How Hacking Facebook Got This Man Hired… By Facebook

Back in 2005, Chris Putnam needed a hobby. The one he settled on, a series of Facebook hacks and pranks – including one that made your profile page look like MySpace – ended up scoring him a job at the very company he targeted.

So maybe GeoHot‘s just been after Sony’s generous benefits package? Check out his full story here at Quora. [via Business Insider]


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