Running a freemium web app? Here's a big reason we're growing.
http://blog.scoutapp.com/articles/2009/11/04/running-a-freemium-web-app-heres-a-big-reason-were-growing

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Recurly handles all the complexities of subscription billing.

Recurly handles your subscription needs from end-to-end: recurring billing, upgrades and downgrades, cancellations and refunds, declined payments, sending receipts and past-due notices, and more. Recurly is a complete recurring billing system for your subscription needs.

Discussion about payed membership for countries other then UK, US and Germany.

Last.fm Radio switches to paid subscription

change to the way Last.fm Radio works in some parts of the world. In the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, nothing will change

The beginning of the end for Last.fm in Europe? http://tr.im/hMRp [from http://twitter.com/citizenk/statuses/1388539617]

Join the group of angry Last.FM users: http://is.gd/oNS1 - More info: http://ping.fm/pw2ZA [from http://twitter.com/bkuri/statuses/1385248625]

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Today we’re announcing an upcoming change to the way Last.fm Radio works in some parts of the world. In the United States, United Kingdom and Germany, nothing will change.In all other countries, listening to Last.fm Radio will soon require a subscription of €3.00 per month. There will be a 30 track free trial, and we hope this will convince people to subscribe and keep listening to the radio. Everything else on Last.fm (scrobbling, recommendations, charts, biographies, events, videos etc.) will remain free in all countries, like it is now.