Murdoch - buys Myspace.com for $580m

[unclewilco]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4695495.stm



sorry if been posted

 

[OnSpec]

Now if he were smart, he would also buy the numeric domain 6977223.com and develop it as the mobile portal for MySpace. That way, his customers could access the "fifth most-viewed internet domain in the US..." from their cell phones, from anywhere in the world.

Anyone know the connections?

 

[KwelX]

thanks for the post - unclewilco


i think that's a steal and a great buy for Mr. Murdoch for several reasons.

very smart buy IMO

 

[DomainDealer]

Fox are known for going after TM / Typos (that's what I heared) ... do you think they will go after all myspace.com typos ?

 

[PurpleCow]

$580 mn just for a freaking script ! uh

 

[financialtraffic]

$580 mn just for a freaking script ! uh

Great, powerful exposure. But it's the ultimate house of cards. If users find a better service tomorrow, they will be gone. But I suppose the same could be said about Google's service. While it can happen, it's unlikely that these companies are going anywhere in the near term anyway.

 

[SouthernTn]

$580 mn just for a freaking script ! uh

I found ALOT of my friends through Myspace last night.. I go back everyday to view more... Im sure another million are doing the same.

 

[Momentum]

$580 mn just for a freaking script ! uh

That's what everybody was saying about yahoo and ebay 6-7 years ago. The amount seems crazy until you consider the whole package such as the existing customer base.

 

[keyser]

Rumors about skype too :
http://forum.skype.com/viewtopic.php?p=148784

Hoping it will never happen :^)