The case of Kickstarter and the Malaysian “Encik Farhan” may cause concern for those who want to launch crowdfunding projects in Spain. Given this fact, I have asked several Spanish crowdfunding platforms. Some are reviewing their processes, but it is remarkable Lánzanos platform, whose involvement in the payment process would prevent any attempt of similar actions.
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Firsts crowdfunding big backer scams
What if someone who finances a crowdfunding project decides not to pay once the project is underway? This fear has come true in the quintessential crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. Read the story.
Using crowdsourcing in government activities
In line with the latest publications, and based on a report writed by Daren Brabham, in this post a series of 10 tips are going to be listed and explained. Those tips or good practices should be taken into account to make crowdsourcing initiatives in government work.
Crowdfunding arrives to the university: the Uniempren case
Many types of crowdsourcing can be used, and indeed they have been used, in government activities. However, crowdfunding was still resisting … until now. In this post I present Uniempren, a crowdfunding platform that depends on the University of Valencia and has been funded by the spanish government.
Crowdsourcing and e-Government: types of existing initiatives
One area where crowdsourcing can be particularly useful, but which is being used in a few countries, and not too much, is the e-government. Crowdsourcing can do much pulling policy closer to citizens and allowing them to participate to a greater extent … if politicians allow it, of course.
Internet, is it necessary in crowdsourcing?
The question is clear, do you need internet to classify an initiative as a crowdsourcing initiative? Can the vote via SMS for the expulsion of a reality show participant be considered crowdsourcing? In this post, which starts my new life stage as a PhD researcher (sounds great), I give my opinon about this question. And what do you say? Do you think it’s necessary?