Abstract: A micropayment processing system and method of processing micropayments for media content are described. In one embodiment, the system includes a drop-down widget that is displayed on the display device of a data processing system, wherein the widget is immune to ad blocking. The widget prompts a user to view an advertisement or make a pledge to pay to access media content. The user is permitted to make a predetermined number of pledges via the widget before being prompted to make a payment. The widget provides a pay view that lists acceptable payment methods in the order from the most likely form of payment used by the user to the least likely form of payment used by the user. Upon receiving payment, the widget creates an authentication token that is associated with the chosen payment method that can be reused for future transactions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for provisioning and deploying digital systems using microapplications running natively and securely on top of cloud computing providers. The system includes a software marketplace that allows users to purchase microapplications on a subscription basis in order to build, deploy, and manage the microapplications as a custom digital system in their accounts from the cloud-computing providers.