This Week’s Subscription Headlines: Native Ads, Acquisitions and SaaS

In this week’s subscription headlines, the New York Times is rumored to be expanding into Australia and Canada, U.K. news outlets are presumed to

In this week’s subscription headlines, the New York Times is rumored to be expanding into Australia and Canada, U.K. news outlets are presumed to be robbed of traffic by Faceook and other platforms, and Jeff Jarvis questions whether banking on native advertising is just another false messiah.

Google Warns It Will Crack Down on “Intrusive Interstitials” in January
Search Engine Land

Report: The New York Times is Expanding to Australia and Canada
Nieman Lab

Native Advertising: Another False Messiah?
Jeff Jarvis on Medium

Microsoft Buys AI Startup Genee to Boost Office 365
Information Week

Fast SaaS: 7 SaaS Startups You Need to Know
Talkin Cloud

The Guardian Rolls Out Time-based Ads
Marketing Dive

Tien Tzuo’s Zuora Set to Capitalize on Subscription Economy It Helped Build
Forbes

Will Tibit, Blendle or Flattr Win the ‘Micropayment War’?
Media Shift

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!