Weekly Subscription News: Sharing, Slacking and Grappling

Featuring Salesforce, Feisu, Alaska Airlines and Amazon

In this week’s subscription news roundup, past and present Tableau employees hold an ‘Irish wake’ to mourn their believe that Salesforce’s acquisition killed their company. Also, a new bill in the Massachusetts legislative could subsidize local newspaper subscriptions, ByteDance’s Slack-style tool Feisu generated $100 million in annualized recurring revenue last year, and Elon Musk says that verified users will share in ad revenue.

‘Tableau Has Been Killed by Salesforce’
Geekwire

A New Bill in the Massachusetts Legislature Could Subsidize Local Newspaper Subscriptions
Boston Globe

Amazon Will Require Employees to Return to Office 3 Days a Week
The Seattle Times

ByteDance’s Slack-like Tool ‘Feisu’ Generated $100M in ARR Last Year
TechCrunch

Publishers Grapple with Increasingly Complex Subscription Renewal Laws
Toolkits

More Restaurants Embrace Subscription Model to Drive Revenue and Retain Customers
Entrepreneur

Alaska Airlines Offers ‘Major Discount’ on Subscription Pass until March 8
Thrillist

Elon Musk: Twitter to Share Ad Revenue with Verified Users
WinBuzzer

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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!