Dictionary.com selsl for $100M - GoFuckYourself.com

DomBuyer · 07-16-2007, 03:46 PM

Wowza:

http://blog.cmnn.com/index.php?/arch...-for-100M.html

edit: sorry, thread title cannot be edited. I feel stooopid.

Brujah · 07-16-2007, 03:50 PM

Nice name.. what a deal!

D · 07-16-2007, 03:53 PM

I use that site network at least daily.

Hopefully it won't go to shit now.

Kinda figured something was up when they started using pop-over advertising a couple months ago... I was feeling all empowered because I wrote them an email, and the next day, they stopped using those ads.

eddie-executive · 07-16-2007, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomBuyer

Wowza:

http://blog.cmnn.com/index.php?/arch...-for-100M.html

edit: sorry, thread title cannot be edited. I feel stooopid.

You should also feel stupid because it was 100m for dictionary.com , thesaurus.com and reference.com combined not just dictionary.com.

Iron Fist · 07-16-2007, 03:53 PM

Maybe dicksonharry.com will sell for $100,000?

madawgz · 07-16-2007, 03:56 PM

what a sale

uno · 07-16-2007, 03:58 PM

Damnit, I used that several times a day also.

Sosa · 07-16-2007, 03:58 PM

Whoever the sell was just cashed in!

tranza · 07-16-2007, 04:02 PM

Damn, that's quite a big sale indeed....

DomBuyer · 07-16-2007, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddie-executive

You should also feel stupid because it was 100m for dictionary.com , thesaurus.com and reference.com combined not just dictionary.com.

Eddie, I'll always feel smarter than you though, so it's all good, ya' deep sea troll

StarkReality · 07-16-2007, 04:44 PM

Great deal for the seller and perfect timing I'd say...let's see how long the hype lasts. It's certainly an awesome package, but with an EBITDA of $2.9 million last year they better find more effective ways to monetize it.

The Dawg · 07-16-2007, 04:45 PM

Thats alot of coin.

pornask · 07-16-2007, 04:50 PM

Very resourceful site. Have been a frequenter for years.

TheJimmy · 07-16-2007, 04:51 PM

They scored.

Lykos · 07-16-2007, 04:53 PM

lot of money.

Eman - PG · 07-16-2007, 04:53 PM

In 2006, it (Lexico Publishing Group) generated revenues of $7 million, EBITDA of $2.9 million and net income of $2.8 million.

They got 14x yearly revenue. That's pretty damn good for an online business based on ad revenue.

Bake · 07-16-2007, 04:55 PM

Dam thats a great site I use allmost daily but 100m thats some real cash

[db] · 07-16-2007, 05:11 PM

Well, that network is one of the best resources around. Hopefully the new owners won't turn it to shit or start charging a subscription fee for the basic services.

sharp · 07-16-2007, 05:28 PM

lot of money, but yeah, I use it daily, too.

guti · 07-16-2007, 05:33 PM

Fuck!! I wanted to pay 200M for it! Shit what will I do now

Angelo22 · 07-16-2007, 05:41 PM

Wow

couldnt the buyer just get himself a paper dictionary like everyone else got for less than $100 instead of spending milions for the online one?

DaddyHalbucks · 07-16-2007, 05:49 PM

There's no money in domains.

SomeCreep · 07-16-2007, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DomBuyer

Wowza:

http://blog.cmnn.com/index.php?/arch...-for-100M.html

edit: sorry, thread title cannot be edited. I feel stooopid.

Lol, "Dictionary.com sells for $100M." Not quite.

Answers.com "has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Lexico Publishing Group, LLC", of which, some of their assets include Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com, and Reference.com. They're acquiring the company and their established businesses for $100M.

Quick Buck · 07-16-2007, 05:52 PM

great for the domain industry, but a terrible price for this... based on the net income of the site alone answers.com just paid almost 40x yearly earnings.

Thats a pretty fucking huge bet that the Internet will remain in it's current shape and form for the next 40 years... plus a *huge* chunk of dictionary.com's traffic is paid not organic.

Wolfy · 07-16-2007, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quick Buck

Thats a pretty fucking huge bet that the Internet will remain in it's current shape and form for the next 40 years... plus a *huge* chunk of dictionary.com's traffic is paid not organic.

I'd be willing to bet my life's savings that the internet will not only maintain, it will grow beyond what you or I can imagine in the next 15 years. And a word on a .com as rudimentary as "dictionary" will not fall short.

In 20 years, we may have gotten away form any kind of .com, or the internet as we know it, but those domains will have served their purpose well for the new owners.

Funderburk · 07-16-2007, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfy

I'd be willing to bet my life's savings that the internet will not only maintain, it will grow beyond what you or I can imagine in the next 15 years. And a word on a .com as rudimentary as "dictionary" will not fall short.

In 20 years, we may have gotten away form any kind of .com, or the internet as we know it, but those domains will have served their purpose well for the new owners.

I believe that within 20 years the Web will be navigated using only Semaphore. I just started studying it so that I can keep ahead of everyone else.

Zoose · 07-16-2007, 08:02 PM

/me uses dictionary.com to look up semaphore

RawAlex · 07-16-2007, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eman - PG

In 2006, it (Lexico Publishing Group) generated revenues of $7 million, EBITDA of $2.9 million and net income of $2.8 million.

They got 14x yearly revenue. That's pretty damn good for an online business based on ad revenue.

14x is good - but I suspect the new owners see ways to match up the sites with things that they have going on to increase the overall revenue. That is the key to a deal like this, the feeling and the plan to make more than the site(s) currently make when you buy them.

As others have said, hopefully any changes made to the sites won't take away the utility and make them worthless. I use it all the time when playing scrabble (nice to have a laptop to settle disputes!)

chodadog · 07-16-2007, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelo22

Wow

couldnt the buyer just get himself a paper dictionary like everyone else got for less than $100 instead of spending milions for the online one?

hahahahahahah

woj · 07-16-2007, 09:26 PM

wow, amazing...

Drake · 07-16-2007, 09:28 PM

I use it daily. I hope it stays as is. Nice cashout.

bobby666 · 07-16-2007, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sharphead

Maybe dicksonharry.com will sell for $100,000?

haha

SmokeyTheBear · 07-16-2007, 10:24 PM

suckers !! they have one at the library for free..

but holy crap is that ever a good deal.. i bet they could make that back in 1 year with that portfolio.

slavdogg · 07-16-2007, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quick Buck

great for the domain industry, but a terrible price for this... based on the net income of the site alone answers.com just paid almost 40x yearly earnings.

Thats a pretty fucking huge bet that the Internet will remain in it's current shape and form for the next 40 years... plus a *huge* chunk of dictionary.com's traffic is paid not organic.

dude for jew that lives near wall street you sure make some stupid posts from time to time

D · 07-16-2007, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zoose

/me uses dictionary.com to look up semaphore

Lol.

I have to be honest - I just used wikipedia to do the same thing.

But your solution's a lot more topical.

Doctor Dre · 07-16-2007, 11:57 PM

I guess the guys buying this must have a good idea to monetize it.

Nathan · 07-17-2007, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfy

I'd be willing to bet my life's savings that the internet will not only maintain, it will grow beyond what you or I can imagine in the next 15 years. And a word on a .com as rudimentary as "dictionary" will not fall short.

In 20 years, we may have gotten away form any kind of .com, or the internet as we know it, but those domains will have served their purpose well for the new owners.

If the development of technology continues as it did in the past 50 years, it will take MUCH LESS than 20 years for things to change DRASTICLY around here.

The computing power we will have in 10 years alone will be INSANE by today's standards.

The Dawg · 07-17-2007, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slavdogg

dude for jew that lives near wall street you sure make some stupid posts from time to time

Yo Slavick, can you email me at webmaster at blackporno dot net... I need to speak with you.

footmonkey · 07-17-2007, 01:03 AM

I use the site quite a lot but only to check spellings. I could just as easily cut and paste into word.

dissipate · 07-17-2007, 01:23 AM

hopefully they dont change it into something fucking stupid, i actually use those sites

eroswebmaster · 07-17-2007, 01:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D

I use that site network at least daily.

Hopefully it won't go to shit now.

Kinda figured something was up when they started using pop-over advertising a couple months ago... I was feeling all empowered because I wrote them an email, and the next day, they stopped using those ads.

I use their firefox plug ins...dictionary, and thesaurus.

Sarah_Jayne · 07-17-2007, 02:58 AM

Nice bit of beer money.

Violetta · 07-17-2007, 03:50 AM

I use that site a lot... wohoo...

BlueDesignStudios · 07-17-2007, 04:53 AM

wow that's some nice cash

s9ann0 · 07-17-2007, 06:19 AM

what a good place to try and sell sexdictionary.com for $10,000!

email me [email protected] :o)

07-16-2007, 03:46 PM	#1
DomBuyer Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Amalfi Coast Posts: 2,595	Dictionary.com selsl for $100M Wowza: http://blog.cmnn.com/index.php?/arch...-for-100M.html edit: sorry, thread title cannot be edited. I feel stooopid.

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D Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Valley Posts: 7,412	I use that site network at least daily. Hopefully it won't go to shit now. Kinda figured something was up when they started using pop-over advertising a couple months ago... I was feeling all empowered because I wrote them an email, and the next day, they stopped using those ads. __________________ -D. ICQ: 202-96-31

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07-16-2007, 04:44 PM	#11
StarkReality Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Location: 4 8 15 16 23 42 Posts: 4,444	Great deal for the seller and perfect timing I'd say...let's see how long the hype lasts. It's certainly an awesome package, but with an EBITDA of $2.9 million last year they better find more effective ways to monetize it.

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The Dawg Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: State Of Bliss Posts: 2,438	Thats alot of coin.

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pornask So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 253-233-241 Posts: 6,518	Very resourceful site. Have been a frequenter for years.

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Eman - PG PG Co-Boss Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: GFY Posts: 524	In 2006, it (Lexico Publishing Group) generated revenues of $7 million, EBITDA of $2.9 million and net income of $2.8 million. They got 14x yearly revenue. That's pretty damn good for an online business based on ad revenue.

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[db] Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 327	Well, that network is one of the best resources around. Hopefully the new owners won't turn it to shit or start charging a subscription fee for the basic services.

07-16-2007, 05:28 PM	#19
sharp Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 7,006	lot of money, but yeah, I use it daily, too.

07-16-2007, 05:33 PM	#20
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07-16-2007, 05:41 PM	#21
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