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.
(Score: 1) by progo on Sunday June 24 2018, @12:07AM (4 children)
The main article on Business Insider won't let me read it.
This cleaned-up version may have all of the text: http://archive.is/x7MK4 [archive.is]
(Score: 3, Insightful) by takyon on Sunday June 24 2018, @12:14AM (1 child)
Hmm, I've linked to Business Insider in submissions for some time now. My adblock + uMatrix + Privacy Badger combo didn't trigger anything.
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(Score: 1) by progo on Sunday June 24 2018, @12:33AM
FWIW, I'm using Iridium Browser (May 2018 build) with uBlock Origin and Disable HTML5 Autoplay. And I'm on a residential land line in New York City. Business Insider said my ad-blocking behavior isn't welcome.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 24 2018, @02:23PM (1 child)
It's working for me, on Tor Browser with JavaScript disabled. I have trouble reading The Register, Science Direct and phys.org.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday June 25 2018, @12:15AM
Dump phys.org in the trash and try https://www.sciencedaily.com/ [sciencedaily.com]
I have problems with Phys.org without Tor. ScienceDaily also links directly to university source material and has better handling of references.
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(Score: 3, Funny) by CZB on Sunday June 24 2018, @03:59AM (1 child)
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.
(Score: 2) by Rivenaleem on Monday June 25 2018, @02:03PM
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.
(Score: 2, Informative) by zoward on Sunday June 24 2018, @12:49PM (1 child)
How come no link? Yeah, it's trivial to search or, but it seems like it should have been linked in the summary...
https://www.levarburtonkids.com/skybrary [levarburtonkids.com]
(Score: 3, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Sunday June 24 2018, @01:18PM
On the one hand, I give my man Levar props for trying to make the world a better place through education while making his living.
On the other hand, for my kids at least, the social aspects of dealing with a brick and mortar (and incidentally taxpayer funded) library is more important than the education they receive from the books and videos they get from there.
🌻🌻 [google.com]