Micropayments: Would you pay 20p to read an article?

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Consider this as a future: paying small amounts to read, watch and listen to content online. 20 pence (32 US cents) for a feature here, 10p for a news story there.

It's a system called micropayments, and some believe it is the future for supporting journalism, and other creative content, on the internet.

The likes of Google and Paypal have begun to roll out and promote their technologies, and there are a number of smaller players hoping to break-through.....Read more

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