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GoDaddy is a privately owned, Internet-based company that provides a variety of services including domain name registration, web hosting and e-business software sales. The company, which is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, was founded by Bob Parsons. Parsons previously owned a financial services software company, which he sold in the mid-1990s upon retirement. He came out of retirement in 1997 to form Jomax Technologies, the predecessor to GoDaddy.

Since it’s inception, GoDaddy has risen to become the largest domain registrar in the world, with tens of million of domains registered to its clients. The company ranks as the world’s largest ICANN-accredited registrar; it’s approximately four times larger than its nearest competition. Recent corporate acquisitions include Outright, Locu, Afternic, and Media Temple.

GoDaddy has redefined Internet hosting services, and it has been the recipient of numerous industry awards and accolades. Among these awards are the 2001 Arizona BBB award for Business Ethics and the 2011 SC Magazine award for Best Security Team. In 2011, it ranked number four in the Phoenix Business Magazine list of “Best Places to Work in the Valley” and it made the 2012 Forbes list of “Best 100 Companies to Work For.”

Known for its sometimes controversial commercials and interesting spokespersons, GoDaddy also sponsors a number of charitable causes in support of domestic violence and child abuse awareness, and sports events, including NASCAR and the Super Bowl. In 2013, the company shifted its advertising strategy to focus more on small to medium sized business owners (SMB). Reflecting this change, its commercials and advertising materials shifted from “sexy” to smart.

Video: Afternic Integration With GoDaddy

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Yesterday afternoon, GoDaddy hosted a Google Hangout where team members discussed the Afternic integration. Afternic team members shared some thoughts on listings, best practices, and they offered other information about how to sell domain names on Afternic.

After concluding, GoDaddy posted the 40 minute Google Hangout on YouTube, and I have embedded it below.

One thing I have found is that the team at Afternic is generally willing to offer feedback and address customer issues when they come up. If you have questions or comments for them, you are welcome to publish them here. I am sure they will see them, and I am happy to let them know about comments. If you have questions,

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Afternic Integration GoDaddy Hangout on Google+

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If you are a domain name seller, you might be interested in attending GoDaddy’s Google+ Hangout tomorrow. Representatives from GoDaddy will discuss Afternic’s integration with GoDaddy and answer some questions at the conclusion of the Hangout. The free event  is scheduled for Tuesday, July 28 at 1:00 PM EST (tomorrow).

I exchanged emails with Joe Styler, Aftermarket Product Manager at GoDaddy, and he shared some additional information about the Hangout with me. According to Joe, the company is “starting a regular monthly Aftermarket Hangout with a focus more on domain investors than the general public as the past ones have been. This is the inaugural hangout and it will be about how Afternic works and what integration with GoDaddy looks like for the domain investor.”

Alan Shiflett and Todd Cantwell

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GoDaddy Helping Its Greek Customers

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For the last several years, GoDaddy has been working hard to make inroads with international customers. In light of the economic troubles happening in Greece, GoDaddy is helping its Greek customers keep their products and services active, even if the financial system is not operating as usual.

I came across an article on GlobalPost.com, which discussed the predicament that many Greek startups are finding themselves in with their banking system pretty much shut down. The article stated that “one US internet company is granting auto-renewal subscriptions in Greece.” The company that is doing this is GoDaddy, and the article quoted Stefano Maruzzi, the company’s Vice President of the EMEA region.

I wanted to learn more about the company’s assistance to Greek customers. I reached out to Nick Fuller from GoDaddy’s public relations team, and here’s what I was told about the company’s efforts to help its customers ensure their products and services don’t unintentionally expire while the banking system is shuttered:

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GoDaddy CEO Talks Earnings on CNBC

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GoDaddy reported its quarterly earnings yesterday, and GDDY stock is currently trading up a little over 2% at $27.32/share (at the time of publication). GoDaddy stock debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on April 15, 2015, and the stock is currently up from its opening $26.15/share trade.

GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving made an appearance on CNBC this morning to discuss several things related to GoDaddy’s business. Some of the topics that were broached were the quarterly earnings, the company ending its NASCAR car sponsorship, customer growth, and the Chinese market.

The video of Blake’s interview is embedded below. I think appearances like this continue to benefit the domain industry since GoDaddy is such a big name in the business.

FreddieGray.com Listed for Sale on GoDaddy

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The major news story that has dominated the headlines around the US over the last week or so has been the death of Freddie Gray and the public response  in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.

I was curious to see when/if the FreddieGray.com domain name was registered by someone, and it looks like this domain name was registered on April 21. The domain name is registered under privacy, so  I do not know who owns FreddieGray.com.

If you visit FreddieGray.com, you are redirected to a

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GoDaddy / Afternic Hiring Sales Staff

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Afternic Sales Executive Rich Green posted a link to a job opening at GoDaddy that might be of interest to someone that excels in sales, especially someone who is familiar with the domain name business. The company is looking to hire at least one inbound sales executive to sell domain names.

Because this is an Afternic job opening, the position appears to be  based in the company’s Cambridge, Massachusetts office. Since domain name sales can pretty much be done anywhere, I am not sure if the company would allow someone to work in a different GoDaddy office or elsewhere.

The new hires will be expected to close

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