The category of information and communication technologies (ICTs) that enable
online citizen involvement in lawmaking has many names, including eConsultation, eDemocracy, eParliament, eParticipation, eRulemaking, and Dr. Beth Simone Noveck's «collaborative democracy».
Still, Kickstarter - style crowdfunding campaigns are a natural evolution in
online fundraising, with small - dollar donor programs and Ron Paul - style moneybombs pointing the way toward greater and greater
citizen involvement in campaign financing.