Changes

* 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>

* 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 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>

* 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>

* In January, 2012, an anti-GoDaddy site, NoDaddy.co, was launched. This was significant given that a prior site, NoDaddy.com, opened in 2007 and was later acquired in July, 2011, by GoDaddy itself. It is unknown whether GoDaddy purchased the original NoDaddy.com site or threatened legal action. Prior to being acquired, NoDaddy.com was the second highest [[Google]] result for the search term "GoDaddy", and the site had received some 2 billion in investment. The new [[.co]] site is unaffiliated with the NoDaddy.com owners.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/go-daddy-gripe-site-relaunches-with-co-domain/ GoDaddy Gripe Site Relaunches with Co Domain, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

* In January 2012, an anti-GoDaddy site, NoDaddy.co, was launched. This was significant given that a prior site, NoDaddy.com, opened in 2007 and was later acquired in July, 2011, by GoDaddy itself. It is unknown whether GoDaddy purchased the original NoDaddy.com site or threatened legal action. Prior to being acquired, NoDaddy.com was the second highest [[Google]] result for the search term "GoDaddy", and the site had received some 2 billion in investment. The new [[.co]] site is unaffiliated with the NoDaddy.com owners.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/go-daddy-gripe-site-relaunches-with-co-domain/ GoDaddy Gripe Site Relaunches with Co Domain, DomainIncite.com]</ref>

* The 2012 Super bowl featured 2 GoDaddy ads, and it was the eighth consecutive year that the registrar advertised during the event. GoDaddy announced that this year's ads helped create record Super Bowl Sunday sales.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/02/06/godaddy-super-bowl-ads/ GoDaddy Super Bowl Ads, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>

* The 2012 Super bowl featured 2 GoDaddy ads, and it was the eighth consecutive year that the registrar advertised during the event. GoDaddy announced that this year's ads helped create record Super Bowl Sunday sales.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2012/02/06/godaddy-super-bowl-ads/ GoDaddy Super Bowl Ads, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>

* In 2012 and 2013, [[Afilias]] teamed up with GoDaddy to auction off [[.info]] domains that had been reserved under its Sunrise periods but whose trademarks later proved to be invalid. The first round of auctions produced highlights such as Cancer.info, sold for $16,005, and loans.info, sold for $12,205. Together both auctions include over 235 domain names.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/01/08/afilias-and-go-daddy-to-hold-second-info-auction/ Afilias and Go Daddy To Hold Second Info Auction, DomainNameWire.com]Published 8 Jan 2013, Retrieved 9 Jan 2013</ref>

* In 2012 and 2013, [[Afilias]] teamed up with GoDaddy to auction off [[.info]] domains that had been reserved under its Sunrise periods but whose trademarks later proved to be invalid. The first round of auctions produced highlights such as Cancer.info, sold for $16,005, and loans.info, sold for $12,205. Together both auctions include over 235 domain names.<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2013/01/08/afilias-and-go-daddy-to-hold-second-info-auction/ Afilias and Go Daddy To Hold Second Info Auction, DomainNameWire.com]Published 8 Jan 2013, Retrieved 9 Jan 2013</ref>

==Business==

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