FAQ
You guessed it. On this page you will find answers to some of the most frequently
asked questions. Got a question not answered here? Please get
in touch.
- Why should you buy your pixels here?
- What is the idea?
- Who are you?
- Is this a joke?
- How did you come up with the idea?
- Why do you need $1 Million?
- What will you do with the money?
- Why should I buy your pixels?
- Why can't I buy one single pixel?
- How long will the site be online?
- Why are you selling pixels in dollars?
- Are you worried about copy-cats/rip-offs?
1. Why should I buy my pixels here?
Well it's quite simpke... because you'll get more bang for
your bucks!!!
...Frist of all by buying your pixels here you'll have
the unique chance to get U$ 100,000.-- in cash!!! The
one who buys the last remaining pixels to complete the Million will get
U$ 100,000.-- in cash (As soon as his payment is recieved!)
- Here you have chance to place a standard Banner (468x60Pixels) on
our "Winners" page!!! For every 1,000st
pixel which is sold we will place your Banner on the "Winners"
page.
- Your Pixels such as the Banners on the "Winners"
page will stay a live during at least 10 years!!!
- Because the wished placement on the original Page was sold
out!
- Because you want to own a second piece of internet history!
- Because you want to increase dramatically visitors
on your own Hompage!
- And last but not least because you want to help us to win
the race!!!
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2. What is the idea?
Well the initial idea was not ours, But it is just so simple and interesting
that we decided to give it a try! It is simple as that: try to make
U$ 1,000,000 by selling 1,000,000 pixels for U$ 1.-- each. The main
motivation for doing this is that we were fascinated about the Idea a
Student had about selling pixels to get his studies payed.
So, everyone is welcome to buy our pixels, which
are available in 100-pixel 'blocks' (each measuring 10x10 pixels). You
will see the homepage is divided into 10,000 of these 100-pixel blocks
(hence there are 1,000,000 pixels in total). The reason for selling them
in 100-pixel blocks is because anything smaller would be too small to
display anything meaningful.
You can buy as many pixels as you like, as long
as there are some available (see the live stats in the top right corner
of the page). When you buy some pixels, you can
then display an image/ad/logo of your choice in the space you have purchased.
You can also have the image click through to your own website. However,
no obscene or offensive images and contents are allowed.
The pixels you buy will be displayed on the homepage
permanently. The homepage will not change. Using some of the money we
make from the site, we guarantee to keep it online for at least 10
years. We want it to become a kind of internet time capsule.
So, in the long run, we believe the pixels will offer good value. You
will have a piece of internet history!
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3. Who are you?
We are two guys living in Switzerland and working for the same company.
We thought about trying to make some money (U$1 Million) and taking part
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4. Is this a joke?
No, It is not a joke! It's absolutely
real!!!
We really are selling pixels for U$1 each !
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5. How did you come up with the idea?
We got a newsletter telling about a guy in england who was trying
to sell pixels. He had the original Idea of selling Pixels to finance
his studies and to buy some new socks. Now he reached over $ 300´000.--
so his plan allready works. Out of his Idea we made a new concept, a kind
of competition between us and him well Race who will complete the
U$ 1 Million first.
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6. Why do you need $1 Million?
That´s easy to answer! Have you never been dreaming
to own a Million?
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7. What will you do with the money?
- We gona pay the U$ 100'000.-- to the guy who has bought the last pixels
to complete the Million pixels sold!
- We gona pay the expences we had for this site.
- We gona have some fun
- We certainly not gona buy some new socks
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8. Why should I buy your pixels?
Because you will have an image and a link to your site on the homepage
of a site that could potentially be seen by millions of people over the
coming years. The site will be online for at least 10 years,
that's guaranteed, but the idea is to keep it online forever. So you really
could own a piece of
internet history! Because you want to help us in winning the race!
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9. Why can't I buy one single pixel?
We decided that although it would probably be cool if individuals could
buy a single pixel each, in practise, it wouldn't so effective. The reason
we believe this is because you can't display anything meaningful in one
pixel - nor click it easily - so visually, it would be pointless. With thousands
of random tiny coloured dots all over the place, the homepage would look
gastly.
We also thought that the site would appeal more to people with
businesses/websites to advertise than it would to individuals, or to put
it more accurately, businesses would pay more to have a meaningful graphic
on the homepage. Hence the minimum purchase is $100 - a 10x10 block.
However! If you really want to own a single pixel, there is always the
option of clubbing together with your friends/family/colleauges and buying
a 10x10 block.
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10. How long will the site be online?
The site will be online for 10 years guaranteed,
however the aim is to keep the site online forever.
The idea is to create a homepage that is permanent. Everything on the
internet keeps changing so fast, it will be nice to have something that
stays solid and permanent for many years. You can be a part of that!
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11. Why are you selling the pixels in dollars?
We think US dollars are the closest thing we have to a universal currency
on the internet, so makes more sense to do it in dollars.
Also, given that the US has the largest online population in the world,
more people will be able to relate to the concept and help us to win the
race.
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12. Are you worried about copy-cats/rip-offs?
Not at all. We did it too! A healty competittion animates us to improve
our concept and get better every day.
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