February 2, 2018

Five on Friday: Gated Content, Conversion and Facebook Feeds

This weeks Five on Friday wont be as watercooler-worthy as the 60th Grammy Awards, President Trumps State of the Union or Groundhog Day, but weve got some interesting subscription tidbits for you to mull over this weekend. In this weeks edition, DMN News questions whether gated content is a suitable workaround for GDPR, PYMTS shares three tips for converting users into subscribers, DiMA teases us with digital music revenue statistics ahead of their forthcoming report, Facebook promises to prioritize local news content as they make changes to their news feeds, and Adweeks Justin Kline tells us what influencer marketing trends to watch for in 2018. Enjoy!

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Microsoft Drops Monthly Cost of Azure Standard Support from $300 to $100

Microsoft Azure Standard customers got a pleasant surprise last week when Microsoft announced two major changes to its cloud support plan. The changes, based on customer feedback, include a significant price cut in monthly support costs, lowering them from $300 per month to $100 per month and offering a faster initial response time for critical cases (1 hour vs. 2 hours), except for Azure Germany, who is already receiving additional benefits.

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