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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1396-1414 |
| Journal | New Media and Society |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 1 Feb 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2018 |
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From friendfunding to crowdfunding: Relevance of relationships, social media, and platform activities to crowdfunding performance. / Borst, W.A.M.; Moser, C.; Ferguson, J.E.
In: New Media and Society, Vol. 20, No. 4, 01.04.2018, p. 1396-1414.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - From friendfunding to crowdfunding: Relevance of relationships, social media, and platform activities to crowdfunding performance
AU - Borst, W.A.M.
AU - Moser, C.
AU - Ferguson, J.E.
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - Crowdfunding involves raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet and social networks, to fund a project. Crowdfunding projects are mainly funded by the project creator’s relatively small network of family and friends. We argue that mobilizing funders outside this close network positively contributes to the success of a crowdfunding success. To study how project creators seek to attract funding from more distant/potential resources (latent ties) in addition to existing networks (strong and weak ties), we examined usage of social media (Facebook and Twitter) and the crowdfunding platform (website). We analyzed 10 cultural projects hosted on the Dutch crowdfunding platform “Voordekunst.” Our results contribute to theorizing on latent tie activation by demonstrating that social media messages and platform updates add economic value to the crowdfunding effort. Our study also explains the moderating effect of these messages on funders of various tie strengths.
AB - Crowdfunding involves raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet and social networks, to fund a project. Crowdfunding projects are mainly funded by the project creator’s relatively small network of family and friends. We argue that mobilizing funders outside this close network positively contributes to the success of a crowdfunding success. To study how project creators seek to attract funding from more distant/potential resources (latent ties) in addition to existing networks (strong and weak ties), we examined usage of social media (Facebook and Twitter) and the crowdfunding platform (website). We analyzed 10 cultural projects hosted on the Dutch crowdfunding platform “Voordekunst.” Our results contribute to theorizing on latent tie activation by demonstrating that social media messages and platform updates add economic value to the crowdfunding effort. Our study also explains the moderating effect of these messages on funders of various tie strengths.
UR - http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1461444817694599
U2 - 10.1177/1461444817694599
DO - 10.1177/1461444817694599
M3 - Article
VL - 20
SP - 1396
EP - 1414
JO - New Media and Society
JF - New Media and Society
SN - 1461-4448
IS - 4
ER -