Re: UKNM: domain name sold for $7.5 million...

[Jo Chipchase]

I can see eCompanies' point about advertising / brand awareness... but 

surely they'll have to invest in advertising the site *anyway* and could've 

found a cheaper domain name option.  This sort of thing can only server to 

encourage those nasty domain prospector types...



At 09:50 02/12/99 +0000, you wrote:

 >Well, business.com has been sold for $7.5 million!!!!

 >

 >So what value can we really place for .co.uk domains?

 >

 >

 >ECompanies Buys Business.com Name

 >http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,7937,00.html?02

 >

 >

 >'Business.com' Sold for $7.5 Million

 >http://cbs.marketwatch.com/archive/19991130/news/current/netdaily.htx?source

 >=htx/http2_mw

 >

 >$7.5M Paid for Business.com Name

 >http://www.mercurynews.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/1137289l.htm


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