Bob Parsons talks to a standing-room only crowd at DOMAINfest. He carries a rock star persona. And he's definitely a rock star to the domain name industry. Monday afternoon Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons told his story -- from his troubles in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Go Daddy Releases Part of .Co Commercial
· Domain RegistrarsWho the heck is the new .co girl? Go Daddy has released 17 seconds of its Super Bowl commercial unveiling the new GoDaddy.CO girl. It's a tease -- you won't find out who the Godaddy.co girl is until the commercial airs in the first half of the Super ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Go Daddy Suggests Domain Sellers Use the Super Bowl Bump
· Domain SalesCompany touts Premium Listings ahead of Super Bowl commercials. On Super Bowl Sunday traffic will flood to GoDaddy.com as millions of guys decide they want to get teased by possibly naked pictures of Danica Patrick and Jillian Michaels. Some of them ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Go Daddy to Unveil First GoDaddy.CO Girl
· Domain RegistrarsGo Daddy says it will unveil GoDaddy.co girl in conjunction with Super Bowl commercial. .Co already scored a major coup by partnering with Go Daddy on its 2011 Super Bowl commercial. But the publicity train rolls on. The latest announcement from Go ... Continue Reading9 Comments
DomainTools Turns on “Recent Whois” For Go Daddy Domain Names
· ServicesSite begins showing older whois records. DomainTools has come up with a (perhaps interim) solution after Go Daddy started blocking some whois services from accessing its full records. Searches at DomainTools for domain names registered at Go Daddy ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Video and Highlights from Go Daddy’s $4M Holiday Bash
· Domain RegistrarsScenes from a four million dollar holiday party. Go Daddy held its annual holiday party at Chase Field in Phoenix on Saturday evening. In this video you'll see some highlights from the night. You'll also wonder if the event really took place at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Registrars Defend Domain Name Whois Privacy
· Domain Registrarsby Kevin Murphy Domain registrars are fighting off critics of Whois privacy on multiple fronts at the ICANN meeting in Cartagena, Colombia this week. In the latest example, registrars led by Tucows CEO Elliot Noss today savaged an ICANN draft ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Go Daddy’s 2011 Super Bowl Ad Will Promote .Co
· Domain Registrarsby Kevin Murphy Go Daddy's 2011 Super Bowl ad is going to have one big difference - it will advertise .co domains. The registrar has made a deal with .CO Internet to share the cost of the big-money ad - exact terms have not been disclosed - in what ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Go Daddy Sells Color.com for $350,000
· Domain SalesGo Daddy goes big with Color.com. Go Daddy has sold the domain name Color.com for $350,000. The buyer is using a whois proxy to protect their information. The seller appears to be Warning Management Services Inc. of Anaheim, California. This ... Continue Reading2 Comments
The Week Ahead in Domain Names
· UncategorizedA look at a busy week in the domain name industry. This is going to be a big week for domain names. Here's some stuff to keep your eyes on: ICANN is meeting in Cartagena, Colombia. This is going to be a big meeting. On Friday the board will vote ... Continue Reading3 Comments