Company may offer short term registrations if awarded domain names. Go Daddy is proposing a couple twists in its plan to offer .home and .casa domain names to the public. A big one: registrations as short as one month. "Why pay for a year if the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Go Daddy hires ad agency as it changes its image
· Domain RegistrarsCompany taps Deutsch to shift its image and advertising. For the first time since 2005, Go Daddy has hired an outside ad agency to manage its advertising. The company will formally announce tomorrow that it hired the New York office of ad agency ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Google makes domain verification easier with eNom and Go Daddy
· Domain RegistrarseNom and Go Daddy customers can verify ownership from web based interface. Google has just introduced a speedier way to verify your domain ownership for use with certain Google tools. You have to verify that you own a particular domain name in order ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Go Daddy creates process to eliminate 60 day transfer lock
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy.com offers way to remove 60 day lock on domain transfers after certain registrant changes. Update: Read more about Go Daddy's new transfer lock policy here. Ah, the dreaded 60 day lock. Go Daddy has taken quite a bit of flack over the ... Continue Reading29 Comments
General Counsel Christine Jones leaving Go Daddy
· Domain RegistrarsA long time fixture at Go Daddy is moving on. Christine Jones, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary for Go Daddy, will leave the company Friday after 10 years. Jones managed all legal affairs for the company and frequently represented the company ... Continue Reading3 Comments
DNW Interview: Go Daddy applies for .godaddy and two other TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsWarren Adelman discloses new TLD applications and discusses the challenges of offering more domain choices to customers. Go Daddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, has applied for three top level domains, CEO Warren Adelman told Domain Name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy’s patent portfolio still growing, but no offensive action yet
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar continues to apply for patents but hasn't gone on the offensive yet. Will GoDaddy's patent strategy change now that it has taken an investment from three private equity giants? It's an important question for the domain name and web ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Go Daddy’s Real Number: 225 Million
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar has 50 million domains on the books. But how about over time? This past weekend Go Daddy topped the 50 million domain name mark. This number is kind of like a balance sheet: it means the company has 50 million domain names currently ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Go Daddy Poised to Hit 50 Million Domain Milestone Next Week
· Domain RegistrarsA big milestone for the biggest domain name registrar. The Go Daddy Group, which includes domain name registrar GoDaddy.com, is likely to cross the 50 million domain milestone next week. The company hit 45 million domains registered just nine months ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Go Daddy Responds Over Compromised Hosting Accounts
· Domain RegistrarsRedirects inserted into .htaccess files of 445 hosting accounts. Internet security company Securi wrote a blog post yesterday noting that a number of web sites hosted with Go Daddy's had been compromised. According to Securi, the .htaccess file on ... Continue Reading4 Comments