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Recent Grad Turns Her Struggle To Find Work Into Children's Book

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Unemployment, Millenials, Christina Mercado You Can Do It Bunny, Kickstarter, Georgetown University, Christina Mercado, Job Hunting, Children's Book, Entrepreneurship, Slideexpand, Christina Mercado Childrens Book, Job Hunt, You Can Do It Bunny, College News

NEW YORK -- Christina Mercado didn't have any luck finding work after she graduated from Georgetown University with a master's in business administrat...

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Amanda Palmer's Kickstarter Campaign Reaches $1M

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: One Million Dollars, Video, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer Kickstarter, Slideexpand, Kickstarter, Dresden Dolls, Ridiculous Amounts of Money, Amanda Palmer, Amanda Palmer Naked, Arts News

Amanda Palmer just reached 21,134 backers for her Kickstarter project, which is an incredible milestone for the female performer. However, the real ki...

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gTar: The Guitar That (Almost) Plays Itself

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: Incident, Iphone Guitar, Gtar, Rock Band, Kickstarter, Kickstarter Guitar, Guitar Hero, How to Play Guitar, Learning Guitar, Small Business News and Trends, Guitar, Small Business News

In the past 15 years or so, you could say that there have been some interesting developments for the budding guitar players of the world. The rise of ...

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Kickstarter Campaign Reminds NYC Women: Toplessness Is Legal (NSFW)

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Toplessness, Women Topless, Kickstarter, Holly Van Voast, Kickstarter Topless, New York Equality, Topless, Topless New York, New York News

Summer's approaching and that means maximum beach time. But contrary to popular notion, ladies don't have to decamp to just Fort Tilden if they want t...

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Turning Bicyclists Into Fireflies

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Bike Lights, Kuramoto Project 1000 Fireflies, Video, Northern Spark, Farming-Suburban-Community, Art Meets Science, Kickstarter, Kuramoto Project, Synchronization, David Rueter, Cycling, 1000 Fireflies, Arts News

Fireflies are the only species in North America that can synchronize their flashing light patterns; through a new project, bicyclists are soon to be t...

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Crowdfunding, a Burgeoning Phenomenon to Raise Money for Some Enterprises and Nonprofits

Jerry Chautin | Posted 05.17.2012

Kiki Karpus invests in start-ups and emerging businesses -- well, sort of. Instead of choosing the companies based upon the likelihood of their succes...

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What IS 'The Sisterhood Of Night'? (VIDEO)

Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Teen Artists, Teen Girls, Salem Witch Trials, Sisterhood of Night, Wanna Know a Secret Contest, Sisterhood of Night Movie, Kickstarter, Video, Teen News

Vampires are so last year -- and with the new movie "The Sisterhood of Night" stirring up some major social buzz, we're thinking that mysterious secre...

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Crowdfunding Secrets: Five Ways to Build an Amazing Campaign

Scott Steinberg | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Startups, Investing, Venture Capital, Crowdfunding, Small Business Investing, Indiegogo, Kickstarter, Jobs Act, Rockethub, Small Business America, Small Business News

While no equity or ownership stake has previously changed hands in exchange for contributions, the recent passage of the JOBS Act may prove a game changer for entrepreneurs.

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Kickstarter Bug Exposes Info From Thousands Of Projects

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Video, Kickstarter, Kickstarter Security, Kickstarter Projects, Online Privacy, Startups, Cybersecurity, Kickstarter Startup Projects, KickStarter.Com, Kickstarter Bug, Startup Projects, Technology News

Just a few weeks after its third birthday, Kickstarter, the crowd-funding platform behind such successful projects as inPulse's Pebble iPhone watch, i...

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Wall Street Should Wear Hoodies for Mark Zuckerberg

Ron Galloway | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, Kickstarter, Hoodies, Wall Street, Mark Zuckerberg Hoodie, Business News

Investors are clamoring to get in on the Facebook IPO, and Mark Zuckerberg doesn't really need Wall Street to do it.

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WATCH: New Etch A Sketch For iPad

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Etch a Sketch Kickstarter, Video, Ipad Kickstarter, iPad Apps, Mobile, Etchasketch, Kickstarter, Ohio Art, Ari Krupnik, Ipad Etch a Sketch, Etch a Sketch for Ipad, Etch a Sketch, Etcher, Technology News

To the imaginative eye, an iPad sort of already looks like a high-tech Etch A Sketch. Now, a Mountain View, Calif.-based team is trying to complete th...

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American Psycho, Taxi Driver Writers Team Up for Film Kickstarter

Turnstyle | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Braxton Pope, Crowdfunding, Bret Easton Ellis, Kickstarter, Paul Schrader, Diy, The Canyons, Los Angeles, Indie Film, Crowd Funding, Crowd-Funding, Entertainment News

In terms of proven storytelling talent The Canyons might just be the biggest project to plant a banner at Kickstarter yet.

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Indie Miami Designer Launches Industrially Chic Line

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Miami Arts, Miami Fashion, Video, Miami News, Kickstarter, Indie Fashion, Miami Designer, Miami Culture, Emily Peters, Slideexpand, Reflection Collection, Eco Fashion, Fashion Design, Fashion, Miami News

Moving from Wisconsin to Miami and from designing kick-ass geometric jewelry to industrially chic clothes, Emily Peters just launched a Kickstarter ca...

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Meet The 25-year Old Who Raised Over 8 million on Kickstarter

Shira Lazar | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Pebble, Campaign, Eric Migicovsky, What's Trending, Kickstarter, Pebble Kickstarter, Pebble Founder Eric Migicovsky, Video, Technology News

According to Eric Migicovsky, Pebble, which has raised nearly 9 million dollars and counting, is THE watch of the 21st century, allowing it to connect to your iPhone as well as download different apps and watch interfaces.

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Crowdfunding 201: Learning From Your Mistakes

Turnstyle | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Crowdfunding, Indie Filmmakers, Indie Film, Kickstarter, Video, Arts News

By: Lucas McNelly I have a saying I trot out every so often that goes something like this: "If everything is great, then nothing is great". It's a va...

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What Does Art Sound Like?

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Identity: The Sound in Art, Digital Music, Video, Concrete Musique, Art Meets Science, Kickstarter, Scott Turek, Kelsey Sweet, Kickstarter-Spotlight, Arts News

Sometimes a great work of art speaks to you, but have you ever heard it sing to you? Multimedia artist Kelsey Sweet and musician Scott Turek were dete...

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Karmin Holds the Music Business Hostage

Jason Schmitt | Posted 05.03.2012

The ability for bands like Karmin to create, promote, and reap the awards of good artistry prior to a major label contract helps to illuminate just how far and fast the music business game has changed.

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Observations From the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival: Fan-Funded Feature Films Established Their Presence

Steven C. Beer | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Tribeca, Film Funding, Jobs Act, Tribeca Film Festival 2012, Crowd Funding, Crowdsourcing, Kickstarter, Tribeca Film Festival, Entertainment News

As the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival closed with several successful fan-funded films, we can only expect to see an increase of crowdfunded films at next year's festival.

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Amanda Palmer's Kickstarter Campaign Raises $100K in First 7 Hours; Proves Beyond a Doubt We Are The Media

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Grand Theft Orchestra, Kickstarter, Loanspark Collective, Amanda Palmer, Amanda Palmer Kickstarter, Amanda Palmer Art, Amanda Palmer Tour, Amanda Palmer New Album, Culture News

Palmer, who eschewed her label Roadrunner Records a few years ago and went gloriously indie, is now her own brand, living and breathing the new paradigm of the music industry.

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This Is What A Kickstarter Scam Looks Like

Betabeat | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Internet, Kickstarter, Scam, Technology News

When Kickstarter projects go wrong, backers often think they’ve been scammed; usually, the creators simply overpromised. But a campaign for an actio...

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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Digital Publishing

Benjamin Samuel | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Online Literary Magazines, Ereaders, Recommended Reading, Digital Lit Mags, Electric Lit, Kickstarter, Electric Literature, Print vs Digital, Ebooks, Books News

I love books. But I also love what digital technologies can do for publishers, writers, and readers.

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Is Federal Money The Best Way To Fund The Arts?

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Change My Mind, Yancey Strickler, NEA Funding, Arts Funding Cuts, Kickstarter, Great Debate, Yancey Strickler Nea, Nea, Arts Funding, Kickstarter Nea, Federal Arts Funding, Nea Funding Cuts, Nea Pbs, Culture News

Is federal funding the best way to fund the arts? The worst? We've asked two experts on opposing sides to argue their case.

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Your iPhone Is Now A Microscope

The Huffington Post | Drew Guarini | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Magnifi iPhone, Isaac Penny, Magnifi, Kickstarter, Xianne Penny, iPhone Microscope, iPhone Binoculars, Small Business News and Trends, Iphone Camera, Small Business News

As interest and variety within the "iPhoneography" market continues to grow, an entrepreneurial couple have turned the iPhone camera into a versatile ...

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Smart Keyboard Turns iPad Into MacBook Air ... Sort Of

The Huffington Post | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Ipad Keyboard, Brydge, Macbook Air Replacement, Kickstarter, Oona, Brydge Kickstarter, MacBook Air, Brydge Ipad Keyboard, Ipad, Technology News

The folks behind the Oona, a universal stand for smartphones, are set to release another ostensibly practical gizmo -- a keyboard that hooks up to an ...

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Meet The McDonald's Mummy

Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Mcdoubles, Fast Food, Mummy, Video, Gross Art, Ben Campbell, Egypt, Corporations, Kickstarter, Mcdonalds Mummy, French Fries, Slidepollajax, Mcdonalds, Arts News

Artist Ben Campbell stumbled upon a connection between modern society and ancient Egypt: we're all yearning for immortality. Whether through mummifica...

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