Tunes from SoundCloud now embedded in catalog
Took us a while to catch on but you can now listen to flattrable Soundcloud tunes right inside our catalog (and flattr the ones you like). The screenshot shows Dope Star Inc.’s “We are the new ones” page (song embedded … Continue reading
And the Developer Challenge winner is… !
When we announced the Developer Challenge in January our biggest concern was that not enough developers decide to participate. Instead we had a much tougher problem – how to decide on the winner. In the end we had to pick … Continue reading
Get notified when flattred
Last week we added a activities in our API. That means you can get a atom feed containing all your activities that occurs on Flattr. At the time of the writing of this article there is only one activity and … Continue reading
It’s a boy!… erm, widget! Beta testers wanted
In the spirit of releasing stuff earlier rather than later let me introduce a little something we’ve cooked up – a Flattr widget for your website. The idea with the widget was to make it possible to show your supporters, … Continue reading
Turn ad blockers into supporters – lesson from AlternativeTo
Ad blockers are a blessing for web surfers and a curse to website owners as it cuts down their ability to earn money from visitors taking advantage of their (hopefully) great content. AlternativeTo has found a very intriguing solution to … Continue reading
Cat’s out of the bag – yes, Flattr now has investors
Nordic media has been buzzing since yesterday with the news of an investment made into Flattr. We haven’t really shared this piece of news before as the whole team has been focused on building a better product and kicking ass … Continue reading
Developer Challenge – rounding up the submissions
Sunday midnight saw the deadline of our Developer Challenge. After gazing into the middle distance for about 30 seconds we decided to change the rules just a tiny bit and give all the teams an extra week to improve, polish, … Continue reading
The origins of the Flattr logo
I get the questions, “Who designed Flattr logo?” quite often. The answer is “I made it”, but of course it wasn’t a matter of sitting down and having a polished logo ready 15 minutes later. Here’s the true story of … Continue reading
What’s hidden in our newsletter header picture?
Yesterday I sent out our monthly newsletter that featured a header picture made up of a lot of logos, one scantily clad lady, one cute panda, and a gang of politicians wearing the Anonymous mask. 10 points if you recognized … Continue reading
Flattr subscriptions and Popularity Dance
One of the lesser known features of Flattr is the ability to subscribe to a Thing. It’s a simple way of donating to something over a longer period of time without having to remember to do it manually. It’s great … Continue reading
