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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

WILL consumers ever embrace the idea of paying for online content using micropayments? The idea of charging tiny amounts for such content in the hope that it will all add up has been around for as ...

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 ...

I’ve written before that I think alternative forms of currency may provide benefits for not just filmmakers but many niche content creators and also social interest vendors. Peter Sunde, one of the ...

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 ...

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 is a new startup with an inovative business model, coming out of Sweden. In fact it’s the brainchild of a group of people formerly associated with The [infamous] Pirate Bay, including Peter ...