Danica Patrick to start in GoDaddy.co commercial in Super Bowl XLVII. .Co will be featured in a Go Daddy Super Bowl commercial for the third year in a row this coming February, Go Daddy and .Co Internet announced today. The .co commercial will ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2012 Impact Stories: changing of the guard at Go Daddy
· Domain RegistrarsMajor changes at the top of the world's largest domain name registrar. In late 2011 Go Daddy closed on an investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures. We all knew changes would result, but how they manifested themselves in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Interview: Blake Irving, Go Daddy’s new CEO
· Domain RegistrarsLongtime Go Daddy customer now at its helm. This morning I talked with Blake Irving, who was just named Chief Executive Officer of Go Daddy, about why he chose to join the company. It turns out Irving is no stranger to the domain registration and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Video: Go Daddy holiday party featuring B-52s
· Domain RegistrarsGo Daddy distributes millions in donations and prizes at annual holiday party. Go Daddy held its annual holiday party in Phoenix this weekend. As usual, it was a bit over the top. It opened with a Psy impersonator who's Gangnam Style performance ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Go Daddy to auction .info “sunrise pending reallocation” domains
· Domain SalesAuction features domains originally reserved during 2001 sunrise. Domain name registry Afilias is working with Go daddy to auction off over 100 domain names claimed in the .info sunrise that were later deemed ineligible. The 106 domain auction runs ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Have you enabled two-factor authentication on GoDaddy.com yet?
· Domain RegistrarsTwo-factor authentication reduces changes of being phished. Last week a "small number" of Go Daddy customers were affected by a DNS attack. The company suspects the affected accounts were subject to phishing accounts or the users' computers were ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Go Daddy makes speedier payments for Premium Listings, adds new payment options
· Domain SalesPremium Listings will now be paid faster and by more than just checks. Go Daddy's Premium Listing service, which lets you offer domains for sale in the registration path -- is a big part of many domainers' business models. The big drawback has been ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Lawsuit claims Go Daddy illegally recorded phone calls
· Domain RegistrarsTwo California men claim domain registrar recorded calls without permission. You know the line... "This call may be recorded for quality or training purposes". Well, according to two California men, their phone calls with domain name registrar Go ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Google Offers has 50% off at Go Daddy
· Domain Registrars"Daily" deal offers half off at Go Daddy. Google Offers -- Google's answer to Groupon -- has a deal going on right now that will be interesting to domainers. I just got an email from the service about an offer for Go Daddy. You can see it ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Poll: How much will 1 and 2 letter .org domains sell for?
· Domain SalesWhat will domains sell for at auction? This week Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs .org, announced auctions for 85 one and two character .org domain names. The domains will be auctioned through Go Daddy and eNom in what the company ... Continue Reading6 Comments