UBM Confirms Data.com Domain Name Sale during $4.5 Million -
Financial report mentions sale of “portfolio” of domains for $4.5 million.
We basically already knew that Salesforce.com paid $4.5 million for the domain name Data.com. But if you’re looking for a little bit more proof of the transaction price, you’ll find it in the seller’s 2011 first half financial report.
On page 35 of UBM Plc’s report it states:
On 2 June 2011, the Group sold a portfolio of domain names for total consideration of $4.5m (£2.8m). ... read more ...
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Publicly Traded UBM Adds Data.com to Moniker Auction -
Data.com to highlight upcoming live domain name auction in Barcelona, Spain.
[Update: Salesforce.com bought the domain name ahead of the auction.]
Publicly traded media company UBM plc has added its Data.com domain name to Moniker’s upcoming live domain name auction in Barcelona. The reserve price is between $1 million and $5 million.
This is a fantastic domain name, especially with the “Big Data” trend in enterprise business.
Although the domain names are ... read more ...