We have been tracking the battle between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a few years now. It was looking like Go Daddy was going to lose a case that could set a precedent for other ip holders. The Hollywood Reporter published an article tonight in which they deemed it a "surprising court loss" for the Academy. This battle has been going on for five years. From the … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Ranks No. 1 In .IN Domain Name Market Share For With 33% Of Registrar Market
http://businesswireindia.com/news/news-details/godaddy-ranks-no-1-in-domain-name-market-share/45089, Godaddy the worlds largest domain name registrar has the highest market share for selling .IN domain names, according to the National Internet Exchange of India (NiXi). .IN is India’s Country Code Top Level domain (ccTLD) on the Internet. The domain name extension .IN, "is seeing significant … [Read more...]
Go Daddy Founder Bob Parson’s Son Arrested on Domestic Violence
In what is a very disturbing story the son of Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons was arrested on domestic violence charges. Fox10Phoenix reported: The son of GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons is being accused of strangling and hitting his girlfriend in his Scottsdale home. Robert Sean Parsons turned himself into police and has been charged with felony assault charges. Robert lives on the same … [Read more...]
Godaddy’s Ad For .Show Might Lead To A Lot Of Cybersquatting
Godaddy has a webpage dedicated to the upcoming new gTLD .show Here is what Godaddy has to say about the extension: Everything from feature films to television shows to theater performances use the term “show.” If your site relates to any of those, register .show domain names for instant … [Read more...]
Is Go Daddy Too Expensive to buy ?
Seeking Alpha had an article published by a member (Sneha Shah) who felt Go Daddy was too expensive to buy right now, he pointed out valuation compared to peers, the business being a low margin business and competition from the likes of Google. From the article: GoDaddy negatives 1) Valuation and Debt - I think that GoDaddy can be an attractive investment but at a much lower price. The … [Read more...]
After It’s Disastrous Super Bowl Commercial Godaddy Maybe Looking For New Ad Agency
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) seems to be looking for a new advertising agency in wake of the disastrous Super Bowl Commercial and the less than impressive, at least in my opinion, of its Claude Van Dam commercials Godaddy has put out a global brand agency request for proposal (RFP) to help promote and personalize the GoDaddy brand globally. Chief Marketing Officer Phil Bienert is quoted as … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Sells Beijing.com Domain Name
According to whois records, GoDaddy's newly acquired domain name Beijing.com which it acquired with the $28 Million purchase of Marchex domain name portfolio has been sold! Update: GoDaddy has confirmed the sale (see below) The domain Beijing.com has changed registrants this morning to a Ivy Wong at eName Technology Co.,Ltd Beijing is the capital of China with a population of over 21 million … [Read more...]