Old school advertising to promote the .la domain name. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted a photo of a .LA billboard in Los Angeles yesterday (see photo). As more "local" domains come to the internet, this type of targeted offline advertising will ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy uses quick survey to segment customers
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy segments its customers using quick survey. When I logged in to my GoDaddy account this morning I was greeted by a friendly blonde asking me what I was up to. "We're working on new ways to give you a more personalized experience," a pop-up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A subtle (yet big) change in GoDaddy’s ads
· Domain RegistrarsVerisign paying to include .com in GoDaddy ad. I was watching the Cardinals game last night when I noticed ads for GoDaddy.com behind the batter. This is nothing new. GoDaddy frequently advertises on baseball broadcasts. But something about the ad ... Continue Reading12 Comments
GoDaddy releases major update to Domain Manager
· Domain RegistrarsUpgrades to Domain Manager make it easier to complete common tasks. GoDaddy, the world's largest domain name registrar, has released a new Domain Manager for managing domain names held at the registrar. Compared to other registrars, GoDaddy's system ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Who’s this new GoDaddy girl?
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy.com has replaced Danica Patrick with a real small business customer. For most of last five years, GoDaddy girl Danica Patrick has graced the GoDaddy.com home page. Over the past few months GoDaddy has tried a couple different approaches, as you ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Scott Wagner takes COO and CFO positions at Go Daddy
· Domain RegistrarsScott Wagner goes from interim to permanent at GoDaddy. Domain name registrar GoDaddy today announced that Scott Wagner is its new COO and CFO. Wagner took over as interim CEO of the company last summer when Warren Adelman stepped down from the CEO ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Video: how to set up and use two-factor authentication at GoDaddy.com
· Domain RegistrarsVideo gives step-by-step instructions for increasing security in your Go Daddy account. Two-factor authentication is one of the best ways to make any online account more secure. Go Daddy introduced two-factor authentication for its United States ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Breaking: Go Daddy to withdraw applications for .Home and .Casa top level domains
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar abandons plans for its own top level domains. Go Daddy is abandoning its applications for the .home and .casa top level domains, the company announced today. Go Daddy CEO Blake Irving announced the news at its Registry Days ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Forget “The Kiss”: GoDaddy.co Super Bowl commercial was the real winner
· Domain RegistrarsYourBigIdea.co drove more business activity than Bar Rafaeli's kiss. Go Daddy ran two commercials during the Super Bowl on Sunday. The one that's getting the most media attention is Perfect Match -- aka "The Kiss", in which supermodel Bar Rafaeli ... Continue Reading7 Comments
GoDaddy.com .info auction ends today, Social.info over $7,000
· Domain SalesAuction of over 100 domain names is led by Social.info. An auction of 135 registry-held .info domain names ends today on GoDaddy.com. The top domain so far is social.info, which has 80 bids and is up to $7,305. (Social.com sold for $2.6 million in ... Continue Reading3 Comments