Brilliant BBC interview about Hotels.com domain name

domainseller200 · Nov 2, 2012

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9765000/9765923.stm

In 2001 the company purchased the name Hotels.com for around $11m and at the time this was thought to be "a crazy sum of money".

"Now we look back we look back and think, what a bargain,"

tifosi · Nov 2, 2012

Was going to put a link up about this. Good piece.

BREWSTERS · Nov 3, 2012

Great find, thanks!

retired_member33 · Nov 3, 2012

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cc976a · Nov 3, 2012

The BBC have always been internet savvy, and spent on internet technology, more than many other media companies.......but with so many people accessing BBC content via iPhones and iPads why do they still insist on content in Flash videos!

They do so in many areas of the BBC site.

Will be sure to check it out though....once I get logged on to a PC

Murray · Nov 3, 2012

$11 million used to be worth a lot more back in 2001.. it's crazy how quickly money is getting devalued.

Aaron Clifford · Nov 5, 2012

cc976a said:
The BBC have always been internet savvy, and spent on internet technology, more than many other media companies.......but with so many people accessing BBC content via iPhones and iPads why do they still insist on content in Flash videos!

They do so in many areas of the BBC site.

Will be sure to check it out though....once I get logged on to a PC

iPlayer, BBC News App, iPlayer radio app

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cc976a · Nov 5, 2012

Fair point - but there have been a few videos I've wanted to watch on the BBC site only to see the dreaded 'you don't have Flash player installed' message

AssetDomains · Nov 5, 2012

Great link thanks for sharing

cc976a said:
Fair point - but there have been a few videos I've wanted to watch on the BBC site only to see the dreaded 'you don't have Flash player installed' message

Just get an android :-D