1. Dude makes a video of himself dancing on his travels, becomes a youtube phenomenom, then gets paid to travel round the world again dancing in amazing places, jammy! The video is also great and makes me want to see more of the world...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNF_P281Uu4

2. One Red Paperclip. Kyle McDonald in 14 trades manages to trade one red paperclip for a house...

http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com

3. Million Dollar Homepage. Sell pixels for advertising, make a million, easy money...

http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/blog.php