NamesCon: GoDaddy customers in shock as last trace of domain sexism is eclipsed
GoDaddy customers attending NamesCon 2015, the biggest ever domain conference taking place in Las Vegas, were in complete shock yesterday at the company’s exhibit presence. The complete eradication of any traces of “domain sexism” was met with applause by female domainers, who welcomed the removal of any gender-specific promotional material from the GoDaddy marketing campaigns, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy: Discount Domain Club expansion and price changes
An update from GoDaddy revealed a number of changes to its flagship Domain Discount Club program, that combines the ability to bid in auctions and get low registration and renewal pricing. According to the announcement: “The Discount Domain Club is expanding to cover all domains—including hundreds of new domain extensions—and we’ve lowered prices even more. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TDNAM shocker: GoDaddy backpedals on domain auction data disclosure reversal!
GoDaddy has quietly ‘undone’ the non-disclosure of domain auction data, re-enabling all public sharing of TDNAM domain sales, along with its corporate information, executive bonuses, party photos, and more. “We learned from Sony and the exposure of its data after North Korean hackers allegedly shared with the world everything about the company,” said GoDaddy executive […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Alert: 6462.com is a stolen domain name – do not buy!
The domain name 6462.com has been reported as stolen by its owner, Australian domain investor Rod Seeber, who talks about “Babes, Cars and Guitars” from Rod.tv. As most domain thefts that occurred in 2014, 6462.com was registered at GoDaddy, from where it was unlawfully transferred out yesterday, according to DomainTools. The thief transferred it out […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.From GoDaddy to Certegy collections over a $13.17 ‘debt’
Payment processor Certegy does not hold back; when it comes down to collecting a $25 dollar fee over a debt of $13.17 at GoDaddy, they will either get their money or report you to the credit bureaus, affecting your credit score in the process. A DomainGang reader and GoDaddy customer that wants to remain anonymous, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Russian millionaire sued GoDaddy in $50 million dollar defamation lawsuit
Konstantin Malofeev, a Russian millionaire who alleges that GoDaddy defamed him by hosting a number of websites that accuse him of fraud, has filed a $50 million dollar lawsuit. According to Courthouse News Service, Konstantin Malofeev sued GoDaddy, Domains by Proxy and John Doe – the anonymous operator of the websites – on December 14 […]
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.Don’t click that link: GoDaddy warns customers of domain hijacking via phishing emails
GoDaddy is the biggest domain registrar in the world, with millions of domains under management. Statistically, it is the number one target of domain thieves, domain hijackers and other vagabonds. Simply put, there are more attempts to steal domains from GoDaddy accounts, than all other domain registrars combined. Beginning in January 2014, ICANN requires that […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.GoDaddy mails off check for a whopping $0.42 dollars!
Gotta love automation, it’s governed by machines and not human common sense. Then again, a machine is as smart as its creator and programmer, and a check of 42 cents that was mailed off by GoDaddy’s Afternic service is the proof of that. Domain investor Simonas Balnys, displayed his personal check of $0.42 with pride, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Insecam: Worldwide effort to take insecure camera mapper offline
There is an ongoing effort by several government agencies to bring down Insecam.com, a web site that displays a database of insecure web cameras organized by location. Insecam.com is a domain registered with GoDaddy, using their WHOIS proxy service; the domain forwards to Insecam.cc and the content is hosted on a server in Russia. The […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Bob Parsons: We’ll undo the gTLD injustice against the Marines!
Outspoken GoDaddy founder, Bob Parsons, is very passionate about the US Marine Corps, where he enlisted fresh out of high school. In 1969, Parsons served as a rifleman in the Delta Company of the 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, during a tour of duty in Vietnam. The latest launch of the military gTLDs, .Army, .Navy and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Was your domain name stolen? Be vocal about it!
Domain theft is a ‘hot potato‘ among domain investors and business owners currently; recent mass breaches and hijackings of domains reaffirm one thing: When your domain gets stolen, don’t keep quiet about it. Several great to premium domains are currently in the hands of cyber thieves, who employ a variety of techniques, mostly via phishing […]
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