Damn. This kid gets a grand a month for doing what we do for free

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-0703270173mar28,0,3080031.story

News-digger

Aurora student decides what millions read online

By Robert K. Elder
Tribune staff reporter
Published March 28, 2007
Not even Henry Wang's mother understands what he does.

But he's paid $1,000 a month to do it.

Wang, a 17-year-old from DeKalb, has been called a digger, a seeder, a navigator -- even a filter.

But Wang calls himself "dirtyfratboy" -- his online nickname on Netscape.com and Digg.com, for which he recommends articles to millions of potential readers.

Wang describes what he does simply: "I find interesting things online, post it and share with other people."