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Micropayments

The Blendle interface.

Can This ‘Spotify for News’ Convince People to Pay for Journalism?

Dutch media startup Blendle helps readers find relevant stories without breaking the bank or skirting paywalls.
By John Bonazzo
Ashton Kutcher takes a selfie.

The Newsroom Comeback, Powered by Bitcoin

The biggest boycott ever, and it's growing.
By Brady Dale
Journalists work in the main newsroom area of the new Al Jazeera America television broadcast studio on West 34th Street August 16, 2013 in New York. Al Jazeera America, which will launch on August 20, will have its headquarters in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

As Advertising Crumbles, Paywalls Will Not Come to the Rescue of the News Business

For me, paywalls and micropayments are the moles that refuse to stay whacked.
By Jeff Jarvis

Google Rolling Out Micropayments for Web Content

By Steve Huff
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