Get Paid $1,000 A Month!

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Well, this story is fairly interesting, and I have to say, the best person for this job is not the former Digg employee who they discuss, but an admin here named Andrew Johnson, because Andrew finds some of the weirdest and most interesting news and stories every day. Not only is he a great Admin and blogger, but he has this crazy knack for finding things online that you'd never think of even finding.

But hey, this story isn't about Andrew, it's about Netscape paying people $1k a month to find and highlight newsworthy and interesting topics and stories for them.

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Like a lot of high school students, Henry Wang enjoys surfing the Net. Unlike most, the 18-year-old gets paid to do it -- $1,000 a month to tell others about stuff he finds online that interests him.

He used to do the same for the social-networking Web site Digg.com, where he was ranked the site's second-most-popular user. He specialized there in posting stories about technology and science. His claim to fame: posting an early reference to Famster.com credited with drawing 50,000 visitors daily to the site.

One day recently, he browsed threz.com, eventually finding a story he liked about embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz's efforts to hang on to his job. After a quick check to make sure Netscape didn't already have a link to that story, Wang posted his, then continued surfing.


He hears back often from people who read what he recommends -- seldom getting nasty or angry comments. "The online community is pretty nice," he says.


Wang figures he surfs the Net about an hour a day most days. But some days he's too busy with schoolwork, though his schedule has eased since he gave up playing tennis for IMSA's team. Other days, he'll spend two or three hours at a stretch checking sites and posting stories.


After working for Digg.com, he's comfortable with his abilities to find items that will draw people.


"I just went on my own intuition," he says of his early days posting. "I got pretty confident. I can choose pretty good stories."
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much better than my short order cook job at a pizzeria in hs...i can make a mean meatball parm now though...
 
Where are these guys looking? Gimme their bookmarks! /=

Those guys dont understand the power they have as a publisher to 'slip' in some of their own sites from time-2-time..

I guess their to caught up in the 'good' of the site
 
Well wehenever i try to find good stories i always end up looking at p0rn then there is no lookin back :D
 
I have a knack for finding very unusual forms of porn on the internet, and I only spend 8 to 10 hours a day at my craft. Doesn't that count for something? Where can I find work doing what I love?
 
Unarmed Gunman,

I wish I had the money to pay you because that is a real talent!:bowdown:
 
interesting but if this guy that good, he outta go out on his own. drudge still reigns for finding interesting stories for me.
 
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