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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/survey-says-godaddy-is-top-domain-registrar/ Survey Says GoDaddy is Top Domain Registrar, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>
[[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/survey-says-godaddy-is-top-domain-registrar/ Survey Says GoDaddy is Top Domain Registrar, DomainNameWire.com]</ref>
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==
* 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> 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>
* 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>
* 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==