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Digg.com sold for $500,000

Discussion in 'Social Networks' started by digitalpoint, Jul 12, 2012.

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  1. Surminga

    Surminga Member

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    #21
    Digg should've sold when they got that huge offer put on the table - but hey they thought they'd ride it out and grow
     
    Surminga, Jul 15, 2012 IP
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    gebruike Peon

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    #22
    Very low. I was an early adopter of Reddit, so this isn't that surprising to me. It's still sad, though. Digg used to be my favorite website!
     
    gebruike, Jul 15, 2012 IP
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    CaliStyle Active Member

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    #23
    I can't believe they sold at this price. Some people sell at just the right time, and others hang on for a bit to long.
     
    CaliStyle, Jul 15, 2012 IP
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    Steupz Peon

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    #24
    It's 500k plus shares in the new entity I think.
     
    Steupz, Jul 15, 2012 IP
  5. huseyinyilmaz

    huseyinyilmaz Greenhorn

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    #25
    ohhhh my god :(
     
    huseyinyilmaz, Jul 15, 2012 IP
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    OSSEO Active Member

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    #26
    They sold in Very low price but website concept and traffic are good.
     
    OSSEO, Jul 18, 2012 IP
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    #27
    with recent traffic, can the new owner use his adsense and break a million in the first 3 months ?
     
    Komicwords, Jul 18, 2012 IP
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    #28
    today is the first time ive ever seen that website. To be honest, i cant see what all the fuss is about. Still, $500k for that many visitors, sheesh, if you ask me, i think they lost a bet or something.
     
    matt_62, Jul 22, 2012 IP
  9. Andre Glegg

    Andre Glegg Member

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    #29
    The end is near for digg
     
    Andre Glegg, Jul 22, 2012 IP
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    ilook Well-Known Member

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    #30
    Imagine that Digg was worth over $200 million USD a few years ago.

    Lesson: Sell it while it's hot!
     
    ilook, Jul 24, 2012 IP
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    Mega B Well-Known Member

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    #31
    The cheap price that the whole setup was sold for was bizzare,i have to admit i have not used it in recent years but Digg was always the 1st port of call for promoting a new site as the search engines would pick it up within hours and give you a high quality links.I cannot see it continued in it current format i am certain they had been after the valuable and quality visitors and direct them to the new owners site/s.Its a great buy for the new owners but dire news for the big investors.
     
    Mega B, Jul 24, 2012 IP
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    quiz Well-Known Member

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    #32
    I don't understand why you would sell it for $500K if you still have a huge amount of traffic. If Digg would have avoid all the spam and did something against it, it would be worth way more then €500K....
     
    quiz, Jul 24, 2012 IP
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    fatcatdomains Greenhorn

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    #33
    That is incredible that Digg sold for only $500,000 and Google offered them $2,000,000 back in 2008. Timing is everything.
     
    fatcatdomains, Jul 24, 2012 IP
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    #34
    Ridiculously low for a business model that has proved it mettle.
     
    holyhermit, Feb 4, 2013 IP
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    #35
    Officially Not declared from Digg ........
     
    Anand85, Feb 4, 2013 IP
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    YourRE dot Com Active Member

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    #36
    yes, it's the lowest price.They can get more than that because good traffic, alexa rank and pr for digg.
     
    YourRE dot Com, Feb 4, 2013 IP
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