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Don't Mess With the Internet Shirts Raise Nearly $600 for Internet Freedom

Posted by Alexis Ohanian on

It started as a random idea. Thanks to crowdtilt it became a reality: two billboards outside the offices of Lamar Smith in Austin and San Antonio. Then came the shirts. You can still buy them for $20 -- 15% of each sale goes to Fight for the Future! Thanks to all of you, we raised $591 for internet freedom from the first pre-order batch alone. We wrote Fight For the Future a check and added it to the public spreadsheet (now over $200,000 funds raise and profits donated!). Many more projects to make the world suck less to come! Always,...

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Missed out on Zach Weiner's Trial of the Clone kickstarter? We've got you!

Posted by Alexis Ohanian on

You missed out on this :( but it's OK, these books will be on sale soon! We're so happy with how well-received our kickstarter for Trial of the Clone was, but Zach kept hearing from people who missed out, so we we gave you all a second chance! Thanks for all the support and may the adventure you choose be a great one, or at least entertaining.

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Our 13 favorite questions & answers from Zach Anner's reddit IAmA

Posted by Alexis Ohanian on

Read the entire IAmA here! The_krumb asked: Do you still call Austin your home or have you moved since becoming a TV star?    Zach: I still call Austin home, but I'm currently in Buffalo and thinking of moving to L.A. at the end of the summer to become a waitress.   ***  GuamZombie asked: Will you be collaborating with Rooster Teeth again?  Zach: Yes, I love those guys. I will do absolutely anything they ask me to do if I'm able. Was so sad to miss RTX this year. *** MrSomethingHeroic asked: Zach, I was a care giver, while...

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We launched a travel show! Riding Shotgun with Zach Anner

Posted by Alexis Ohanian on

It couldn't have gone better! Thanks to all of you who've spread the word and really made us feel the love! Zach's AMA on reddit to launch the show followed a great Mashable story and was pretty much the exact opposite of Woody Harrelson's. We're still taking votes & submissions for cities to visit on the roadtrip that is Riding Shotgun with Zach Anner. Head over to /r/TheRealZachAnner and let your voice be heard!

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Remarkable! Over 2000 backers on Kickstarter for our latest publication. Sneak Peek!

Posted by Alexis Ohanian on

This kickstarter has far exceeded all of our expectations. As promised, Zach has been unveiling bits of the story from Trial of the Clone and based on backer-feedback, chosen an adventure, of sorts, which we'll sum up thus far below: It's not too late to back this book and secure a copy for yourself or loved one! ACT 1 1 You are zero years old, suspended in a warm, moist sac. You've been sitting here happy and stupid for, if your marks on the wall are correct, approximately nine months.  Behind you, a slit of unbearable brightness appears and draws...

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