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GoDaddy is known for its racy superbowl advertising campaign, which began in 2005; since then it has been continuing to sponsor various sporting events.<ref>[http://www.investorplace.com/17540/godaddy-sale-which-stocks-buying/ InvestorPlace]</ref> CEO Bob Parsons has called GoDaddy's advertising "GoDaddy-esque"; which he defines as "fun, edgy and a bit inappropriate".<ref>[http://www.webhostingreport.com/learn/godaddy.html WebHostingReport.com]</ref>
GoDaddy is known for its racy superbowl advertising campaign, which began in 2005; since then it has been continuing to sponsor various sporting events.<ref>[http://www.investorplace.com/17540/godaddy-sale-which-stocks-buying/ InvestorPlace]</ref> CEO Bob Parsons has called GoDaddy's advertising "GoDaddy-esque"; which he defines as "fun, edgy and a bit inappropriate".<ref>[http://www.webhostingreport.com/learn/godaddy.html WebHostingReport.com]</ref>
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The company filed for an IPO to go public in 1996, but later withdrew its filing.<ref>
[
http://mashable.com/2010/09/10/godaddy-eyeing-1-billion-sale-report/ Mashable
]
</ref> During early September
,
2010 it was reported that
GoDaddy
was up for sale and could fetch as much as $1 billion USD. However, during late October, 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported that
the
company took itself off
the
market and pulled out
of
a potential sale
.<ref>[http://
www.azcentral
.com/
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articles
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10/26/20101026arizona
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daddy
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pulls
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out
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potential
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sale-report-says
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html Arizona Business & Money
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[
[Domain Name Wire
]
] carries out an annual poll asking
,
“Which domain registrar do you think is best overall”;
GoDaddy
won 47% of
the
vote in 2012 but more notably won 75% of
the
vote of those respondents that have domain portfolios
of
500 or more domains
.<ref>[http://
domainnamewire
.com/
2012
/
02
/
23
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survey
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says
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godaddy
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is
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top
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domain
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registrar/ Survey Says GoDaddy is Top Domain Registrar, DomainNameWire
.
com
]</ref>
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[[Domain Name Wire]] carries out an annual poll asking
,
“Which domain registrar do you think is best overall”, GoDaddy won 47% of
the
vote but more notably won 75%
of the
vote of those respondents
that
have domain portfolios of 500 or more domains
.
<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/02/23/survey-says-godaddy-is-top-domain-registrar/ Survey Says GoDaddy is Top Domain Registrar, DomainNameWire
.
com]</ref>
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GoDaddy was sold in 2011 in a deal in which investment firms KKR
,
Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures owned
the
majority share
of the
company. Bob Parsons stepped down as CEO at
that
time
.
In June 2014 the company filed its intent to go public with a $100 Million Initial Public Offering
.
==Applications for New gTLDs==
==Applications for New gTLDs==
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* In 2002, GoDaddy filled a lawsuit against [[Verisign]] over its site, [[Finder Services]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ CircleID]</ref>Later, [[Verisign]] shut down [[Site Finder]] to meet [[ICANN]]'s terms.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3087071 InternetNews]</ref> Numerous lawsuits resulted from [[Verisign]]'s Site Finder and [[Waiting List Service]], GoDaddy and other prominent registrars were a part of these.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ GoDaddy Sues Verisign - CircleID.com]</ref> The services in question were eventually pulled.
* In 2002, GoDaddy filled a lawsuit against [[Verisign]] over its site, [[Finder Services]].<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ CircleID]</ref>Later, [[Verisign]] shut down [[Site Finder]] to meet [[ICANN]]'s terms.<ref>[http://www.internetnews.com/ent-news/article.php/3087071 InternetNews]</ref> Numerous lawsuits resulted from [[Verisign]]'s Site Finder and [[Waiting List Service]], GoDaddy and other prominent registrars were a part of these.<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/go_daddy_sues_verisign_over_site_finder/ GoDaddy Sues Verisign - CircleID.com]</ref> The services in question were eventually pulled.
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* The company filed for an IPO to go public in 2006, but later withdrew its filing.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2010/09/10/godaddy-eyeing-1-billion-sale-report/ Mashable]</ref> During early September, 2010 it was reported that GoDaddy was up for sale and could fetch as much as $1 billion USD. However, during late October, 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported that the company took itself off the market and pulled out of a potential sale.<ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/10/26/20101026arizona-go-daddy-pulls-out-potential-sale-report-says.html Arizona Business & Money]</ref>
* A [[DDoS]] attack was made on GoDaddy.com on January 16, 2009 which affected thousands of shared hosting customers for many hours.<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/godaddy-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/2391 ZDNet]</ref>
* A [[DDoS]] attack was made on GoDaddy.com on January 16, 2009 which affected thousands of shared hosting customers for many hours.<ref>[http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/godaddy-hit-by-a-ddos-attack/2391 ZDNet]</ref>
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* In early 2010, in response to a new government rule, GoDaddy stopped registering websites in China.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032401543.html The Washington Post]</ref>
* In early 2010, in response to a new government rule, GoDaddy stopped registering websites in China.<ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032401543.html The Washington Post]</ref>
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* In December 2011, it was announced that a private equity investment funding round from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures would be finished by the end of the year. One of the main points for the funding was for overseas expansion, and thus needed approval from the Chinese government.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/02/godaddy-investment-should-close-before-end-of-year/ GoDaddy Investment should Close Before End of Year, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>
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* In December 2011, it was announced that a private equity investment funding round from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures would be finished by the end of the year. One of the main points for the funding was for overseas expansion, and thus needed approval from the Chinese government.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2011/12/02/godaddy-investment-should-close-before-end-of-year/ GoDaddy Investment should Close Before End of Year, DomainNameWire.com]
</ref> In that year the company struck a deal in which investment firms KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures owned the majority share of the company. Bob Parsons stepped down as CEO at that time.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/5312-shakeup-at-go-daddy Shakeup at GoDaddy] (4 July 2011) Kevin Murphy, ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 10 June 2014
</ref>
* Also in December 2011, GoDaddy announced that they would once again be featuring [[.co]] in their infamous Super Bowl advertisements. They first ran an ad for the 2011 Super Bowl, promising before-hand to unveil a brand new .Co girl, to be added to the likes of current GoDaddy girls, Danica Patrick and Jillian Michaels. The new girl ended up being a bit of a prank, as it was Joan Rivers. At the time of announcing the 2012 ads, they had already passed NBC's censors. [[.co Internet]] noted that the first ads they were featured in, in 2011, immediately caused an unprecedented amount of traffic and registration.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/super-bowl-sunday-%25E2%2580%2593-here-we-come Super Bowl Sunday Here we COme, CoInternet.co/blog]</ref>
* Also in December 2011, GoDaddy announced that they would once again be featuring [[.co]] in their infamous Super Bowl advertisements. They first ran an ad for the 2011 Super Bowl, promising before-hand to unveil a brand new .Co girl, to be added to the likes of current GoDaddy girls, Danica Patrick and Jillian Michaels. The new girl ended up being a bit of a prank, as it was Joan Rivers. At the time of announcing the 2012 ads, they had already passed NBC's censors. [[.co Internet]] noted that the first ads they were featured in, in 2011, immediately caused an unprecedented amount of traffic and registration.<ref>[http://www.cointernet.co/blog/super-bowl-sunday-%25E2%2580%2593-here-we-come Super Bowl Sunday Here we COme, CoInternet.co/blog]</ref>
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* In September of 2013, [[GoDaddy]] Group Inc. acquired [[Afternic]] from [[NameMedia]], a domain resale and aftermarket domain purchasing service. The acquisition also included the SmartName platform, a domain parking service, but did not include the [[BuyDomains.com]] website that [[NameMedia]] also owns.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/09/19/godaddy-acquires-afternic-from-namemedia/ GoDaddy Acquires Afernic from NameMedia, Domain Name Wire] Retrieved 19 Sept 2013</ref>
* In September of 2013, [[GoDaddy]] Group Inc. acquired [[Afternic]] from [[NameMedia]], a domain resale and aftermarket domain purchasing service. The acquisition also included the SmartName platform, a domain parking service, but did not include the [[BuyDomains.com]] website that [[NameMedia]] also owns.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/09/19/godaddy-acquires-afternic-from-namemedia/ GoDaddy Acquires Afernic from NameMedia, Domain Name Wire] Retrieved 19 Sept 2013</ref>
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* In June 2014 the company filed its intent to go public with a $100 Million Initial Public Offering.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/16813-breaking-go-daddy-files-for-100-million-ipo GoDaddy Files for 100 Million IPO] (9 June 2014) Kevin Murphy, ''DomainIncite''; Retrieved 10 June 2014</ref>
==Business==
==Business==
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===Potential Sale Issue===
===Potential Sale Issue===
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Duirng
early September, 2010,
rumours
began to circulate that GoDaddy was up for sale.<ref>[http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/09/13/godaddy-for-sale/ BARRON'S]</ref> The rumour was later confirmed by the Wall Street Journal when they published a report verifying exactly that. The report also mentioned the company could fetch more than $1 billion, and that the company had hired the financial firm [[Qatalyst Partners]] to find potential buyers.<ref>[http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/09/11/rumor-godaddy-for-sale-new-report-has-the-worlds-largest-registrar-selling-itself-for-big-money/ TFTS]</ref>
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During
early September, 2010,
rumors
began to circulate that GoDaddy was up for sale.<ref>[http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/09/13/godaddy-for-sale/ BARRON'S]</ref> The rumour was later confirmed by the Wall Street Journal when they published a report verifying exactly that. The report also mentioned the company could fetch more than $1 billion, and that the company had hired the financial firm [[Qatalyst Partners]] to find potential buyers.<ref>[http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/09/11/rumor-godaddy-for-sale-new-report-has-the-worlds-largest-registrar-selling-itself-for-big-money/ TFTS]</ref>
At first, a GoDaddy spokesman said that the company “does not comment on rumours”. But later, another report by the Wall Street Journal published in late October, 2010, noted that the company pulled itself off the market and was no longer for sale.<ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/10/26/20101026arizona-go-daddy-pulls-out-potential-sale-report-says.html AZCentral]</ref>
At first, a GoDaddy spokesman said that the company “does not comment on rumours”. But later, another report by the Wall Street Journal published in late October, 2010, noted that the company pulled itself off the market and was no longer for sale.<ref>[http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/2010/10/26/20101026arizona-go-daddy-pulls-out-potential-sale-report-says.html AZCentral]</ref>