Zune player forum makes teen a fortune

Posted by Adam Stafford on Aug 26, 2008

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If you remember back in July 2008, Hansup Yoon sold ZuneBoards for $62,000 to crowdgather and is finally getting some media attention over it.  He could have possibly held out for more cash since monthly revenue generated from the site will increase with crowdgather advertising.  Well either way its good to be young and the proprietor of a marketing transaction.

Now for the million dollar project Hansup!

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Young entrepreneur Hansup Yoon, 15, recently sold his creation ZuneBoards, an Internet forum devoted to Microsoft’s Zune media player, for $62,000.

The teenager, who lives in Fullerton, Calif., created the site months before Microsoft introduced its answer to Apple’s iPod in 2006.

"It was the most perfect time to start a Web site about Zune, and I was one of the first few to create a Zune-related site," he said.

[Source: Boston Herald - Zune player forum makes teen a fortune]

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