Comments on: GoDaddy Charges Own Customers with Cybersquatting http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/comment-page-1/#comment-327939 Andrew Allemann Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:21:34 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4308#comment-327939 @ Mansour - I really don't know where you could get those stats. Perhaps DailyChanges.com or RegistrarStats.com @ Mansour – I really don’t know where you could get those stats. Perhaps DailyChanges.com or RegistrarStats.com

]]> By: Mansour elseify http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/comment-page-1/#comment-327937 Mansour elseify Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:19:15 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4308#comment-327937 Andrew, Do you know the stats on GoDaddy's 27 million domain names under management, (how many were gained as new registrations, and gained from domain transfer from other registrars to godaddy, namely network solutions and register.com)? My estimate, according to the number of my own customers' domain names they took, is about 40% or 10 million. Does anybody know where to get those statistics? As to adjoe.com’s comment, that he sold the domain name godaddygirls.com to godaddy for $1,000, I would like you to know that you were gyped out of a minimum of $49 K. The domain’s minimum value is $50K, and can go as high as $150K if you were to sell it to someone who is interested in buying sex domain names. As to the domain name godummy.com, it does not have any aftermarket value. For that reason, they did not bother to take it from you. It doesn’t even include the word daddy. USPTO.gov has awarded a trademark Reg. # 3434814 for Godaddylures to a different company in Florida. Don’t forget that daddy is a generic word that could be used by anyone to register a domain name or apply for a trademark Andrew,
Do you know the stats on GoDaddy’s 27 million domain names under management, (how many were gained as new registrations, and gained from domain transfer from other registrars to godaddy, namely network solutions and register.com)? My estimate, according to the number of my own customers’ domain names they took, is about 40% or 10 million. Does anybody know where to get those statistics? As to adjoe.com’s comment, that he sold the domain name godaddygirls.com to godaddy for $1,000, I would like you to know that you were gyped out of a minimum of $49 K. The domain’s minimum value is $50K, and can go as high as $150K if you were to sell it to someone who is interested in buying sex domain names. As to the domain name godummy.com, it does not have any aftermarket value. For that reason, they did not bother to take it from you. It doesn’t even include the word daddy. USPTO.gov has awarded a trademark Reg. # 3434814 for Godaddylures to a different company in Florida. Don’t forget that daddy is a generic word that could be used by anyone to register a domain name or apply for a trademark

]]> By: AdJoe.com http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/comment-page-1/#comment-327238 AdJoe.com Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:34:48 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4308#comment-327238 When GD was planing to go public, they ask that I give up http://GoDummy.com, when they found that it was not in the Domain or hosting business its still in my GoDaddy account. This is a very good company and if anyone thinks they are not better and many of the reasons is Bob Parsons is not your "RUN OF THE MILL GEEK WEB GUY!!" BJoe When GD was planing to go public, they ask that I give up http://GoDummy.com, when they found that it was not in the Domain or hosting business its still in my GoDaddy account. This is a very good company and if anyone thinks they are not better and many of the reasons is Bob Parsons is not your “RUN OF THE MILL GEEK WEB GUY!!”

BJoe

]]> By: AdJoe.com http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/comment-page-1/#comment-327230 AdJoe.com Wed, 04 Feb 2009 00:26:20 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4308#comment-327230 2005 night of first superbowl GoDaddy ad, I registered (At GoDaddy) GoDaddyGirls.com and many more. The next morning GoDaddy paid me $1,000 for the one name. I have been a customer ever since and did the first TV ad in the early days not using Candice Michelle AdJoe.com 2005 night of first superbowl GoDaddy ad, I registered (At GoDaddy) GoDaddyGirls.com and many more. The next morning GoDaddy paid me $1,000 for the one name. I have been a customer ever since and did the first TV ad in the early days not using Candice Michelle

AdJoe.com

]]> By: DP http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/comment-page-1/#comment-327049 DP Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:27:47 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4308#comment-327049 Credit should be given to GoDaddy for taking the legal route and not putting themselves above the law and the existing process. Enom have been known to simply take domains out of accounts if they contain 'enom', which at one time led to quite an interesting situation with a 'genome' domain. Credit should be given to GoDaddy for taking the legal route and not putting themselves above the law and the existing process.

Enom have been known to simply take domains out of accounts if they contain ‘enom’, which at one time led to quite an interesting situation with a ‘genome’ domain.

]]> By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/comment-page-1/#comment-326993 Andrew Allemann Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:22:22 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4308#comment-326993 I think GoDaddy didn't just take the domains because they knew it would create controversy. It's much safe to go this route. I think GoDaddy didn’t just take the domains because they knew it would create controversy. It’s much safe to go this route.

]]> By: Andrew Allemann http://domainnamewire.com/2009/02/02/godaddy-charges-own-customers-with-cybersquatting/comment-page-1/#comment-326992 Andrew Allemann Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:08:34 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=4308#comment-326992 @ Mansour - the gripe sites are fine, but from what I can tell GoToDaddy.com has always offered competing services. I agree, the $1.99 domain thing was misleading. But you see that sort of thing in lots of industries. @ Mansour – the gripe sites are fine, but from what I can tell GoToDaddy.com has always offered competing services.

I agree, the $1.99 domain thing was misleading. But you see that sort of thing in lots of industries.

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