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Social.com Domain Is Up for Auction: Who Will Bid?
- jrockway 15y agoI doubt anyone wants this. Facebook, Twitter, and Google are already brands. Nobody says, "I want to do social networking! I'm going to type social.com!" They just google Facebook and go there.
- sradnidge 15y agoMicrosoft might though, would certainly be more relevant than the amorphous live.com.
- chrislomax 15y agoIt wouldn't be unheard of for Microsoft to rebrand it again. They have already rebranded it 3 times!
- ignifero 15y agoMicrosoft Live Social Network, very catchy
- chrislomax 15y agoMicrosoft Bing Hotmail Live Social Network Simulator
- uptown 15y agoI agree with your guess. This kind of thing seems right up Microsoft's alley. They used to have an entire campaign using the phrase: "Welcome to the Social". If one of the big players goes in, I'm guessing Microsoft.
- shrikant 15y agoWould definitely be interesting, given that they do live.com, docs.com, and office.com. (is there something else that I'm missing out on..?)
- louismg 15y agoIn the post, I suggested those with big brands, like those you mention, are probably not interested. Maybe LivingSocial wants it?
- Zakuzaa 15y agoColor could rebrand as Social.
- hessenwolf 15y agoJust, on principal, because there are gazillions of free domains out there, bidding on crap like this seems wrong.
- swah 15y agoCan anyone give a price estimate? I assume something like 200k?
- albertogh 15y agoAccording to the auction catalog at http://domainauctions.moniker.com/viewCatalog?id=209&x=63&y=14 http://domainauctions.moniker.com/viewCatalog?id=209&x=6..., opening price will be $5MM or more.
- pitdesi 15y agoIt seems like it might be perfect for LivingSocial. Still far from a household name with a somewhat awkward domain name (what does living social mean?), and lots of cash. I think they'd be happy to rebrand as social.com.
- louismg 15y agoExactly. That was one of my suggestions as well.
- jagtesh 15y agoSome dubious <strike>porn company</strike> adult-dating-site for sure. Maybe even Microsoft as @sradnidge notes.
- _e_ 15y agoAny potential buyer for Soci.al domain?