; Y. w/ T$ Y/ O1 t; @ 尼克是一名中学生，但同时他也是英国Sharpenews新闻网站的执行总裁。尼克从12岁开始，就创办了这家专门关注全球青少年新闻的网站，到目前为止，尼克的网站已经在全世界拥有70名志愿员工，包括一名常务董事和一名会计，所有这些网站员工的年龄都不超过18岁。 6 B& }6 e; [# ?1 H K
4 q2 e: P% v0 B: z( K7 B) X8 J 据悉，尼克的网站创办之初，一开始每月只有100个人光顾；但现在，这家网站已经成了全球最受欢迎的青少年新闻网站之一。尼克的网站每个月要向读者提供1000个青少年新闻故事，在过去18个月中，这家网站的点击率竟然达到8900万人次，网站每月的广告收入也迅速增加到2500英镑。 4 V9 H1 n" F5 f( h8 T( ~; K, I5 Z5 ^2 ^2 j: v5 d! Q! t
850万英镑收购遭拒绝 5 _9 O3 H+ z- L- p$ M7 j3 |$ w5 T5 a' r$ Z. u- T1 }/ }
17岁的尼克显然希望自己能成为像鲁珀特·默多克一样的媒体大亨，所以当英国广播公司表示想以850万英镑的高价收购下尼克的这家网站时，竟然遭到了他的一口拒绝。尼克称，他现在并不需要金钱，该网站每月的广告收入，也全都是用于网站的建设。 ( x A0 m4 }( Y2 d' X1 b& N, r& ~. n+ x* U4 u
尽管为网站忙得不可开交，但尼克每天仍然必须抽时间完成他的家庭作业，并且每周还要到一家电器连锁店中打工10小时。尼克说：“我想要读大学，并在将来为年轻人的事业而工作，也许我还会出国。” * u I$ i/ x% H( a0 s1 Z" ^% D
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Teen turns down £8.5m 3 {8 r6 L5 [0 g* D& I 8 v! L1 R2 w6 J$ F& c- sA Cheltenham teenager has reportedly turned down £8.5million to sell his website.# Z1 Y; V: V/ T+ G
: A; b1 z' U! ? ANick Coates, 17, runs Sharpenews, a global news site aimed at young people, reports the Sun. . T; _. m1 U) k9 u* H; b% m( N+ G9 \
It has had 89million hits in 18 months and rakes in £2,500 a month from advertisers. T" a R: u: o9 u% o; {+ \4 a& T P$ w
Several firms have made big offers but Nick insists he doesn’t need the money. ; ]! E7 C% {- a6 l+ g& D1 Y$ O% W3 M" o( c" E, G
He said: "I could walk away with about £4million - but I'm not interested in that at the moment."0 ?- J: D7 A$ p, U* k; U
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Nick started the site when he was just 12. It now has 70 contributors worldwide and has won awards including website of the year.' e- Z5 Z/ ]5 V' y, c- I
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He is also studying for four A-levels and even works ten hours a week at a local electrical goods store.
