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3 days ago
mat honan
backed a project
XOXO Festival by Andy Baio
A festival this September in Portland, Oregon bringing together artists and toolmakers to celebrate disruptive creativity.
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135% funded $169,083 pledged
- 627 backers
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on January 5
mat honan
commented on a project updateHey Arthur You haven't received it yet? Oh no! They went out months ago. Please send me a private message with your address and I'll make sure to get another one to you immediately
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on August 11, 2011
mat honan
commented on a projectHey Bill (and anyone else who did not get one) we sent out an email on the 31st with a link to download the PDF. It should have come from my co-founder Sarah Rich. If you did not receive it, please message me privately and I'll send you the link.
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on August 9, 2011
mat honan
commented on a project updateYep, it's the top issue where you can really see it.
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on August 9, 2011
mat honan
Posted project update #3Dear Backers: Slight Shipping Delay, We're Sorry!
We had a bit of bad news from MagCloud. The date on the cover of the magazine wasn't printing correctly. It had a yellowish glow that was slightly offset from the text. (You can see it in the image below.)
We're working on getting it fixed and expect to have that done by today or tomorrow, but in the meantime we've stopped production. It means that your shipment is going to be delayed by a few days, and we're sorry about that!
Longshot is an inherently flawed product. You don't make a magazine in 48 hours without making a few mistakes. Having said that, we want it to be the best that it can, and we hope you'll bear with us while we get this straightened out. I'll post another update when the magazines begin shipping.
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on August 3, 2011
mat honan
Posted project update #2Issue Two: It's a wrap!
Post CommentAfter two sleepless nights, several galloons of coffee, hundreds of lines of code, and about a bazillion printouts, we made a magazine. We're proud to announce issue two, the debt issue. We couldn't have done it without you. Thank you.
If you are in the United States and backed Longshot at the $25 level or above, you should have a magazine by the end of next week, if not sooner. International shipments will take a bit longer. (In some cases up to three to four weeks.)
If you have not seen it yet, please be sure to check out our new Web edition at http://two.longshotmag.com. We're especially proud of the nag wall we created, which we think is an entirely new way to pay for online content. To dismiss it, simply hit ignore or share a link on Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus or email. We should have all our backers set up with user accounts shortly. Please also be sure to check out Longshot Radio: http://radio.longshotmag.com/, where people from all over the world collaborated to create personal narratives around the topic of debt. And don't miss our single serving site, http://two.longshotmag.com/iou, the result of asking the Internet to fill in the blanks I owe ______ for _______.
Thank you again so much for supporting Longshot.
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on July 24, 2011Funded!
Longshot Issue #2 by mat honan
Longshot Magazine is a raucous experiment in harnessing new tools to erase media’s old limits. We create a print magazine in 48 hours.
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226% funded $17,007 pledged
- 473 backers
- Funded Jul 24, 2011
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on July 21, 2011
mat honan
Posted project update #1How to Get Involved With Longshot
Post CommentWe've gotten a lot of questions about how to get involved with Longshot. The answer is that it's really easy!
On July 29, at noon Pacific time, we'll announce a theme and publish a link where you can go to send submissions. We'll do this via email, Twitter and on our blog. To get on the mailing list, go to http://longshotmag.com/signup. To follow us on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/longshotmag.
After we announce our theme, for the next 24 hours we'll take submissions based on that theme. Once the submission period ends, we take the next 24 hours to edit, design, fact check, copy edit and produce the magazine. At the end of that 48 hour period, we'll publish a list of all the contributors who were accepted. We're also encouraging people to set up what we call satellite offices—places where you can come together and work with others on your submissions.
We view Longshot as being an exercise in creativity that's defined by two constraints: the limited time period, and the theme. For that reason, we don't take pitches in advance.
If you've got any other questions about how to contribute or otherwise be involved, please don't hesitate to ask us. You can email us at editors@longshotmag.com to get in touch.
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on July 12, 2011
mat honan
commented on a projectHey Sarah, sorry to take so long replying. This slipped past me somehow. (Likely because I am scattered). But you are correct, you *do* get a print copy with $25. Plus we'll list you as a sponsor online, plus you get electronic copies of issues one and two.
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on July 7, 2011
mat honan
commented on a projectHi Sarah, You're right this is very confusing! I'll try to clarify this on the page. But yes, the first issue, published under a different name that we got in legal hot water about, was confusingly numbered issue zero. The next issue, and first issue titled as Longshot, was issue one. This upcoming one will be issue two of Longshot (although it's technically our third release). So, at the $1 level, we'll send you issue one. At $5, you get both. We can no longer distribute issue zero. Does that clear things up?
mat honan
San Francisco, CA
I make websites and magazines. I'm a senior reporter for Gizmodo, a former contributing editor to Wired magazine, and all-around media innovator. I co-founded Longshot magazine, created the website Barack Obama is Your New Bicycle, and did other things too.
Yep, it's the top issue where you can really see it.
Hello, best wishes,
Can you please inform me when I will receive my magazine a.s.o..
Kind regards,
Arthur van de Graaf, The Netherlands
Hey Arthur
You haven't received it yet? Oh no! They went out months ago. Please send me a private message with your address and I'll make sure to get another one to you immediately