1. CrowdfundInsider
CrowdfundInsider describes itself as “the leading news and information web site covering the emerging global industry of alternative finance including crowdfunding and peer to peer lending.” The website was started on June 20th, 2012 according to several domain registrar websites.
To submit a tip to this website, email info@crowdfundinsider.com
2. CrowdFundBeat
CrowdFundBeat is “an online source of news, information, events and resources for crowdfunding.” According to several domain registrar tracking websites, CrowdFundBeat was started on January 18th, 2013.
You can submit a tip to: news@crowdfundbeat.com.
3. CrowdfundingPR
CrowdfundingPR is a companion site to ours, and recently launched a news vertical. We cover news about the crowdfunding industry, as well as trending or interesting crowdfunding campaigns.
You can submit a press release here for industry-related news or use this contact form.
4. CrowdCrux
Crowdfunding Demystified YouTube channel covers crowdfunding news on a regular basis, including announcements, new websites, statistics, and other findings related to crowdfunding.
5. Alternative Methods
There are a few other alternative ways that you can stay up to date with news in the crowdfunding industry. I’ve made a list of them below:
– Set a google alert for crowdfunding terms.
– Check out the news section of CrowdfundingForum or KickstarterForum (companion websites).
– Twitter: @crowdfundnews or use twitter advanced search to find real-time news.
– Reddit’s crowdfunding and Kickstarter subreddits.
– Flipboard: I use the Flipboard app to stay up to date with news in general and crowdfunding-related news. You can create a category and have it pick up tweets about crowdfunding or news posts.
– Feedly: I also use Feedly to keep up on announcements in a variety of industries. Using their advanced search functionality, you keep up with articles on the topic or use their pro features to explore the maximum number of results.
– Alltop: Alltop is an older website that essentially aggregates RSS feeds. The crowdfunding section will give you a quick overview of news that’s happening in the sector.
– Mention: Finally, if you’re willing to dish out a little cash, mention is a good enhancement to google alerts. As the name describes, it will track mentions of keywords across a variety of social channels and can send you alerts.
What type of crowdfunding are you interested in?
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