Driven in part by the explosion of vibrant social-networking media, the crowdfunding sensation now stretches to the far reaches of the globe. Fostering creativity, philanthropy, and growth, crowdfunding sites have fundamental social and economic impact, and are altering the allocation of capital.
This great new infographic — commissioned by the crowdfunding site PleaseFund.Us in collaboration with Crowdsourcing.org — provides insights into crowdfunding including:
- Its definition
- Trends
- Geographic prevalence
- Number and location of crowdfunding sites
- Launch dates
- Types of crowdfunding models and the evolution of funding ideologies
- Stimuli and triggers
- Success stories
- Crowdfunding and social media
The Infographic was created by Sandfishdesign.co.uk – contact: Dorothy Sanders
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Courtesy of an article appearing in Innovation Daily
That's a really good pic of the crowd. Looks way better then fony kony 2012. I guess I'll call it #crowd2012 long lives...
Posted by: Crowdfunding | 03/23/2012 at 11:30 PM