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) Warren J. Adelman, President and COO | |
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]CEO Bob Parsons has called Godaddy's advertising "GoDaddy-esque" which he according to his description is "fun, edgy and a bit inappropriate."[3]
The company filled for an IPO to go public in 1996 but later withdraw its filling.[4] 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.[5]
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. [6]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. [7] 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. [8]
In 2002, GoDaddy filled a lawsuit against VeriSign over its site Finder Services.[9]Later VeriSign Shuts Down Site Finder to meet the terms of ICANN.[10] GoDaddy was Sued For Violating Patent by web.com in 2006. [11]
A DDoS attack was made on GoDaddy.com in January 16, 2009 which affected thousands of shared hosting customers for many hours.[12]
In the early 2010, in response to new government rule, GoDaddy stopped registering website in China. [13]
Business
The Major concern of GoDaddy group is GoDaddy.com. [14]The gourp of company also includes other concerns descibed as bellow.
- GoDaddy.com- GoDaddy.com is the world's largest domain name registrar and is the major concern company of The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
- Wild West Domains, Inc - A concern of the company that deals with reselling domain and domain releted products and services.
- Domains By Proxy - This is a private domain registration sevice provider branch of the company.
- Starfield Technologies - A branch that handles a research and development affiliates.
- Blue Razor Domains - This concern of the company acts as a discount register based on membership.
Products and Services
According to their official website, the products and services GoDaddy provides are:
- Domain Name Registration - Providing comparatively cheaper domain name registration and transfer for both bulk and regular categories.
- Web Hosting - Different kind of website, blog, word press, podcast hosting on virtual, dedicated, cloud etc severs.
- Email Service - Email plan for home and business users with additional add-ons.
- Site Builders - Website design and development for different purpose and platforms
- Business Providing different business solutions, online marketing, online promotion etc
- SSL & Security - Providing SSL certificates and code signing certificates along with other security services
- Resellers - Reselling and affiliate plans
Awards
Go Daddy has been named “Best Registrar” by DomainNameWire.com, a domain name industry news source, for five consecutive years (2005-2010.) For six consecutive years, Go Daddy has also ranked as one of the top employers in the Phoenix-metro area by The Phoenix Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work in the Valley” employee survey. Go Daddy was honored as the AZCentral.com “Best Perks” Employer in 2009 and 2010. Go Daddy received several 2007 Arizona Corporate Excellence (ACE) Awards, including the prestigious distinction as the state's "Most Innovative Company." Go Daddy also ranked number 2 on the ACE "25 Fastest-Growing" companies list and number 20 on the ACE "Top 50" companies list. It was ranked #8 on the 2004 Inc. 500 list of the nation's fastest-growing privately held companies; #20 on the 2005 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (growing 8,274 percent!); and won the CNET Editor's Choice award in 2001, the Name Intelligence Largest Net Gain Award in 2002, 2003 and 2005; and the Name Intelligence Users' Choice Award in 2005.[15]