Apple kicked off the week with big subscription news at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, announcing its new music service and new Flipboard-like news app. Those and other subscription headlines made our weekly round-up:
Vinaphone and Opera Launch Subscription App Store
Mobile World Live
Newsonomics: La Presse’s Bet on Tablets and Its Crossover Calculus
Nieman Lab
How Google’s ‘Mobilegeddon’ & Facebook’s News Feed Changes Affect Traffic
Chartbeat
Apple Music, Online Music Service, to Launch 30
Subscription Insider
Reuters to Offer Free Content to Web Publishers
Poynter
Slate Boasts 9K Subscribers in Year 1, Launches Metered Paywall for International Readers
Subscription Insider
5 Essentials for Building a Subscription Business Customers Won’t Quit
MSN Money
Micropayment App Blendle Expands Into Germany
Business Insider
Meals, Microsoft and Monthly Giving: The Subscription Economy and What It Means for Your Sustainer Program
American News Report
After Deciding to Charge for Comments, Tablet’s Conversation Moves to Facebook
Nieman Lab
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Have a great weekend!
~ The Subscription Insider Team