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Gang of Roses 2: How NOT to do a Crowdfunding Campaign

2011 July 28

UPDATE: One of my readers informed me that the page has been removed. A cache version of it can be found here for a limited time:

I came across the IndieGogo campaign for “Gang of Roses 2″ after reading on an entertainment website that Amber Rose had been added to the cast of the movie. A Google search yielded the IndieGogo page for the project, which can be found here:

http://www.indiegogo.com/Gang-of-Roses-2 (inactive as of 3:18pm EST, 7/28/2011)

These are some of the issues I noticed about this campaign:
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The Creative Professional’s Toolbox: An Introduction

2011 July 8
by Free Reeves

A short story:

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Amber Rose, Media Take Out and the End of Journalism

2011 July 2
by Free Reeves

I grew up in a time before gossip blogs blurred the line between the sensational and informational. Because of the history of the written word, people are conditioned to see something in print as having more credibility than, say a talk show or radio show. News shows and publications need experts, statistics, sources, while a blog need only say that they got their information from a “credible source” before the information is spread far and wide.

Especially if the news is about perennial click-draw and rapper girlfriend Amber Rose. read more…