Google awards the man who owned Google.com for a minute over $10,000

Sammay Ved, the man that recently owned Google.com for a minute, was actually awarded over $10,000. Ved, a former Google employee, was searching Google Domains and came across Google.com, which was available to buy for $12. He was able to complete the checkout, and thus became the man that owned Google.com…at least for a minute.

“The scary part was I had access to the webmaster controls for a minute,” Ved told Business Insider. But, as with anything, all good things come to an end, and Google cancelled the sale. Ved never expected to receive any money, but says Google ended up awarding him “more than $10,000″ as part of its security vulnerabilities program, where Google routinely awards people for finding different hacks, exploits, and vulnerabilities in Google-owned properties.

Ved was never interested in the money, though. He ended up donating it all to The Art of Living India. In doing that, Google actually ended up doubling the amount going to that charity. It’s a neat story, and as part of the hiccup, many people in India will benefit from the Art of Living’s humanitarian outreach.

There’s no telling how Google.com ended up as becoming available to buy, but one thing’s for sure, Google isn’t going to let that happen ever again.

source: Business Insider

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