Bosnian student modestly mimics Million Dollar Homepage idea

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2006

SARAJEVO (AFP) — A Bosnian student said he was hoping to earn enough to support his education by copying an Internet advertising feat made famous by a Briton.

"When I heard of what the British student did I thought of trying something similar," said the 24-year-old Vedran Simunovic from the southern Bosnian town of Mostar on Wednesday.

Since launching his reklamiraj.com website 10 days ago, Simunovic has earned about 1,000 Convertible Marks (510 euros) -- more than twice the average monthly wage in Bosnia -- by selling advertising space on the page.

British student Alex Tew, 21, earned a million dollars in about four months last year by selling pixels for profit on his milliondollarhomepage.com site, which is a patchwork of miniscule ads that take surfers to...