Another interesting aspect of Crowdfunding is that it is a type of “participatory culture.” People have to participate in order for the campaigns to succeed. No campaign can work without the crowd. Why should we discuss participatory culture? Because one must understand how people in a fandom participate within its culture to really understand why… Continue reading Fans, Fandom and Participatory Cultures
Category: Kickstarter
Crowdfunding and Fandom: An Introduction Part II
In my research I have discovered that there are different models of crowdfunding. The platform wasn’t always called “crowdfunding.” In the early days (2005), it was called “crowdsourcing,” dully named by journalist Jeff Howe in an article he wrote for Wired Magazine (Wikipedia, 2015). The initial definition of crowdsourcing was “the process of obtaining needed… Continue reading Crowdfunding and Fandom: An Introduction Part II
Crowdfunding and Fandom: An Introduction Part I
As a young girl I remember staying up late to watch the celebrities come out and perform on the Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (Lewis, 1973) on television. Every year Mr. Lewis took two days on a national television station, and all their affiliated stations, to air this telethon to earn money for a… Continue reading Crowdfunding and Fandom: An Introduction Part I
