Flattr is closing down

Re:Flattr is closing down by infecto on Thursday January 18, 2024 @08:24AM (#39041374)

Since most news publications are failing businesses I would not immediately assume they have considered all avenues of monetization.

I agree that ads have historically made a lot of money...but I am thinking of the paywalled industry. I am probably in the minority but I would be interested if any of the major publications had data on this kind of strategy. I realize there have been products including Flattr that did this but again I never saw it being using on a NYT level publication.

Instead of me reading an archive link or just not reading the article at all I would be happy to pay some cents to consume it.

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Re:Flattr is closing down by amadeuspagel on Thursday January 18, 2024 @04:09PM (#39047782)

The NYT is very much not a failing business.

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Re:Flattr is closing down by infecto on Thursday January 18, 2024 @06:49PM (#39049653)

Thanks for the downvote but I said most not all. If you look at the news/magazine industry though it has not made a good transition to the internet age. Lots of closures and consolidations with some of the major outlets acquired as almost toys for the rich.

It’s very much a shell of what it once was.

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