Potato salad crowd funder raises $55,000 and promised 3,330 people "a bite" - Aug. 3, 2014

This is an interesting phenomenon, but it should not be used as a model for a different campaign.

Congratulations, Internet. You've successfully raised $55,492 so an Ohio man can make potato salad for the first time.

His crowdfunding effort on the website Kickstarter closed Saturday night. It became a social media phenomenon since it launched a month ago and the contributions came from nearly 7,000 people. Half of those gave less than $3 and 860 gave $35 or more, according to data posted by the site.

Potato salad crowd funder raises $55,000 and promised 3,330 people "a bite" - Aug. 3, 2014