All summer, there’s been plenty of buzz around streaming services and the impact these have had on the music industry. Sure enough, people have streamed more than 1 trillion songs just in the first half of this year. Whether you’re a digital content provider or running a subscription-based business, the changes...
The world of streaming video content has grown significantly as consumers look to complement with and in many cases transition away from traditional cable television. By now, we’re familiar with mainstream players that serve a broad audience including Dish’s Sling TV, HBO, and Showtime to name a few. However, as...
For those of you not living under your rotary phone (pics please!), you have probably noticed that more and more consumers are now conducting more transactions directly from their mobile devices. In fact, the latest data from Adyen notes that mobile now accounts for 28.7% of all online payments. Another report...
What do you people enjoy watching more than basketball and baseball? Would you believe it’s watching other people playing video games? Seriously. Dubbed e-sports, competitive gameplay in video games has gone from niche to near-mainstream sport in just a decade. According to gaming research group SuperData, the worldwide e-sports market...
If you were the typical kid growing up, you probably loved comic books as much as I did. Of course, tastes and interests changed over time, and comic book sales have had a tough time for the past two decades - until now. Recently, comic book and graphic novel sales...
Consumer expectations are changing the way merchants run their business, and there’s no better example than Dish Network. Dish CIO John Swieringa’s recent comments on how the company’s IT group “tries to be a source of innovation for the company, not just an IT shop”, highlights innovations occurring around the...
A new study by Millward Brown Digital highlights yet another reason why Recurly’s Pay with Amazon can significantly boost sales: customer conversions. Most notably among Prime members, Amazon’s conversion rate is a whopping 74%. And for non-Prime members, the conversion rate is still at 13% - that’s four times the average conversion...
If you're using one of Recurly's client libraries to interface with our API, you're probably concerned with keeping up to date with the latest and greatest functionality Recurly has to offer. Currently, Recurly supports clients for PHP, Ruby, Python, and .Net, all of which are hosted on GitHub. Let's take...
A few months ago, we discussed the methodology behind the revenue that Recurly recovers for you each month. We heard from many of you who enthusiastically wanted to learn more about this valuable behind-the-scenes feature. Starting today, you'll now see your Recovered Revenue right in your monthly invoice to see just...
It’s never too early to begin planning for the busiest holiday shopping season of the year! More important than ever, you need to ensure that your online retail website offers the best experience possible for your customers. Providing your customers with a trusted and convenient payment option is essential to...
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