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The Return of Upcoming.org by Andy Baio

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Re: The Return of Upcoming.org by Andy Baio

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Making the two top tiers be sponsorships is interesting. Those raised about half the total so far. I wonder if anyone was thinking, hey, this is a pretty cheap way to get good visibility. Especially the $1000 city sponsorship, since you can just pick big cities like NYC.

I was wondering about that. I guess picking the cities would be on a first come, first serve basis... which could get ugly if you find out you can't pick your favorite city -after- you've spent $1000.

Re: The Return of Upcoming.org by Andy Baio

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Solid question, and I don't blame you for being skeptical. I went through the normal submission process, and was reviewed by a moderator I don't know and have never met. I very explicitly didn't want any special treatment. I was told it met their guidelines. My understanding, looking at the recent projects in the Technology and Web categories, is that they've loosened their enforcement of that guideline over the last…

My understanding is that web sites shouldn't be crowd-funded because they have no end, given the need for ongoing hosting, as opposed to products that are a discreet "thing".

That's a good point. In this case, I think it's pretty clear that you are funding the resurrection-attempt. No guarantees it will work and that the site will then stick around, but you'll be funding the initial resuscitation.

Re: The Return of Upcoming.org by Andy Baio

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This is the first project I've backed on kickstarter - I often miss events, mostly concerts, that come through and would love to see what other, like-minded people are doing/thinking of doing. I also like the idea of having a development blog to follow, hopefully similar to what Chris Granger did with Light Table though perhaps with more technical posts. Are there other examples of good development blogs to follow? I…

If you're currently missing concerts, have you tried http://www.songkick.com/ ?
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