Gavin Andresen - 2011-05-30 18:51:54

Bitcoin isn't suited for transactions worth less than about one US penny-- it wasn't designed or intended for lots of micro-transactions.

That said, building a micro-transaction system on top of bitcoin is certainly possibly (see witcoin or youtipit for some examples-- or see the way the Bitcoin Faucet is handling payments recently, bundling up lots of small transactions to send them without paying outrageous fees).