Yahoo buys OMG.com

[webfreak08]

For $80,000 - a steal.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/10/omg-yahoo-gets-omgcom-for-cheap/

 

[SenseiSteve]

No doubt that's a steal considering what some domain names have gone far recently.

 

[Artashes]

Must be making the owner of OMFG.com pretty excited right now.

 

[bobchrist]

Very low price for a three letter domain registered 11 years back with no drop.

 

[rumsfo]

I wonder how many requests that domain name has? As for the domain name they are buying I would say they have a deal.

 

[Fellow]

Must be making the owner of OMFG.com pretty excited right now.

LMAO OMG, No but seriously, I just spit my Mountain Dew all over my monitor when I read this reply. Yes, I'm sure they are excited! I wish I had that domain right now. I've recently bought some that I think will go nicely in the future.

 

[Zendevi]

80K seems like a very low price to pay for this domain given the monster prices some domains of lower quality have been going for lately.

Congrats Yahoo - any guesses as to their intentions?

 

[Artashes]

Congrats Yahoo - any guesses as to their intentions?

Yes, they purchased it to break the news about Microsoft acquiring them.

 

[Zachary McClung]

Yes, they purchased it to break the news about Microsoft acquiring them.

nice...you know there is speculation out there that, that partnership will fail because of Google's user loyalty.

 

[Artashes]

nice...you know there is speculation out there that, that partnership will fail because of Google's user loyalty.

I am loyal to Google until the moment someone else comes out with a better product.

 

[Zachary McClung]

I am loyal to Google until the moment someone else comes out with a better product.

nice...I don't know if I would define you as a typical average user though. Some people will naturally have chrome and the Google tool bar and continue to go to Google because its what they no and love.

I'm sure search engines are liking obtaining web hosting companies. Its difficult to do after they find one good one.

 

[webfreak08]

I am loyal to Google until the moment someone else comes out with a better product.

Art, you should check out Blind Search.

 

[bobchrist]

OMG generally stands for “Oh My God”, what site Yahoo has planned for this typical domain name?

 

[webfreak08]

OMG generally stands for “Oh My God”, what site Yahoo has planned for this typical domain name?

http://omg.yahoo.com/

 

[Zendevi]

http://omg.yahoo.com/

And we have an answer Is this "omg" thing by Yahoo well-established? Makes the 80K look like an even sweeter price tag if so, they'll definitely squeeze out all the value they can.

 

[IkY0294]

What could or would people host or what kind of site they will run with a domain such as called OMG.com??

 

[webfreak08]

And we have an answer Is this "omg" thing by Yahoo well-established? Makes the 80K look like an even sweeter price tag if so, they'll definitely squeeze out all the value they can.

I'd say it's well-established.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/09/11/omg-yahoo-has-copycat-gossip/

Note the mention of <omg.com> in the article.

 

[IkY0294]

So im gessing that OMG.com will go to omg.yahoo.com??

 

[Sabrina]

It looks like the domain business is still alive and kicking.

 

[WhiteOwl]

Aww, I was hoping to get a @omg.com email address.