The microdonations service Flattr and the Internet ad blocker Adblock Plus are teaming to create a new tool called Flattr Plus which aims to get users to pay for the content they view the most. It’s ...

A lot of people want Flattr — or something like it — to work. Monetizing online content is a continuing problem, and micropayments may provide a solution. Flattr is probably the best-known exponent of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. One of the more innovative approaches in the plethora of efforts to persuade more people to pay for more ...

“Just because people block ads doesn’t mean they hate publishers,” claims Linus Olsson, the cofounder of Flattr. The Swedish entrepreneur thinks that he has come up with a possible solution to the ...

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Flattr, the micro-donation service that's trying to revolutionize the way we pay for content online, has made a move to go mainstream. From May 1 the widget will no longer require that its users pay ...

Flattr launched back in July 2010 as a sort of ‘Facebook Like’ but with real money involved. A user that sets up a Flattr account pays a monthly fee — a minimum of $2 — that they are willing to ...

The iPhone maker rejects a donation-focused third-party payment system, saying it violates the App Store's terms and conditions. But does it actually have more to do with competition? Dara Kerr was a ...

Flattr, the micropayments service launched by Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde and acquired in April by AdBlock Plus owner Eyeo, has been relaunched, and now lets users pay content creators ...

Crowdfunding platform Flattr will now allow people to donate money for content they find on the web using the favorite or like buttons that already exist on many social networks, the company announced ...