http://en.yibada.com/articles/73475/20151012/student-purchases-google-com-domain-name-12-refuses-security-team.htm
Imagine the world’s biggest and most powerful companies name becoming yours for just 12$. yes this became a reality for young student Sanmay Ved when he saw that google’s domain name was up for purchase for $12. He Immediately purchased the domain name and informed google’s security, only for the transaction to be cancelled a minuted later. But still technically Sanmay was the owner of google’s name for 1 whole minute. Google rewarded him with money for helping find flaws in their system which he later turned down and requested they give the money to his charity of choice. google fulfilled his request and doubled the amount they were originally gonna give him.
This article really stood out to me because it was fun and positive, at least for sanmay. Usually the media is incorporated with negative things like the news always being about deaths and crimes and anarchy and social media sites ruining our youth and making us slaves to technology,, but this article shows the positive impact that media can have on society. Google is a huge company and has modernized media and the fact that one guy can affect the company that immensely shows how much of an impact one person can have on this world. Especially because he donated the reward money google gave him which was a nice ribbon to tie up the story.
This article is the definition of what media was meant to do and that is have a positive impact on people’s lives. It shows that there is still good instead of greed in this world on both the corporate and person spectrum, google and Sanmay both were very charitable in a situation they could have easily taken advantage of. But they didn’t and it may be because they both news this would be all over media everywhere and also because they have a good conscious. so the next time you go on your twitter feed and see all the things you hate about society (which is everytime i scroll down) remember about Sanmay and how he had the integrity and courage to face the biggest company in the world and come out with money for his charity.
This article really stood out to me because it was fun and positive, at least for sanmay. Usually the media is incorporated with negative things like the news always being about deaths and crimes and anarchy and social media sites ruining our youth and making us slaves to technology,, but this article shows the positive impact that media can have on society. Google is a huge company and has modernized media and the fact that one guy can affect the company that immensely shows how much of an impact one person can have on this world. Especially because he donated the reward money google gave him which was a nice ribbon to tie up the story.
This article is the definition of what media was meant to do and that is have a positive impact on people’s lives. It shows that there is still good instead of greed in this world on both the corporate and person spectrum, google and Sanmay both were very charitable in a situation they could have easily taken advantage of. But they didn’t and it may be because they both news this would be all over media everywhere and also because they have a good conscious. so the next time you go on your twitter feed and see all the things you hate about society (which is everytime i scroll down) remember about Sanmay and how he had the integrity and courage to face the biggest company in the world and come out with money for his charity.