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Update on GoDaddy Auctions Outage

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Elliot Silver

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April 3, 2014

Earlier this afternoon, I reported that GoDaddy Auctions is down. At the time of this update, GoDaddy Auctions is still down and there is no ETA on when the website will be fixed. I did receive an update from Paul Nicks, Sr. Director of the Aftermarket at GoDaddy, and here’s what he had to say about today’s outage and auctions:

“We noticed an issue with our Auctions.GoDaddy.com Web page today. We suspended the auction process temporarily, and are working to restore service as soon as possible. Once we’re back up, we will be extending any auctions set to end today by an extra day. We will update you when service is restored.”

I will share further updates in this article when I receive them.

GoDaddy Auctions is Down

GoDaddy

Elliot Silver

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April 3, 2014

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I was doing some Whois research via DomainTools this morning, and after clicking a “for sale” link, the GoDaddy Auctions website wouldn’t load for me. Upon trying to access it via the main page, I got an error that said “SSL connection error.” I tried to visit again using the non-secure Auctions.GoDaddy.com website and saw the following error message from GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving to let visitors know GoDaddy Auctions is currently down:

“We are experiencing problems. We understand this is impacting some customers and we take this situation very seriously.

Everyone at GoDaddy.com is working to restore all sites affected by this outage as soon as possible.

Please see updates on Twitter.com by following @GoDaddy or on Facebook.

Thank you for your patience.

–Blake Irving, CEO”

Although it’s good that the error message is up on the non-secure website, I think it would be wise to post an error message on the secure website as well, since many people access GoDaddy Auctions via that channel. Hopefully this downtime will be brief.

Hopefully this downtime will be brief. I reached out to Paul Nicks,

BuyDomains Auction at GoDaddy Ends Today

Elliot Silver

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April 2, 2014

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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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March 25, 2014

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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

5 With… Christine Jones, Candidate for Arizona Governor

Elliot Silver

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March 19, 2014

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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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Elliot Silver

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March 18, 2014

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GoDaddy Logo In 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