SciFund_3_data_Figshare.csv (6.04 kB)
#SciFund Round 3 success and social media
Version 2 2012-12-15, 12:51
Version 1 2012-12-15, 14:05
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posted on 2012-12-15, 14:05 authored by Zen FaulkesZen FaulkesThe #SciFund Challenge is a crowdfunding effort for science. The second round ran during the months of November and December, 2012, and raised $75,978 for 33 scientific research projects, primarily in biology.
Some basic information about this round of the challenge can be found at these posts on the #SciFund blog:
The social media data here were compiled from public sources (e.g., the RocketHub website, video hosting counts) as soon as possible after the completion of #SciFund (i.e., within the hour after the projects closed).