Its been less than an hour since we posted Godaddy's new Super Bowl Ad and social media is already weighting in on what might go down as one of the worst marketing blunders of all time. Just go to Twitter and search for the hashtag #GoDaddyPuppy and you will see that the vast majority of people who are commenting, hate the commercial. I know hate is a strong word. But that is the … [Read more...]
Here Is the Godaddy Super Bowl Commercial; Not Risque But Downright Risky
The Godaddy.com Super Bowl commercial has been released and as promised for the first time features a dog, name buddy, with a VERY brief appearance by Danica Patrick Although there are no sexy, barely clothed women, I would say this commercial is as risky a commercial as the company has ever run on the Super Bowl. Other Godaddy.com Super Bowl ads have been Risque, but I think this is just … [Read more...]
Why Hasn’t Godaddy Filed UDRP On Phishing Domains?
Domaingang.com has been reporting on many domain names that have been involved in phishing attacks on Godaddy which have resulted in domain names being stolen out of Godaddy accounts. Unlike most phishing attacks where someone uses a domain controlled by the phisher, to actually send the customers to which wind up appearing in the URL bar, recent attacks actually use domain names containing … [Read more...]
Godaddy Sued For $50 Million By Russian Millionaire Konstantin Malofeev
According to Courthousenews.com, GoDaddy.com has been sued for $50 million by A Russian millionaire claiming Godaddy defamed him by hosting a number of websites that accuse him of fraud. Konstantin Malofeev sued GoDaddy, Domains by Proxy and John Doe - the anonymous operator of the websites - on Dec. 14 Malofeev claims he is a businessman, politician, and chairman of the board of directors … [Read more...]
It’s Go Buddy Time: Say Hello To The Star Of Godaddy’s Super Bowl Commercial “Buddy”
As any frequent reader to TheDomains.com knows, there isn't many things I love more than Dogs so I'm really looking forward to this years Godaddy Super Bowl Commercial Godaddy which announced that their Super Bowl Commercial would feature a Puppy has now released a picture of … [Read more...]
Godaddy Has Blowout Holiday Party Featuring Pitbull
Godaddy held its annual holiday party in Cedar Rapids Convention Center last night December 6th. The party featured one of the hottest performers in music, none other than Pitbull a/k/a Mr Worldwide a/k/a Mr. 305. Pitbull who is from Miami puts on a great show. We were lucky enough to see him in Miami perform last new years eve but we were not lucky enough to have … [Read more...]
Go Daddy Coupon Covered By CNET – Get Yourself a Cheap .Com
I thought it was interesting that CNET would spend some time in their deals section on a Go Daddy Coupon, and to top it off they make the headline a $1 .com when in reality it's $1.67. But here is the deal so get yourself a cheap hand reg if you like. GoDaddy offers a new 1-year .com domain name registration for $1.49 via coupon code "SAS149COM". An 18-cent ICANN fee applies. That's the best … [Read more...]