DailyMail.com sold for as much as $1.5M

[Venga]

DailyMail.co.uk is switching to .com

"Owner Daily Mail & General Trust is thought to have paid potentially as much as £1m-plus to secure the valuable domain name."

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jan/27/mail-online-com-domain-name

 

[Ralph2472]

This is another indication that .coms are strong and will not be put out by all the new extensions (which will make registrars millions)

Regards

Ralph.

 

[Kate]

In related news the Guardian has also bought the .com of its name recently, and shifted slightly to .com :gl:

 

[GravityEleven]

I have already noticed that lately some british companies are switching from their co.uk domains to the exact .com

Ps: I myself am right now in negotiations with McRetail.co.uk to purchase my own domain McRetail .com too

 

[Name Trader]

I think the Daily Mail got it cheap, imho.

 

[Venga]

The previous holder switched to charlestondailymail.com

The Daily Mail (UK) also seems to be reachable via TheDailyMail.com and MailOnline.com

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I have already noticed that lately some british companies are switching from their co.uk domains to the exact .com

Yes, wonder why.

 

[Kate]

I have already noticed that lately some british companies are switching from their co.uk domains to the exact .com

Like the Guardian ? I think it's just to raise their profile internationally.

 

[john_karr]

I have already noticed that lately some british companies are switching from their co.uk domains to the exact .com

Ps: I myself am right now in negotiations with McRetail.co.uk to purchase my own domain McRetail .com too

Nice domain name. Good luck with that one.

 

[DomainTalker]

The previous holder switched to charlestondailymail.com

The Daily Mail (UK) also seems to be reachable via TheDailyMail.com and MailOnline.com

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Yes, wonder why.

I suspect the switch from the .CO.UK domain to the .COM is motivated by 2 things:

(i) The fact that Nominet (the UK registry) is releasing the new .UK extension....This is causing a LOT of angst & worry for UK businesses that have their brand as .CO.UK, as businesses try to keep their online brand clearly focused in the eyes of their users/customers.....The .UK/.CO.UK thing will confuse.

A .COM is probably seen as 'cleaner', and also, simpler & universal solution. A once-and-for-all global brand.


(ii) Similarly, the release of hundreds of new (and potentially) confusing new extensions in the GTLD program could be viewed as muddying the waters with a lot of new, unknown, extensions, serving to confuse the market.

Again, the familiar, global .COM may seem cleaner, and less prone to confusion, for a brand.


Hence, the brands on .CO.UK moving to the straight-forward .COM, looking to the future.

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