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Google Tracker: Challenging The Champions
Retail // August 29, 2017

Google seems to want a slice of everybody else’s pie this week. Some of the search engine giant’s latest moves are strikingly similar to what competitors are doing: Amazon in eCommerce and Facebook in subscription news. Plus, the company is testing a new feature that...

Google On The Hunt To Boost New Subscriptions
Google // August 21, 2017

Google is aiming to improve its relationship with publishers by working on new tools that will help news outlets sell subscriptions. According to a news report in The Wall Street Journal citing Google, the paper reported the internet search giant is testing a first-click-free policy, in...

Facebook May Build Paywall For Instant Articles
Facebook // July 24, 2017

The newspaper industry isn’t exactly fond of Facebook. Though it would be unfair to single it out as the sole cause, the social media giant has certainly fueled society’s need for fast, free content, and it’s not uncommon to hear belly-up print publications point the...

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Twitter Launches Subscriptions Feature So Users Can Monetize Content

April 13, 2023
Twitter users can now apply to monetize their content on the platform. Announcing the new Subscriptions offering in a Thursday (April 13) tweet, Elon Musk said users could tap on “Monetization” in the settings on the platform and apply to offer their followers subscriptions of material like long-form text and video. “For the next 12 months, Twitter […]

Google On The Hunt To Boost New Subscriptions

August 21, 2017
Google is aiming to improve its relationship with publishers by working on new tools that will help news outlets sell subscriptions. According to a news report in The Wall Street...