Before we write topics about how to make money online, we would like to feature firsts some of the young internet millionaires. Here they are:
1. Mark Zuckerberg - an American computer programmer and entrepreneur. Early on, Mark Zuckerberg enjoyed developing computer programs, especially communication tools and games. While attending Phillips Exeter Academy, he built a program to help the workers in his father's office communicate; he also built a version of the game Risk and a music player named Synapse that used artificial intelligence to learn the user's listening habits. Microsoft and AOL tried to purchase Synapse and recruit Zuckerberg, but he decided to attend Harvard University instead. Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room on February 4, 2004. It started off as just a "Harvard-Thing," until Mark Zuckerberg then decided to spread Facebook to other schools and enlisted the help of roommate Dustin Moskovitz. In 2008, Forbes ranked Zuckerberg as the 321st richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $1.5 billion. Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest person ever to appear on the Forbes 400. In 2009 it was reported that Zuckerberg's fortune had dropped below $1 billion.
2. Andrew Gower - the co-founder of Jagex Ltd, a Java-based game distributor and creator. Andrew Gower is also the lead developer of RuneScape, a popular MMORPG with more free players than any other online game. As of today, the dungeons-and-dragons type RPG has over 73,000 active players. On 13 March 2009, Andrew Gower appointed Mark Gerhard as the new CEO of Jagex, in place of Geof Iddision. He remains in his role of Lead Developer, however.
3. Blake Ross and David Hyatt - Blake Aaron Ross is an American software developer who is known for his work on the Mozilla web browser; in particular, he started the Mozilla Firefox project with Dave Hyatt, as well as the Spread Firefox project with Asa Dotzler while working as a contractor at the Mozilla Foundation. In 2005, Blake Ross was nominated for Wired magazine's top Rave Award, Renegade of the Year, opposite Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Jon Stewart. Blake Ross was also a part of Rolling Stone magazine's 2005 hot list.
The above young persons are examples of successful "make money onliners". We're going to feature more on our next posts.