Facebook has paid 8, 5 million dollars for the domain fb.com

 How you think, how many has paid Facebook for acquisition of the domain for mail fb.com last year? 8,5 million dollars! It almost in 42 times more than for the domain facebook.com.

In November Facebook has started the updated version of a tab of messages. It combines the SMS, usual messages, messages of a chat and mail in one combined interface though Zukerberg repeatedly repeated that it not "e-mail".

One prominent feature of new messages in Facebook is that it to you is appointed the personal e-mail address Facebook.com. If the friend sends the message to your e-mail Facebook you receive it in the box of entering messages Facebook.

Unfortunately, employees Facebook already used the domain Facebook.com for the electronic letters so domain purchase fb.com for post messages of users was simply necessary.

The domain fb.com which has been sold Facebook, belonged to the American association of farmer bureaus (AFBF).

For company Facebook purchase of the post domain – the investment which should pay back itself just as also acquisition facebook.com in August, 2005 for 200 000 dollars.