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The Notion and Operation that the Population Raise Funds Politicians do it. Charities too. And now for-profit entrepreneurs
The Notion and Operation that the Population Raise Funds Politicians do it. Charities too. And now for-profit entrepreneurs
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2013-06-05
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The Notion and Operation that the Population Raise Funds
Politicians do it. Charities too. And now for-profit entrepreneurs are tapping the Internet to get small amounts of money from lots and lots of supporters. One part social networking and one part capital accumulation, crowdfunding websites seek to harness the enthusiasm and pocket money of virtual strangers, promising them a cut of the returns.
CatwalkGenius. com helps the common people to finance designers. British documentary filmmaker Franny Armstrong raised more than £450, 000 ($815, 000) to finance " The Age of Stupid", which she hopes will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. People who gave 20 quids ($35) got a credit on the film’s website; those who gave £5, 000 ($9, 000) and up will get a percentage of the profits, if there are any.
The term crowdfunding derives from another neologism : crowdsourcing, i. e. , outsourcing to the public jobs typically performed by employees. Want to start a T-shirt business? Why not have the masses submit designs (crowdsourcing) and finance the ones they like (crowdfunding)? That’s what Cameesa. com is doing, in a fashion-forward knockoff of Threadless. com which generated $ 17 million in revenues in 2006 by having the crowd choose T-shirt designs. "If you put money down to support a design, that’s a strong indicator of actual demand," says Cameesa founder Andrew Cronk, a programmer in Chicago.
Likewise, SellaBand. com connects music lovers with unsigned artists looking to record albums. Musicians have profiles with bios and songs, and as soon as they sell 5,000 shares, at $ 10 a pop, it’s time to head to the recording studio. In two years, more than 30, 000 people have ponied up more than $2. 5 million, and 25 musicians have cut or are cutting albums. So far, the average return on each $ 10 investment is about $2. 50 from CD sales and ads. The money gets split among the artist, SellaBand and the artist’s "believers"—an apt description for those who contributed. " People become emotionally invested as part of a team," says Mark Maclaine, bassist in the British band Second Person, which in six months raised $50,000 from 741 investors and has since had its video featured on VH1 UK and MTV UK. "Right now things are going really well," says Maclaine, who is wholeheartedly pursuing music full time. "Maybe I’ll be Working in Wal-Mart in a few months." But at least 741 people are betting he won’t be.
It can be inferred from the last paragraph that
选项
A、Mark Maclaine hopes to work in Wal-Mart in a few months.
B、If things goes well, Mark Maclaine will work in Wal-Mart in a few months.
C、Mark Maclaine does not want to work in Wal-Mart actually.
D、Mark Maclaine does not want to pursue music any more.
答案
C
解析
推理判断题。根据题干提示定位到最后一段。Mark Maclaine是英国乐队Second Person的贝司手,他的说话带有玩笑的口吻,文中之意为:他希望从事全职音乐事业,可是如果事业发展不顺利的话,他就只有另谋出路了,所以最后他调侃地说:“没准几个月后我就得在沃尔玛超市打工了。”Mark Maclaine热爱音乐,他并非真正想去沃尔玛超市打工,A不正确;如果一切顺利的话,Mark Maclaine将继续他的音乐事业,不会去沃尔玛超市打工,B也不正确;Mark Maclaine实际上并不希望去沃尔玛超市打工,C为正确答案;MarkMaclaine始终热爱音乐,不愿轻易放弃,D错误。
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