Why The “Veronica Mars” Kickstarter Is A Fluke

Unless a lot of potential Hollywood movies that have built-in fan bases start using Kickstarter, it's unlikely that another project will get this far, this fast, anytime soon.

According to creator Rob Thomas, the "Veronica Mars" movie Kickstarter was the "fastest Kickstarter project to hit $1M."

According to creator Rob Thomas, the "Veronica Mars" movie Kickstarter was the "fastest Kickstarter project to hit $1M."

"We were the fastest Kickstarter project to hit $2M. We set the record for highest goal ever achieved. (Other KS projects have done better than us — so far — but none set a goal as high as our $2M goal.)," he wrote Thursday.

Source: kickstarter.com

A little after 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, it passed the $3 million mark.

A little after 7:00 p.m. EST on Thursday, it passed the $3 million mark.

Source: kickstarter.com

According to Quantcast, a website that measures audience growth and information, Kickstarter "reaches over 8.4 million monthly people, of which 4.0 million (49%) are in the U.S. The typical visitor reads Wired Magazine, subscribes to Popular Science, and receives National Geographic."

These are the cities in the United States (plus Toronto) that gave the most traffic to Kickstarter during February 2013:

These are the cities in the United States (plus Toronto) that gave the most traffic to Kickstarter during February 2013:

Source: quantcast.com


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