RE: UKNM: Letsbuyit.com - On A Loser?

[Robin Edwards]

Shouldn't they be getting together with other well known brands and

negotiating a bulk deal on cheaper domain names...


I'll get me pepsi, I mean coat.


Robin


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> -----Original Message-----

>

From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Sarah

> Clelland

> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 11:58 AM

>

To: uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: UKNM: Letsbuyit.com - On A Loser?

>

>

> I read somewhere yesterday that letsbuyit.com are buying up lots of

> domain names such as letsbuyshit.com or letsbuyitsucks.com etc. etc.

> to prevent some japester comandeering them.

>

> Does this scream 'what a futile exercise' at anyone else, or is it just

> me? Anyone who wants to wax lyrical about the less positive aspects of

> letsbuyit.com's service will just think of a name that they haven't

> bought. And it's ripe for the picking as well - letsdissit.com,

> letsslagitoff.com (I could go on, but I won't.)

>

> Is this sort of thing common practice? And if you're going to go on a

> spending spree like this, surely you're better off finding out what

> people mistakenly type in when they're searching for your site - like

> lets-buy-it.com etc.?

>

> Sarah Clelland

> Snow Valley

> www.snowvalley.com

> 020 7250 1056



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