Cyberfunded Creativity -- What Is “Cyberfunded Creativity”?
by Elizabeth Barrette
Maybe you’ve seen a friend put a PayPal button on a website to collect donations for an art project. Maybe you’ve read a novel being published online chapter-by-chapter, as sponsored by fans. You’ve probably seen the “Portrait Adoption” section on Ellen Million Graphics. All of these things, and more, are aspects of “cyberfunded creativity.”
Cyberfunded creativity is a new, growing business model. It allows writers, artists, musicians, crafters, and other creative people to sell t ...
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Maybe you’ve seen a friend put a PayPal button on a website to collect donations for an art project. Maybe you’ve read a novel being published online chapter-by-chapter, as sponsored by fans. You’ve probably seen the “Portrait Adoption” section on Ellen Million Graphics. All of these things, and more, are aspects of “cyberfunded creativity.”
Cyberfunded creativity is a new, growing business model. It allows writers, artists, musicians, crafters, and other creative people to sell t ...
Elizabeth Barrette writes nonfiction, fiction, and poetry in the fields of speculative fiction, gender studies, and alternative spirituality. She has been studying
electronic publishing and cyberspace theory for over thirteen years. She founded the LiveJournal community "Cyberfunded Creativity" and discusses these and related topics on her blog, "The Wordsmith's Forge." Would you like to support our contributors? As a subscriber, you could use your subscription fee to pay this author for their work, as well as receive lots of extra subscriber perks!
