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BuyDomains Auction at GoDaddy Ends Today

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The BuyDomains auction at GoDaddy will be ending this afternoon, and there are about 150 domain names included in the auction. After looking through the list of domain names, it seems like there are a bunch of names I previously made offers on, so I will most likely be a participant in the auction.

I thought I would share 5 of my favorite domain names. (I may bid on one or more of these domain names as well as others from the auction):

  • Afficionado.com
  • Galas.com
  • HikingGuide.com
  • Invigorating.com
  • Perfectionist.com

I believe just about all of the auctions have reserve prices, although the reserve range is not shared publicly. Judging by the pricing on some of the domain names prior to the auction, I would bet they are going to move some inventory with this sale.

The auctions end later on this afternoon.

GoDaddy Hosting BuyDomains Auction

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According to a large banner on the GoDaddy Auctions homepage, GoDaddy will be hosting a private auction featuring domain names owned by BuyDomains. There are 150 domain names up for auction, and the starting price for each auction is $500. It appears that many of these auctions have reserve prices, but it is unclear what the reserve ranges are for individual domain names. A wide variety of domain names are included in the auction.

This marks GoDaddy’s first venture into private “theme” auctions in over a little over a year. As you may recall, GoDaddy ran private auctions on behalf of the .Info and .Org registries in  late 2012, early 2013.

In the past, BuyDomains partnered with SnapNames to run auctions with domain names from the company’s portfolio. I am not sure if the GoDaddy acquisition

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5 With… Christine Jones, Candidate for Arizona Governor

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CHRISTINE JONES HEADSHOT

Many people who invest in domain names are familiar with Christine Jones because of her role as General Counsel and Executive Vice  President at GoDaddy. Ms. Jones was one of the highest ranking (and most visible) employees at the company. When she left in  2012, I thought she was going to retire and live comfortably, having helped build GoDaddy into the world’s largest domain registrar and  one of the largest employers in the state of Arizona.

Instead of retiring, Ms. Jones decided to run for Governor of the State of Arizona. Shortly after hearing about her campaign, I asked if I could post an interview with her. I appreciate that Ms. Jones found the time to answer my five questions, and I hope you enjoy the interview. Although this website is not political in nature and I don’t live in Arizona (I do love Tucson though), I want to share this with you because of Ms. Jones’ background in the domain name business.

You can read more about Ms. Jones on her campaign website, ChristineJones.com, and you can also follow her on Twitter.

When GoDaddy was sold, you likely did well enough to never have to work again. Why did you choose to run for office when you could simply enjoy retirement?

Christine Jones:
When I first joined Go Daddy, the company only had a few dozen employees. For more than a decade, I helped grow the company to about 4,000 employees, serving more than 10 million small businesses and entrepreneurs all over the world and contributing hundreds of millions of dollars to the Arizona economy. Go Daddy is a true Arizona success story that can and should be replicated throughout the state. I know that Arizona can compete, that Arizona can lead, and that Arizona can be a model for economic growth; I see the possibilities. I want to use my unique experience to help seize the opportunities before us. But most importantly, Arizona has been good to me and this is my opportunity to give back to the people and the place that has afforded me so many wonderful opportunities.

How did your position at GoDaddy

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GoDaddy Personalizes Subject Line on Renewal Emails

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GoDaddy LogoIn an effort to combat phishing emails, GoDaddy has added the registrant’s name to the subject line of renewal emails that are sent to customers. Instead of an email with a subject of “Your GoDaddy Renewal Notice,” the emails now say “John Doe: Your GoDaddy Renewal Notice.”

In addition to the subject line having the registrant’s name included, the salutation in the email also includes the registrant’s name. The company previously sent out emails that started “Dear Valued GoDaddy Customer,” which is more easy for a hacker to spoof in bulk, untargeted emails sent to thousands of email addresses.

I think this is a smart move, but the company should make

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Phishing via GoDaddy Discount Email

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I was going through my spam email folder this morning to see if Gmail inadvertently marked legitimate email as spam, and I wanted to warn you about something that appears to be another GoDaddy phishing attempt masking as a discount offer. You’ll recall that last month there was a GoDaddy Whois verification phishing email  that went around.

There were five things that indicated to me that this was not a real GoDaddy email:

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GoDaddy: Action Required to Complete Domain Pre-Registration

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I pre-registered two new domain names last week at GoDaddy. Both of these domain names have meaning to me and my company, and I purchased them for the pre-registration price. This means that if someone else spends more to buy them sooner than me, they would get the right to them. In addition, if someone else pre registers either or both of these new domain names, they will go to a private auction.

A couple of days ago, I received an email from GoDaddy to let me know that one of the domain names couldn’t be purchased. The email said, “Your purchase could not be completed, therefore we will be refunding the cost of registration.” Upon cursory review, it seems that this domain name was registered by someone else at a different registrar. No big deal.

This morning, I received another email from GoDaddy about the second domain name. The company informed me that I would need to acknowledge a

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