Tag Archives: Crowd funding

FTC sues ‘iBackPack’ founder for deceiving crowdfunding backers

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After a months-long investigation into the practices of the crowdfunding campaign for iBackPack, the Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will sue the company's founder for misusing funds provided by backers. According to the agency, proj...

Ed O’Neill Helping Raise Funds for Documentary on Former Congressman

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Actor Ed O'Neill is supporting an effort to raise money for a documentary about a well known U.S. congressman from his native northeastern state of Ohio.Filmmaker Eric Murphy says he has a...

Zach Braff Says He Will Never Use Crowdfunding Again

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Zach Braff has vowed to never use any crowdfunding platform for his movies. The actor issued the statement at a press briefing on his comedy I wish I Was Here during Zurich Film Festival.The actor...

Reading Rainbow raised $5.4 Million on Kickstarter plus $1 Million from MacFarlane

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According to LeVar Burton, the host of Reading Rainbow, one in four children in America are growing functionally illiterate. Over the last two years, millions of people have read books on the Reading...

Steam offers More Than 100 Kickstarter-Funded Video Games

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“You backed them. You made them. Now play them.” With that rallying cry, Kickstarter wants to direct our attention to the crowd-funded games which started as developer dreams and emerged as...