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Many cannot afford to attend
university and need some form of
financial aid. (Farzan, 2015)

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Students are increasingly turning to
online forums such as Kickstarter,
IndieGoGo, and Rockethub to gain
funding for tuition; asking strangers
to help them pay for their projects
and tuition.

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According to Adhikari (2012) campaigns need to
become more accessible to the public by utilizing social
media platforms, while still treading carefully; not
broadcasting but rather engaging with with public.

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With everything becoming digital,
and attention spans getting shorter,
how can campaigns for
crowdsource funding gain interest
quickly and keep those already
participating interested?

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‘Twitch’ is an app developed by Michael Bernstein,
which, replaces the unlock screen with an interface
for crowdsourcing. Instead of unlocking your phone
you swipe through tasks such as verifying a
Wikipedia fact, or selecting one of two stock
pictures. (Marks,2015).

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‘Twitching’ gives
you a small
income for
simply swiping
through
landmark photos.
(Marks, 2014)

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Because the Millennial
generation is continually
lacking in attention span,
Twitch encourages
participation without the time
commitment. (Marks, 2014)

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While crowdsourcing is a seemingly good
plan if one does not have any other way
of paying for tuition or research projects.
However, crowdsourcing doesn’t come
without strings attached. Those who back
projects have a certain amount of input,
thus losing complete control over one’s
own project.

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Scientists are beginning to rely more heavily on
crowdsourcing as the budgets consistently
tighten for universities and research projects.(Lin,
2011)

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Some fear that excessive
funding from the general public
will result in government cuts
for scientific research projects.
(Gray, 2015)

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“Some fear that
using crowdsourcing
to support science
could alter the
balance of what
research gets the
green light.” (Gray 2015)

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“In practice I haven’t seen
them be very effective –
most people don’t get
funded,” says Kantrowitz.
“It’s not a very practical to
raise money from strangers
to help pay for your
education.” (Briody, 2013)

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Crowdsource funding is not necessarily limited
to tuition, for some, it is useful for fertility tests
and vacations. (Briody,2013)

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“I can pay my tuition, I can live, I will be able to
pay for my rent and car note and all my other
expenses.” (Pannell: Watson, 2015)

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While some believe
crowdsourcing is a good way to
raise the funds needed for
projects, others are skeptical.

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Chris Parr (2014) notes that Emily-Rose
Eastop was met with some scathing
comments after crowdsourcing for tuition for
her masters program; such comments as
“posh brat’ were posted on her website.

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In order for
students to
gain
momentum
with their
projects, and
attain funding
for their
projects they
need a
“compelling
angle or selling
point.” (Farzan,
2015)

19. Online giving has shown significant growth
since social media has become engrained
in our daily lives; in turn, there is significant
increases in the number of platforms and
charities. (Castillo, Petrie, Wardell, 2013)

20. Works Cited
Adhikari,Abhay.”How Charities Can Use Social Media For Digital
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Briody, Blaire.” Crowdfunding: Why Strangers Will Pay Your
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Castillo, Marco, Ragan Petrie, & Clarence Wardell. “Fundraising through Online Social
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out?http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/02/crowdfunded-science-scientists-
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Lin, Thomas. “Scientists Turn to Crowds on the Web to Finance Their Projects.”
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%20&_r=0. June 11 2011. June 8 2015. Web.
Marks, Paul. “Crowdsourcing Twitch app could turn Swipes into Cash.”
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could-turn-swipes-into-cash.html#.VXr57IceXwy. Jan 2014. June 8 2015. Web

21. Works Cited
Parr, Chris. “Crowdsourcing to Fund Studies.” timeshighereducation.co.uk. Aug 7
2014. June 8 2015.Web.
Watson, Ben.” Students Turn to Crowdsourcing to Fund College Tuition.”
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/29269531/students-turn-to-crowdsourcing-
to-fund-college-tuition. June 8 2015. June8 2015. Web
Zakowicz, Halina. “Can You Make Money Through Crowdsourcing?”
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