The crowd sourcing site Kickstarter is a funding platform enabling people to finance the production of an item in exchange for a copy of or other benefit tied to that item. Innovators seeking financing for a project, such as the production of a gadget, but wanting to maintain control over their project can post it on Kickstarter. An innovator sets [...]
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Noteworthy Crowdsource Funding Site: Kickstarter
Posted in Business, Noteworthy Sites, Personal Enrichment, Technology, tagged Crowdsourcing, Financing, Gifts, Innovation, Kickstarter, Publishing, Success, Supermechanical, Twine on 2012/02/12 | 1 Comment »
If You Didn’t Subscribe, Don’t Unsubscribe
Posted in Technology, tagged Adware, Email, Malware, Security, Spam, Spyware, Trojan Horse, Virus, Worms on 2011/12/14 | 1 Comment »
Even though an email, such as an advertisement for a sale, might seem to come from a legitimate business, if you did not sign up to receive such emails, it could be malicious. Selecting “unsubscribe” could lead to downloading software you don’t want. Play it safe by unsubscribing via the legitimate company’s website, instead.
