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posted by martyb on Saturday June 23 2018, @10:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the You-can-Kickstarter,-too dept.

This isn't so much a shameless plug for an irreverent fluff piece of 2015 marketing done successfully as it is a platform to discuss topics related to internet marketing, price points, successful fundraisers and the long tail of failed attempts and outright scams found on crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter.

"Exploding Kittens," a party card game co-created by internet cartoonist Matthew Inman, better known as "The Oatmeal," raised $8,782,571 in early 2015. At the time, it was the fastest-funded Kickstarter of all time. The game has since released for smartphones, and the team has released more games, like "You've Got Crabs."

I find it interesting that this recent retrospective look at successful Kickstarter campaigns is heavy on the games and even movies, closely matching the number of physical products like the Pebble smartwatch and the Coolest Cooler.

Gotta give a shout out to:

"LeVar Burton Kids Skybrary" after Burton, the show's host, lost the rights to the "Reading Rainbow" brand.


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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by CZB on Sunday June 24 2018, @03:59AM (1 child)

    by CZB (6457) on Sunday June 24 2018, @03:59AM (#697451)

    Matt Inman, a man who may go down in history as a pioneer in successfully monetizing memes.

    Hopefully he can make it to the end of his natural life without committing a horrible crime that tarnishes his great legacy.

    Because I expect zombie cyborg Matt Inman won't be so upstanding.

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  • (Score: 2) by Rivenaleem on Monday June 25 2018, @02:03PM

    by Rivenaleem (3400) on Monday June 25 2018, @02:03PM (#698123)

    Well, given the things he puts in his comics, if something were to come out, just how surprised will we be? It's probably one of those things like Depression and great artists. There's got to be something just a little bit off to come up with some of the craziest things people come up with, like exploding kittens.