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BBC News article - Sedo comments on toys.com $5m sale

Discussion in 'Sedo' started by sedo, Mar 4, 2009.

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  1. sedo Germany

    sedo Sedo Staff

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    You may be interested to read the following article where Nora Nanayakkara comments on the highest domain sale this year of Toys.com for $5m

    BBC NEWS | Technology | ToysRUs pays $5m for toys domain

    Sedo’s media relations is just one of the ways in which we work to bring in potential end-user buyers by educating the public on the value of direct navigation traffic .
     
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  3. bensd United Kingdom

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    This statement is quite alarming: :eek:

     
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    tifosi Well-Known Member

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    Indeed, somewhat irresponsible without figures to back it up, especially when sedo are only a proportion of sales.

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  5. sedo Germany

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  6. rob

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    Ask the BBC to correct the article, from prior experience they do so if you ask with a basis :)
     
  7. accelerator United Kingdom

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    Good to see the article. I think they did the right thing buying this for their business. The toys.com domain isn't resolving for me yet though.

    Rgds
     
  8. rob

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    I just had a conversation with a non-domain related person who had read the article and asked if I was concerned :)

    Interested to know the source of the data of .co.uk halving and if a correction will be requested?
     
  9. GreyWing

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    Does this mean Domcollect will be halving its prices? :rolleyes:

    Yep I think certain stories can be taken out of context and probably just another of someone writing an article without doing the correct research.
     
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  10. bb99 United Kingdom

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    Surely not on the BBC??? The great bastion of British journalism :D
     
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