Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

[RoyalBoyle78]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

The thing I wanna know is, just how many people bid and won and didn't pay...LOL. Thats what I wanna know. I bet tons of people bet and didn't just out of pure hate for the guy.

[RubenDouglas]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

a few websites and forums claim that he's getting like 1 million unique visits a day. never in my life have I seen something grow from nothing to something, like that site has.. what arent they telling us. lol pure crazyiness. Even the businesses claim they are receiving revenue past their initial "ad investment". theres a thin line between genius and pure luck and he's pedaling that line

[jmw1137]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

I don't get what appealed to the advertisers. You can barely see any of the ads.

You went to the site, didn't you? And I bet there are hundreds of posts on other internet forums linking to the story too. People will go just to see it.....another internet fad...no different than those stupid videos of the Christmas lights.

[p2xgamers]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

a few websites and forums claim that he's getting like 1 million unique visits a day. never in my life have I seen something grow from nothing to something, like that site has.. what arent they telling us. lol pure crazyiness. Even the businesses claim they are receiving revenue past their initial "ad investment". theres a thin line between genius and pure luck and he's pedaling that line

Not per day, but I could see a few hundred thousand a day or so.

[jmood88]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

You went to the site, didn't you? And I bet there are hundreds of posts on other internet forums linking to the story too. People will go just to see it.....another internet fad...no different than those stupid videos of the Christmas lights.

Isn't the point of advertising to get people to buy or see what you are selling? How is anybody supposed to see half of those sites when everything is so small?

[forensicd]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

Isn't the point of advertising to get people to buy or see what you are selling? How is anybody supposed to see half of those sites when everything is so small?

It really is brilliant. All these companies know they can use this advertising as right offs, and the popularity of it is priceless in their opinion. Some companies spend 10 million in online marketing (i know, im the online marketing business), so paying a few thousand is nothing to them, especially on a site that has reached the status it has. Its a no brainer business wise.

[SportsTop]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

This website is in the news again as it was hijacked and held for ransom.

Interesting little twist to this story. Looks like not all publicity is good.

Link

[TJdaSportsGuy]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

This website is in the news again as it was hijacked and held for ransom.

Interesting little twist to this story. Looks like not all publicity is good.

Link

Damn. $50,000 they wanted from him for that site? I wonder how much e-hijackers would ask for if they hijacked OS. What do you think? $50,000? $40,000 if we took Squid back with the page?

[p2xgamers]

Re: Student makes $1 Million selling pixels as ad space

Well $50,000 just to stop the attacks. If he sold the site (and this would be if he was only at 500,000 sold) then he could get much, much more.