Mail Online Switches to .COM Domain Name

Mail Online (DailyMail.co.uk) is switching to a .COM page, after negotiations with Charleston Daily Mail, the US paper that owned the domain name, according to The Guardian.

According to whois records, DailyMail.com has been owned by Charleston Daily Mail since 1996.

Rumors say that Mail Online paid £1m-plus to acquire the .COM domain name from Charleston Daily Mail.Charleston Daily Mail is using now CharlestonDailyMail.com and informed it’s readers about the change :

“Dear Reader,

The Daily Mail has recently changed its website address to www.charlestondailymail.com. If you’re reading this message then you have arrived at The Charleston Daily Mail using our old website address. In a few moments, you will be automatically redirected to the Charleston Daily Mail news website where you can continue to read our news.”

Congratulations to both the seller and the buyer.