Comments on: Go Daddy To Shut Down Standard Tactics, LLC

By: DC

DC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:10:34 +0000

@Andrew: Funny…These two guys and their Executive Account cronies are the reason why employees are banned from bidding on expired domains. They had inside info. They used inside info. They cheated legit customers.

GD released a press release about the whole thing a few months ago.

By: Andrew Allemann

Andrew Allemann — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:35:42 +0000

@ DC – how could Dicker and Browning now be owners of some of these domains? They aren’t allowed to buy domains through TDNAM.

By: DC

DC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:28:11 +0000

Standard Tactics has been around for years. They even had a fake business address in SanteFe NM.

Customers would routinely “lose” high-traffic domains that would “mysteriously” end up in the Standard Tactics, LLC account. Then GoDaddy blocked entry for all but a few employees (ie: Dicker and Browning) from even accessing this account list.

Of course, Rod Browing and Adam Dicker are now owners of many of these doms. They obviously knew the “internal” stats (ie: Real Value) on any domain they are interested in. This fish stinks.

By: DC

DC — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:19:48 +0000

I have personally heard Rod Browning Say “we are not babysitters”. Rod Browning is a laughing stock at the company. He’s Adam’s Deputy Dog (or should I say Deputy Dick?)

He has been caught lying AND stealing multiple times. Why is he there? Well, he’s friends with President Warren Adelman, that’s why.

Yup, Rod Browning and Executive Accounts…they are a real class act. This tool has been suspended at least three times for “improper conduct” yet, they bring him back…

By: Personal Responsibility

Personal Responsibility — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:03:16 +0000

JF – Don’t you think that the REGISTRANT of the high value domain should be watching his portfolio too? To blame his account manager and Go Daddy is absurd. I know I get MANY renewal notices from GD and also renewal lists from my account representative. If the domain is not renewed, that is the responsibility of the current owner, not Go Daddy or any of its representatives.

Personal Responsibility needs to make a comeback in this country. If I had a high value domain expire I would have no one to blame but MYSELF, not my account manager.

The Account Managers at Go Daddy are of the highest quality in the industry. They bend over backwards for their customers. To throw them under the bus is just plain stupid. No other registrar has as quality of representatives ASSISTING them with their portfolios. If you don’t have an account manager at Go Daddy you are missing the boat!

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Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:29:54 +0000

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By: Update On Godaddy And Standard Tactics - The Accessible Web

Update On Godaddy And Standard Tactics - The Accessible Web — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:30:52 +0000

[...] Bob Parsons. In the middle of their conversation, Parsons informs the listeners that the company is effectively shutting down Standard Tactics. All of the names the subsidiary owned are being added to GoDaddy’s auction service The Domain [...]