#subscriptions

#subscriptions

TikTok's revamped subscription feature enhances monetization opportunities for creators by allowing exclusive access to content.

Patreon introduces gift memberships, allowing creators to expand their audience and enhance subscriber growth.

Bluesky aims to empower creators through monetization features and a subscription model, avoiding traditional advertising revenue.

Bluesky focuses on enhancing user experience without paywalls for core functionalities.

Consumers underestimate the cumulative cost of subscriptions over their lifetime, with total expenses significantly exceeding typical big-ticket purchases.

Global consumer spending on apps rose to $127 billion in 2024, but downloads decreased by 2.3%, suggesting a maturing app economy.

Disney Plus is increasing its price, effective October 17.

A promotional offer allows new and returning subscribers to access the ad-supported plan for $1.99/month until September 27.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are excellent times to save on subscriptions, not just gadgets.

Hulu is offering a limited-time deal of $0.99/month for the first year for new subscribers.

The Washington Post lost over 250,000 subscribers after announcing it would not endorse a presidential candidate.

The Nation, a progressive magazine, will publish monthly instead of every other week starting in January.

The magazine will increase its page count to 84 pages from the current 48 pages, focusing on long-form analysis and news from the political left.

Subscriptions have grown 3.8 percent this year, with about 80 percent of subscriptions being for the print edition.

Paywalls serve to financially support journalism while providing access to quality content, but there are methods to bypass them without breaking any rules.

TikTok expands monetization to all eligible creators, not just live streamers, allowing them to offer unique content through subscriptions.

Monetizing generative AI technology through subscriptions or advertising is still a slow process for publishers.

Microsoft has released Office LTSC 2024, focusing on perpetual licensing and stability for customers preferring disconnected applications.

Google has renamed its Bard chatbot to Gemini, after the new AI that powers it, and is offering a subscription plan called Gemini Advanced for $19.99 a month.

The subscription includes a more powerful AI model, two terabytes of cloud storage, and access to Gemini in Gmail and Google's productivity suite, competing with Microsoft and OpenAI's AI subscription offerings.

Google is expanding its subscription offerings by introducing a new tier in the Google One subscription plan called AI Premium.

Gemini Advanced, Google's most powerful chatbot, is part of the AI Premium subscription and costs $19.99 per month.

Google's move into subscription-based AI tools could potentially create a new revenue stream and help offset the high costs of computing power for AI projects.

Most people are satisfied with the free versions of AI chatbots.

Users should be cautious and skeptical of the output from AI chatbots.

Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has led to major changes in the product portfolio, including the end of perpetual licensing contracts.

VMware will now only offer subscriptions and will no longer sell perpetual licenses or support renewals.

Broadcom's VMware Cloud Foundation Division is simplifying its product portfolio by ending perpetual licenses and moving to subscriptions at reduced prices.

The Division will now focus on two main products: the Cloud Foundation hybrid cloud suite and vSphere Foundation, with optional add-ons available.