Past experiments in micropayments on Twitter have flopped. Could the new “buy now” button be the answer struggling media companies and publishers have been longing for? Paul Armstrong looks at the… Read more »
The potential of alternative currencies and payment protocols lies in not only the promise of faster, cheaper money exchange and financial transactions but also the creation of a new paradigm for… Read more »
The Bitcoin wallet and exchange platform Coinbase has introduced zero-fee micropayments using the virtual currency. This could be a step towards a system that could support entirely new mobile and online… Read more »
There is a conventional wisdom in the media industry that micropayments for online content don’t work, but Greg Golebiewski of Znak It says that this isn’t true, and that media companies… Read more »
Flattr’s Twitter micropayments venture, where people could leave tips for ‘favorited’ tweets, is over. But as that tie-in got shut down, Flattr enabled tips for YouTube videos. The system also works… Read more »
Content creators no longer need to brandish a Flattr button in order to receive micropayments through the service. All that’s needed is for a Flattr user to ‘like’ their video, tune… Read more »
UK-based startup ValoBox, which lets publishers sell ebooks by chunks, is launching with a list of publishing partners including O’Reilly in the US and Guardian Books in the UK. Read more »
Consumers may not buy all kinds of web content, but Google is now courting publishers who want to charge with a rebooted version of its micropayments system. Read more »
Square and Starbucks have entered into a sweeping and wide ranging agreement that would cement Square’s role in the emerging mobile commerce economy. The coffee giant will accept payments through Pay… Read more »
The founders of micro-payment service Flattr have said they are worried that their business could be seriously damaged after Apple rejected a podcasting app that integrated with the system. Read more »