A friend of mine sent me the link to the eBay.com listing, so I took a snapshot then noted the details. Whaddat.com, a pioneer and leader in entertainment news and community in Jamaica is listed for a sale price of US$200,000 or JA$15,000,000. So why is Quizz, the owner selling Jamaica’s entertainment bible. She explains here in the the listing details.” In 2001, Whaddat?com set the standard for entertainment sites out of Jamaica, since then averaging half a million hits a day, winning multiple awards(Top5Jamaica.com’s Surfer Choice Award and Outstanding Alternative Media from the Advertising Association of Jamaica)and mention in international press including Air Jamaica’s Skywritings, Japan’s Strive and the US’ VIBEmagazine. Major event promoters, top recording artists and corporate giants alike use the site as their link to a market they wouldn’t otherwise reach through local media alone, shelling out many thousands just to be a part of this w?orld.Whaddat?com is loaded with interviews, music, pictures and reviews from everybody and everything that is cool about Jamaica, in particular the increasingly popular Dancehall culture. The company is a limited liability company registered in Jamaica and is recognised as an official media house in the eyes of corporate Jamaica, combining the best of both worlds.The sole owner and Whaddat?com Ltd.’s Managing Director is also the site’s webmaster, writer, designer and all round media darling, highly accomplished in the world of Jamaican entertainment media and sought after by the likes of BBC for her intimate knowledge in the field. A mother now, she is looking to go down a different path and would like to see Whaddat?com in its entirety handed over to a team who will continue it on its path to being Jamaica’s portal online… Reggae music’s gateway to the world.”With less than 10 left on the bid clock when this post was published, if you’re interested, send in a bid.The Top 3 Companies we believe would benefit from taking over such a site.1. Digicel-2. Wray and Nephew3. Red Bull What do you guys thing of Whaddat.com generally and the fact that QUizz is selling and moving on.
