The future of music, and the best of 2011
In 2011, the world continued to see a lot of conflicts around copyright and intellectual property. With the Internet, humanity has made an incredible leap in ability to share information and art. It hurts me to see so much energy … Continue reading
The top FOSS projects in 2011
“Lists we need moar lists!”, I say. FOSS is very close to my heart, and to support free software via Flattr is a very natural fit. Here are the; Top 5 FOSS projects in 2011 5. Adblock for Chrome has … Continue reading
Successful Podcasts in 2011
The new year is getting close and closer. This is the most list intense time of the year and podcasts are very popular here on Flattr. Personally I believe it’s all about that the connection between a podcaster and their … Continue reading
5 great games in 2011
This has been a long year at Flattr, and we’ve gotten loads of great content you can support. I’m glad to see all these games out there. Let me present to you; Top 5 Games of 2011 5. Minecraft is … Continue reading
In the Christmas spirit, let’s donate to a charity
Christmas is around the corner and here at the office we’re really getting into the spirit of the holiday. What better way to celebrate in the spirit of giving than by supporting some charities here on Flattr? Givv collects a … Continue reading
Wikipedia + Flattr = what our users are asking for
It’s a dream of us to be able to Flattr Wikipedia articles and we’re happy to see our users are asking for the same thing. Here are a number of tweets just from the past few days. View the story … Continue reading
Michael Gundlach, the man who’s blocked 100 billion ads
Well, Michael didn’t exactly do it alone, he had help from around 5 million users who have downloaded his popular AdBlock for Chrome and Safari so far. Loved by users, definitely not loved by online ad industry, Michael was kind … Continue reading
Micropayments turn 3D
Blender, the free open source 3D content creation suite is available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License. This 3D version of the Blender logo is an example of the types of effects that Blender can … Continue reading
Science, podcasting and whiskey with Matthias Fromm
Passionated about podcasts and science — a great fit to start a podcast about science and researchers. I’m mainly concerned about the people who move into science and conduct research. I want to open up the world to the young … Continue reading
Kim Werker: Free vs fee in the crafter’s scene
This is a guest post by Kim Werker, a writer, editor, speaker, blogger, crafter and founder of the Mighty Ugly project. Over the last few years, the online crafts community has been having a conversation about free content, how it … Continue reading
