in the United States.
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Kickstarter Tech Project of the Week: 3Doodler

Kickstarter Tech Project of the Week: 3Doodler | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Want a way-cool tech product before it officially hits the market? Our first pick for our new weekly feature is a 3D printer for drawing in three-dimensions—sans computer.
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Find Out How Two Toymakers "Crowdfunded" Over Two Million Dollars

Find Out How Two Toymakers "Crowdfunded" Over Two Million Dollars | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Have you heard about the sensational Kickstarter success story behind the 3-D drawing pen 3Doodler? Two entrepreneurial toymakers set out to raise a
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Educators seek crowd funding for OpenSim project – Hypergrid Business

Educators seek crowd funding for OpenSim project – Hypergrid Business | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
James OReilly's insight:

I don't think this project will be successful on Kickstarter.com because you need 100% goal achievement to receive money (at low fees), beyond that, the pledged sum (and benefits offered) + time left doesn't seem realistic. Indiegogo.com allows less money for pay-out (at higher fees). But to learn how to improve the approach, its an interesting case study > Video Tutorial: Creating Crowd Funding Success http://www.scoop.it/t/immersive-world-crowd-funding/p/1756912124/creating-crowd-funding-success

James OReilly's comment, December 21, 2012 7:36 AM
So go for the pain resolve, reduction of youth unemployment, and then build a crowd funding project... wanna bet that the pledged sum is acheived and maybe over-acheived...
James OReilly's comment, December 21, 2012 4:48 PM
Crowdfunding Is More Marketing Than Fundraising
http://www.cnbc.com/id/47551870/
James OReilly's comment, January 14, 5:22 AM
Well, it was a flop effort in the end, don't do it this way http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1425982309/noblecraft-adventures
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GiveCorps: crowdfunding meets charitable giving at this Charles Village-based startup

GiveCorps: crowdfunding meets charitable giving at this Charles Village-based startup | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Technically Baltimore is an online publication and organization focused on the early-stage tech and innovation community in Baltimore, Maryland. (RT @gbtc: RT @technicallyBMR: Don't forget: tomorrow is #GivingTuesday.
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ciValidator Crowdfunding Fraud and Regulatory Compliance ...

ciValidator Crowdfunding Fraud and Regulatory Compliance ... | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
New Single Sign-on Solution Addresses Key Challenges Facing Crowdfunding Portal Owners, Entrepreneurs, Backers and Investors.
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How Canadian startups have made crowdfunding work

How Canadian startups have made crowdfunding work | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Ahead of our Nov. 29 Toronto event that will explore crowdfunding as an innovative way to make Toronto the best place to retain and attract new companies, we've examined several Canadian crowdfunding experiences.
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3 million people have now backed a Kickstarter project

3 million people have now backed a Kickstarter project | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Today, the crowd funding and product juicing site Kickstarter announced that, as of yesterday, 3 million people had backed a project on the site. The announcement comes after its launch ... (3 million people have now backed a Kickstarter project.
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A Guide to Crowd-Funding: Seed Funding with the Community ...

A Guide to Crowd-Funding: Seed Funding with the Community ... | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
I have always been skeptical about crowd-funding when it comes to startups, and I'm not sure why exactly. I think I've always thought of it as being a messy and fragmented way of finding seed money. But when I think about it, ...
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The future of mainstream machinima films: A panel discussion

The future of mainstream machinima films: A panel discussion | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it

The future of machinima, or making films using video game graphics engines, looks promising... With new game engines such as Unreal Engine 4 from Epic Games and tools for making films from Valve, machinima filmmakers are getting a lot closer to being able to depict realistic human imagery and beautiful scenery they couldn’t produce otherwise.

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AngelList, SecondMarket pair up to fund startups - Upstart (blog)

AngelList, SecondMarket pair up to fund startups - Upstart (blog) | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
AngelList, SecondMarket pair up to fund startupsUpstart (blog)It's also yet another play in the increasingly crowded crowdfunding realm, which is expected to explode next year when the Securities and Exchange Commission implements rules allowing...
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Crowdfunding is Hard. And also Awesome.

Crowdfunding is Hard. And also Awesome. | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Since the Geek Love Kickstarter funded and closed, I’ve been fielding a lot of questions from excited creative people about …Continue reading » (RT @chrystalflander: @CrowdFundingPro RT @deanfortythree: RT @shanna_germain: Crowdfunding is Hard.
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Selfstarter allows you to build Kickstarter-style crowdfunding into a project site |

Selfstarter allows you to build Kickstarter-style crowdfunding into a project site | | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
Kickstarter is about to kick off over here in the UK, but there's been no shortage of controversy surrounding crowdfunding platform in the US has gained popularity, prompting the institution o (#tutorials Selfstarter allows you to build Kickstarter-style...
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Catapult: Crowdfunding for Girls and Women | The Big Picture

Catapult: Crowdfunding for Girls and Women | The Big Picture | Immersive World Crowd Funding - News, Ideas, Projects, Successes, Jobs, Sustainability | Scoop.it
A new crowdfunding platform called Catapult will launch later this month to finance projects for the advancement of women and girls around the world.
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