Babblr is a simple idea: an IM add-on for Tumblr, so you can chat with your GIF and pro-ana pals without leaving the site. It proved to be a popular idea, too: so many people downloaded Babblr that its servers crumpled. Now the team has a solution! They're going to spam you and ask for money. Uh. No.

Haute panhandling hub Kickstarter has maybe found a nadir: Zach Braff, certifiable Guy With Lots of Money, is asking for handouts to finance a sorta-sequel to Garden State. Brother, can you spare $2 million?

A Kickstarter-style startup that lets you invest in the future wealth of other humans just received a $5.9 million investment from some already-rich humans. "The trick will be to attract investors," opines PandoDaily. I feel seasick.