Harvey Wallbanger Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I can't believe this worked. Apparently this kid just wanted to make some money to pay for school, and he's already at over a million dollars. He bought a website with a million pixels of space, and sold them as ad space for a dollar a pixel. Word got out, the media picked it up, and within 4 months, the 21 year old became a millionaire. Not bad. The BBC news report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abrasivesaint Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunTimePartyTeam Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Dude made some serious money fast. I heard it was a web project in his class, and the assignment was just 'find a way to make some money on the web'. edit But i guess i could get the real story if i read the first post, and links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 Nah, he claims he sat down to try and figure out his finances, wrote "how can I become a millionaire" in a notebook, and had his plan written out twenty minutes later. The website cost him fifty bucks, euro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sparoism Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 That's gotta be the best scam I ever heard of...too bad it's probably a one-time deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 some of the links are strange.... I'd expect golden palace to be on it, but the london times? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 SAVE TOBY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KETA Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I saw this guys page about 6 months ago and he only had about 50 links on there then. DAMN. Another idea I wish I thought of first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillysiphilis Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 If there is going to be any copycat pages i bet there wont be any chance theyll make a million. what a bright idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ego maniac Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 pffffffffffffftt... couldawouldashoushoulda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezpot Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 We should've all put in some spare change and got a 12oz spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJackDaniels Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Originally posted by harvey wallbanger@Jan 7 2006, 01:43 AM Nah, he claims he sat down to try and figure out his finances, wrote "how can I become a millionaire" in a notebook, and had his plan written out twenty minutes later. The website cost him fifty bucks, euro. Quoted post nope, £50 sterling. its not the euro (yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 damn smartass kid, im so poor and jealous. fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GucciCondom Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 damn. motherfucker. i need to come up with some crazy shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaolinmasta Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Coolness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MR BOJANGLES Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 I clicked a few, I couldnt help it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GucciCondom Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 ok. i just beat my dick. then smoked a cigarette. and finally i was in mid-poop when a fucking grand scheme dawned upon me. it is dead seriously 500 times better than this retards. watch me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Originally posted by GucciCondom@Jan 7 2006, 04:20 PM ok. i just beat my dick. then smoked a cigarette. and finally i was in mid-poop when a fucking grand scheme dawned upon me. it is dead seriously 500 times better than this retards. watch me. Quoted post yeah i had an idea too, but i think that mine is 500 times more retarded than this retard's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardofzeus Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 and his last 1000 pixels are up to $150,000 on ebay. The kid is brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillysiphilis Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Originally posted by wiseguy+Jan 7 2006, 01:24 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wiseguy - Jan 7 2006, 01:24 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-GucciCondom@Jan 7 2006, 04:20 PM ok. i just beat my dick. then smoked a cigarette. and finally i was in mid-poop when a fucking grand scheme dawned upon me. it is dead seriously 500 times better than this retards. watch me. Quoted post yeah i had an idea too, but i think that mine is 500 times more retarded than this retard's. Quoted post [/b] word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 whats the plan gucci? dumb cunt should have made more pixels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOx Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 linked from the site http://www.2millionpixels.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KING BLING Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 $1 million Web site targeted by hackers http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/01/1...k.ap/index.html LONDON, England (AP) -- A Web site that earned an enterprising British student $1 million suffered a crippling attack by ransom-seeking hackers. Alex Tew, 21, said Wednesday that his Million Dollar Homepage was targeted after he publicized how it had helped him raise money for his university studies. Tew had sold 10,000 small squares of advertising space on the Web site for $100 each, achieving his target in four months. (Full story) His initiative spawned several copycat sites. But Tew said that on January 7, he received a threat from an organization calling itself "The Dark Group," demanding that he pay them $50,000 within 72 hours or face having his site taken down. "It was written in poor English, but the hackers asked for $50,000, saying that it was just 5 percent of what I had made," Tew said. "I did not reply to the e-mail. I had no intention of paying." Tew ignored the threat. Hackers then initiated a so-called distributed denial of service, in which attackers take command of third-party computers, through a virus or other security vulnerability, and instruct them to send junk data to the target site, overwhelming servers and causing the site to crash or perform poorly. Tew said the site now works normally. (Visit his Web site) Tew, from Wiltshire, a county in southern England, said he informed the FBI because his site is hosted in the United States. FBI spokesman Paul Bresson said the agency was investigating. Such extortion cases targeting Web sites are occurring with greater frequency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nozaki Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 damn...this makes me feel weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1988 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 ^^^ Funny, I have that same feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 Originally posted by sillysiphilis+Jan 7 2006, 06:31 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sillysiphilis - Jan 7 2006, 06:31 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'> Originally posted by wiseguy@Jan 7 2006, 01:24 AM <!--QuoteBegin-GucciCondom@Jan 7 2006, 04:20 PM ok. i just beat my dick. then smoked a cigarette. and finally i was in mid-poop when a fucking grand scheme dawned upon me. it is dead seriously 500 times better than this retards. watch me. Quoted post yeah i had an idea too, but i think that mine is 500 times more retarded than this retard's. Quoted post word. Quoted post [/b] i have a great idea for making money too.... keep an eye on the evening news.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobsilla Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 dood cosmic coasters ahahah. who happened to see american idol last night. i was watching it with my friend and his girl who love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wreck1 Posted January 19, 2006 Share Posted January 19, 2006 that page hurts my eyes to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_write Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 that cunt is a genius ! fuckkkkkkkkkk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conspiringone Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 hell yeah, anyone can get rich.....we just gotta find our scams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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