The problem with micro transactions is that you're paying "real money" for information. With so much "free stuff" on the internet, it's almost impossible to co

The problem with micro transactions is that you're paying "real money" for information. With so much "free stuff" on the internet, it's almost impossible to convince that your content is worth more than an infinite increase in value (1¢/free =infinite ). The "big guys" like the WSJ or IEEE can, simply by being close to canonical.