| He is known by millions of people worldwide, yet most | | | | my gardener right now). |
| people wouldn't know him if he did a jig in front of | | | | Well my gardener didn't like being asked if he was any |
| them. He most probably earns a six figure, going on | | | | kind of jerk, but I can tell you that the rich jerk uses the |
| seven figure salary, but doesn't get invited to film | | | | tool that, on the net, seems to be the most successful |
| premiers. | | | | after appealing to your lower chakra, he uses people's |
| Yes, he is 'cyber famous'. It struck me the other day | | | | greed. |
| that we are starting to get a completely new class of | | | | In fact all he does is talk himself up and tell you that if |
| person who is famous in cyber space, yet would be | | | | you bought his products, you would be as rich and |
| totally anonymous on the street. So let's look at this | | | | obnoxious as him. And it works. Tempting huh. |
| new breed of animal. | | | | The third person, Alex Tew, is a bit of a hybrid. |
| In every day life you will be sought after if you can | | | | This young English innovator realized that selling pixels |
| make people eithera. Better looking,b. More popular orc. | | | | would be big business, and made a million dollars in less |
| More wealthy | | | | than a year (you missed out on the exchange rate |
| It seems that Google is the tool tool that can help you | | | | there Alex, should have been the Million Quid |
| find all three. | | | | homepage). |
| I remember a time when people would report | | | | Alex is a hybrid because, having grasped the nettle of |
| meetings with an elusive 'Google guy'. A glimpse of him | | | | television notoriety, he might be recognized by a few |
| here, a meeting in a darkened forum, where search | | | | people whilst out doing the grocery shopping. This will |
| engine secrets would be passed between those in the | | | | be a big social benefit to him as he hasn't even |
| know spreading SEO wisdom amongst the faithful. | | | | attended university yet. |
| In recent times Matt Cutts (Google guy), has come out | | | | The people mentioned above are among the more |
| of the search engine closet to rapturous applause. He | | | | topical 'cyber famous' right now, but who are the gods |
| is now on the Christmas list of every person involved | | | | and goddesses of their own small niches? |
| in search marketing, and can now be assured of some | | | | Contact me and tell me who you are, it is time to drink |
| kind of immortality. Not quite as rock and roll as Keith | | | | in the sunlight of real world notoriety. |
| Richards, but I will conjecture that Matt's liver will last | | | | Meanwhile, having figured it all out I have cobbled |
| longer. | | | | together a blog, where I am cataloguing my own rise |
| Another person who is a bit of a hit must be the Rich | | | | to internet stardom. |
| Jerk. | | | | That's if I have the time, but as Shakespeare said 'I |
| Now unlike Matt this person is still well within the closet, | | | | have wasted time, and now doth time waste me'. |
| so he could have been doing your gardening for the | | | | Whatever that means! |
| last twelve years and you wouldn't know. (in fact I'll ask | | | | |