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Student creates Instant Youtube, Gets job offer

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1732609/bored-student-creates-instant-y… For many students looking for work after graduation can be a scary thought, though luckily for Feross Aboukhadijeh he's just received a job offer from the co-founder and CEO of YouTube Chad Hurley. “A BORED Stanford University student who created an instant version of Youtube was surprised when he got a letter from a Youtube boss offering him a job. Youtube, which is owned by Google, spends millions of dollars on development but somehow failed to see that Google's Instant software could be applied to Youtube. Apparently the software caught the attention of Youtube CEO Chad Hurley and, rather than issue the normal cease and desist, which is common in stories like this, he offered Aboukhadijeh a job.”-TheInquirer Luckily Feross Aboukhadijeh created the search engine which will find and play the video you're looking for as you type. From the sounds of this article, this is youtube finding innovative minds and rewarding them with jobs. added by: Mcellie

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Burglars Robbed Houses Based on Facebook Updates

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Talk about another kind of high-tech crime! If you plan to go to the beach and announce it on Facebook by updating your status, well you … http://bit.ly/c0aO3I added by: itgrunts

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UK teen banned from US for sweary email to Obama

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After watching a documentary about September 11th, a drunk Luke Angel got angry and decided to send an email. This usually happens when people get drunk, though it is probably best to email a close friend and not the White House, since the email response caused Luke to meet local police along with a lifetime ban on visiting the US. “Luke Angel was reprimanded by police on both sides of the Atlantic after firing off a drunken message to the White House calling the president a “p****”. The FBI intercepted the message and contacted police in the UK who went to see the 17-year-old at his home in Silsoe, Bedfordshire.”-Sky News In the story, Luke states he doesn't care about the ban but mentioned his parents are not happy. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Luke-Angel-Teenager-Banned-from-America… :_Teenager_Banned_from_America_For_Life_For_Sending_Abusive_Email_To_Barack_Obama_ added by: Mcellie

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Redbull Flugtag Philadelphia 2010

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If you’re unfamiliar with Flugtag, you are missing out. Red Bull’s Flugtag (German for Airshow) is an amazing craze that was first popularized in 1991. Due to popularity, it has since been run every year in over 35 cities around the world. The rules are simple: build an aircraft that meets Red Bull’s guidelines, launch yourself from a 30 foot deck, stay flying as long as you can, and eventually careen into the river below. What could be better? On September 4th, 2010, Thirty-Four teams got in line to launch their manned aircrafts over, and into the Delaware. Check out the video highlights of the event here: http://drinkphilly.com/index.php/drinks/artprofile/144 added by: DrinkPhilly

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