Kickstarter will soon launch in Australia and New Zealand!!!!!!!!

Kickstarter will soon launch in Australia and New Zealand (via Pando Daily)

On August 27, 2013 Kickstarter has announced via a teaser page on its website that it will soon offer its crowdfunding services in both Australia and New Zealand. The only other non-US countries Kickstarter is available in are Canada and the UK. [Source…

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The tech industry’s dirty secrets (à la Reddit)!!!!!!!!!!

The tech industry’s dirty secrets (à la Reddit) (via Pando Daily)

By Cale Guthrie Weissman On August 26, 2013 About a week ago a thread on Reddit appeared aiming to set the world straight about the ways of the world. The thread was entitled, “What is a ‘dirty little (or big) secret’ about an industry that you…

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Hollywood’s technological fantasies: Good for Iron Man, bad for everyone else!!!!!

Hollywood’s technological fantasies: Good for Iron Man, bad for everyone else (via Pando Daily)

By Nathaniel Mott On August 14, 2013 Hollywood has made it seem like any computer not controlled by flailing arms, fast-moving fingers, and dramatic poses will soon be as quaint as mechanical typewriters. In a few years, it’ll be in with the cameras…

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Stop your bitching: Why we should welcome celebrities to Kickstarter, Twitter and any other digital platform!!!!!!

Stop your bitching: Why we should welcome celebrities to Kickstarter, Twitter and any other digital platform (via Pando Daily)

By Sarah Lacy On July 23, 2013 There’s a lot of whining going on around the Web about real, actual celebrities doing campaigns on Kickstarter. “Waaaaaaah,” it goes. “That was for us! You have real studios and backers!” It reminds me of the…

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