Last week was “web week” in Berlin, a town close to our hearts, and Flattr was of course represented by the beautiful and talanted developers Per Thulin and Simon Gate.

Short story: we had a blast and the Berlin tech scene is by far the most vibrant and creative in Europe. I can not tell how many times we got asked when Flattr was going to move there, to which I could only answer that Malmö is awesome in it’s own way.
Even though my head is still spinning around from all the crazyness, I will try to recap what we did. In short we presented our API at the Berlin Tech Meetup, handed out t-shirts at the re:publica conference, hung out with our friends at Readmill and SoundCloud, attended a Ruby user group, hacked away at the 5apps hackaton and visited c-base (an alien excavation site/hacker night club).
Our API attracted a lot of interest and people now see Flattr as a platform on which they can build on. We also had an interview with Berlinow which is going to be interesting to read once it’s out.
Questions we got a lot:
Q: Can I integrate Flattr in my app/web site some way?
A: Yes! This is what our API is for.
Q: Does Apple allow Flattr inside iOS apps?
A: We have not had any discussions with Apple regarding this topic, but we advice that you are careful with how you present Flattr inside your app.
Q: When are you moving to Berlin?
A: We do not have any such plans at the moment, but you are welcome to drop by our office in Malmö for a cup of coffee!
Q: How is the situation at Flattr now with Peter Sunde facing a prison sentance?
A: It’s not affecting us much since Peter is not involved in our daily operations, but has more of a visionary role.
Q: How much money can I earn with Flattr?
A: Some people make their living from Flattr, and others just use us as a tipping jar. German podcaster Tim Pritlove revealed that he earns about €2500 each month from using Flattr.




Flattr, the one-click social microdonation system, will for the first time in the world be used to enable fans to support eSports stars competing in the DreamHack Eizo Open in Stockholm this weekend. Some of the world’s best StarCraft II players will go head to head while millions watch around the world.










