Hot Tempe weather puts GoDaddy domains at risk
Arizona is on fire, with temperatures above the 110 degree threshold for almost two weeks. Cities like Phoenix and Tempe, where the GoDaddy headquarters are located, are facing unnaturally hot weather. Even the street asphalt reaches 180 degrees during daytime, so how can one be certain their domains are safe and won’t melt or burn […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.NameCheap & GoDaddy trade punches over domain inventory rules
NameCheap and GoDaddy are throwing virtual punches today, April 1st, over ongoing friction about domain inventory sales. No, it’s not a joke. Richard Kirkendall, CEO of NameCheap, began the exchange : Godaddy likes to do “tests” that censor out certain registrars because they have more sales. Their optimization involves trying to get the most sales […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Who will buy the #domain name #OnlineConferences .com from #NameFind?
With the coronavirus epidemic taking over our lives, we’re witnessing many industry events and community gatherings getting canceled. The big shocker was SXSW in Austin, Texas, an event that was not cancelled by its organizers, but the city of Austin for health reasons. So what is the obvious alternative in conferences? Online conferences, of course, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Frank Schilling’s #domains : How many lifetimes does #GoDaddy need to sell?
Uniregistry founder, Frank Schilling, announced the sale of key Uniregistry assets to GoDaddy last week. The transaction, that has been estimated at more than $500 million dollars, includes the sale of more than 350,000 domain names from Frank Schilling’s personal portfolio. Frank has been an active bidder at NameJet, although in recent years the “Taryn” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy glitches continue to annoy domain investors
GoDaddy has been having a less than stellar month, with issues stemming from its API and app changes. Earlier in June, GoDaddy began making changes to its API, along with the continuation of the investor app. The main GoDaddy app is being updated to utilize newer technology, but issues continue. On June 16th, GoDaddy log […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Angry blogger has a bone to pick with NetSol and GoDaddy
When you own more than one domain, you’re automatically a domainer; if you have 43, you’re a “sophisticated domainer.” In the case of blogger Basil King, the process of having to renew 17 domain names every year became complex, thanks to Network Solutions. Basil changed his credit card but Network Solutions tried to bill the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Global Domain Warming : 70,000 domain portfolio sale to GoDaddy addressed in Paris
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Paris, France, from November 30th to December 12th, 2015. The so-called “Global Warming” conference imposed a strict 2-degree (Celsius) acceptable limit in global temperature increase. With this in mind, starting in 2017, all humans on the planet will be assigned a maximum amount of carbon […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain Security: GoDaddy increases length of validation codes
No domain registrar in the world cares more about domain security than GoDaddy. If your domains were stolen and moved to some Chinese or Russian domain registrar, that’s because you were stupid enough not to turn two-factor authentication on. The requirement to punch in a “validation code” sent to your phone via SMS is a […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy locks domain registered to Great Dane
GoDaddy recently announced the termination of email communications as a form of issue resolution; the remaining methods of phone and online chat are proven to be problematic. Recently, a domain name used by a canine society for stray dogs with mobility issues was locked down by GoDaddy; its owner naturally turned to support. “My web […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy’s first gTLD launches in June
GoDaddy, the biggest domain registrar in the world, isn’t shying away from the use of performance-enhancing (but legal) substances. The infamous GoDaddy commercial aired during the Super Bowl, was a precursor to the first gTLD by GoDaddy: dot .roids. Aimed at lifters, meatheads, pumpers and steroid fans, dot .roids will utilize Danica Patrick in her […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy: Rare decision to close offices for the rest of February
In an apparent attempt to mimic the perks enjoyed by employees of Name.com, GoDaddy has announced the closure of its offices for the rest of the month – giving employees paid time off. The big news was well-received, when middle management disclosed it to all GoDaddy associates during the company meeting: “After careful examination of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy HQ suffer crucial hit by Arizona meteorite
A large meteorite, weighing 800lbs or more, exploded on the ground in Scottsdale, Arizona, yesterday – very close to the GoDaddy headquarters. Dozens of GoDaddy employees left their cubicles, in an apparent attempt to capture photos of the incident, or as an excuse to have a smoke break. Chaos ensued. “We were never in danger, […]
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