Seth MacFarlane To Donate $1 Million Towards “Reading Rainbow” Kickstarter Campaign Michael Lee, June 27, 2014June 27, 2014 We already know how the Reading Rainbow kickstarter campaign was able to accumulate the $1 million funds needed to relaunch the PBS series into a readily available scholarly program for the youth. In fact there were some really cool incentives for fans should they give larger amounts. But with the campaign drawing to a close in a few days, a new backer has emerged, and he will donate up to $1 millions, of his own money towards the program. That person is comedian Seth MacFarlane. Hit the jump to see how he is helping the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign out. MacFarlane has agreed to match whatever comes in after the $4 million mark; Reading Rainbow has brought in over $4,119,000 so far. Although the $1 million goal has been met, Lavar Burton’s hopes to reach the $5 million target. So if it ends up earning that remaining $1 million, the campaign would have a $6 million total backing. Sounds great right? Head over to the official Reading Rainbow Kickstarter page to contribute to the campaign and earn whatever incentives are left. Here’s what Burton had to say: “With his help, we can make an even bigger difference for an entire generation of kids.” ARGs & Campaigns Viral Marketing Viral News KickstarterLaVar BurtonReading RainbowSeth MacFarlane
Super 8 Viral Wraps Up June 15, 2011 Tomorrow we’ll have our extensive recap and review of the Super 8 viral campaign, but before we can do that, there’s one more update to give. When we last left Josh Minker, son of alien liberator Dr. Woodward, he had possession of a testing device seen in the S8 Editing… Read More
Mysterious Harry Potter Website Teases J.K. Rowling’s Equally Mysterious Announcement June 17, 2011 Briefly: J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, is expected to make a Potter-related announcement on June 23rd, and it has to do with Pottermore.com. The website just has a “coming soon” page, but it does link to a YouTube countdown to the announcement. There’s also a Twitter account,… Read More
Viral Site Found For Possible Alien Invasion Film September 2, 2010September 2, 2010 FirstShowing has found a website that looks to be part of a larger online promotion for a sci-fi film. Countdowns seem to be the trendy viral thing to do, as the site has a countdown to the displayed date of 10/10/10. With the omnious title “They’re Here”, this could get… Read More