GoDaddy
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| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Internet, Registrar |
| Founded: | USA (1997) |
| Founder(s): | Bob Parsons |
| Headquarters: | 14455 N. Hayden Rd. Suite 219, |
| Businesses: | Domain Hosting Site Builder Business SSL & Security Resellers .pw |
| Employees: | 2450 (2009) |
| Revenue: | 610 million dollars (2009) |
| Website: | http://www.godaddy.com |
| Key People | |
| Bob Parsons (Founder and CEO) | |
GoDaddy is a web hosting and internet domain register company and the main concern of GoDaddy Group, Inc. Founded in 1997 by Bob Parsons, GoDaddy has become world’s largest Domain Register Company accredited by ICANN and has more than 40 million domain name under management.[1] With hosting and registration services, the company also provides E-business solutions and services like email services, website developing, internet marketing services, SSL and security services etc.
GoDaddy is best associated with racy superbowl advertising campaign from 2005 and has been continuing sponsoring various sports event since then. [2]
The company filled for an IPO to go public in 1996 but later withdraw its filling.[3] During early September, 2010 it was reported that GoDaddy was up for sale and could fetch as much as $1 billion.However, during late October, 2010 Wall Street Journal reported that the company took itself off the market and pulled out of potential sale.[4]
History
GoDaddy Group were founded in 1997 under the name of Jomax® Technologies by Bob Parsons. In 1998-1999 they started to provide web development services. [5]During that time they changed their name from Jomax® to Go Daddy Software®, Inc. The CEO and Founder Bob Parsons commented in his blog that they were looking for more remarkable name than Jomax® and came up with GoDaddy after someone suggested Big Daddy which was already taken. [6] Go Daddy Software®, Inc becomes IC an ICANN-accredited registrar in 2000 and started to provide domain name registration services at 70% less than the industry leaders’ prices. While in 2001 GoDaddy was approximately of the same size as its major competitors, in 2005 it become the largest ICANN-accredited domain registrar in the world. [7]
In 2002, GoDaddy filled a lawsuit against aginst VeriSign over its site Finder Services.[8]Later VeriSign Shuts Down Site Finder to meet the terms of ICANN.[9] GoDaddy was Sued For Violating Patent by web.com in 2006. [10]
A DDoS attack was made on GoDaddy.com in January 16, 2009 which affected thousands of shared hosting customers for many hours.[11]
In the early 2010, in response to new government rule, GoDaddy stopped registering website in China. [12]