"Did you know that in 2005 in order to pay for college, a student in England made a 1,000,000 pixel webpage and put up the space for sale at $1/pixel…"
"This website is also know as the “Million Dollar Homepage”. It was created in 2005 by the Wiltshire student Alex Tew in order to raise money for his education. On the website there is only one page – the Homepage and and it has 1 million pixels arranged in 1000 × 1000 pixel grid. The idea of the website is to sell links to other websites which costs $1 USD per pixel. The website gained popularity really quick and in no time it ranked in Alexa around 127th place. The Million Dollar Website made a gross of $1,037,100 in less than five months. You can see the website here"
"From the outset I knew the idea had potential, but it was one of those things that could have gone either way. My thinking was I had nothing to lose (apart from the 50 Euros or so it cost to register the domain and setup the hosting). I knew that the idea was quirky enough to create interest ... The Internet is a very powerful medium".
Alex Tew, 22 February 2006
"From the outset I knew the idea had potential, but it was one of those things that could have gone either way. My thinking was I had nothing to lose (apart from the 50 Euros or so it cost to register the domain and setup the hosting). I knew that the idea was quirky enough to create interest ... The Internet is a very powerful medium".
Alex Tew, 22 February 2006
I was intrigued in what sense the by sold each pixel of his website's space, so I followed the link to find his website's homepage.
The final product is very impressive and it is amazing how the publicity generated from this venture actually earned a revenue in the fact that the companies knew the reader's of the article could visit this site and then would be target of the advertisement placed there.
I feel the boy has a made a pioneering attempt at making money in the 21st century and at very little cost on his on part.
This project created by Alex Tew was back in 2009, and after graduating his from his College, he is now Founder & CEO of Calm.
Followed on twitter by Famous people such as Steven Fry, and Barack Obama, he must have recognition in American Press.
Alex Tew, Founder & CEO of Calm runs a website which claims to be a "2 minute pause in your day" where you are aided to relax and fall into a 'calm' atmosphere.
I feel Alex Tew should grow in Success in America, and in the Viral world. His first role of selling pixels for $1 was very inventive and creative, and if his mind scheme and entrepreneurship continues, I imagine this person to make a lot of money, and some very interesting concepts.
I feel Alex Tew should grow in Success in America, and in the Viral world. His first role of selling pixels for $1 was very inventive and creative, and if his mind scheme and entrepreneurship continues, I imagine this person to make a lot of money, and some very interesting concepts.
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