This Week’s Subscription News: Starbucks, Subscriptions and SaaS

In this week’s subscription news, Google finally drops its ‘first click free’ policy in an attempt to appease publishers, the Wall Street Journal stops

In this week’s subscription news, Google finally drops its ‘first click free’ policy in an attempt to appease publishers, the Wall Street Journal stops publishing Asian and European Print editions, and Pandora makes a promising bet on video ads. Also this week, we’re reading subscription stories about Oracle’s feature-packed SaaS updates, how FireEye could benefit from the ghastly Equifax data breach, and YouTube’s new requirement that creators must enable their channel for monetization through their Partner Program to include external links, essentially putting a wall between creators and Patreon, a YouTube competitor.

Google Drops ‘First Click Free,’ Loathed by Many Publishers
ABC News

Starbucks Online Store Has Officially Shut Down
Investor Place

Wall Street Journal Stops Publishing Asian and European Print Editions
The Guardian

Oracle Piles Updates into its SaaS Offerings
Venture Beat

Pandora Is Making a Promising Bet on Video Ads
The Motley Fool

How FireEye Could Benefit from the Equifax Data Breach
Market Realist

Facebook Loses Attention as Publishers Shift Focus to Other Platforms
Digiday

YouTube Builds a Wall between Creators and Patreon
The Next Web

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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!