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Go Daddy & Many Other Internet Leaders Oppose SOPA & PIPA
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was with the U.S. House Judiciary Committee when an uproar erupted on the Internet. An overwhelming majority of the Internet community voiced strong opposition to SOPA legislation. Go Daddy joined to oppose SOPA. On Jan. 16, U.S. Representative Eric Cantor (R-VA) stopped action on SOPA. Companion legislation, known as [...]
Statement about SOPA
Go Daddy opposes SOPA because the legislation has not fulfilled its basic requirement to build a consensus among stake-holders in the technology and Internet communities. Our company regrets the loss of any of our customers, who remain our highest priority, and we hope to repair those relationships and win back their business over time. -Go [...]
Go Daddy’s Position on SOPA
We’ve listened to our customers. Go Daddy is no longer supporting the SOPA legislation. Click here to find out more.
Go Daddy Responds to “Rolling Blackout” DNS Rumor
Go Daddy manages the DNS for tens of millions of domain names. Our customers rely on us for efficient, uninterrupted DNS service. It has been suggested that Go Daddy has a rolling blackout policy, where DNS is shut off after certain capacities are reached. This is a frightening notion if you have a domain name [...]
.XXX Pre-Registration Available
Starting today, pre-registration is available for .XXX top-level domain names (TLDs). To pre-register, select the phase for which you qualify, and we’ll submit your application when that phase begins. Pre-registration gives you the best possible chance of securing your .xxx domain name (or blocking your domain name from use as a .xxx extension). At this [...]
Preventing Expiration with Extended Auto-Renew
In the Domain Manager, you can already set your domain names to renew automatically, or you can renew them manually. Now you have a third option: Extended Auto-Renew! Extended Auto-Renew automatically renews domain names each year to maintain the original registration lengths and prevent expiration. For example, if you select a registration length of five [...]
Thwarting Bad Guys, Winning Awards
Security is a priority for Go Daddy, and nobody knows that more than the folks in our IT Security team. Recently, Go Daddy was recognized as having the “Best Security Team” at SC Magazine’s 14th annual awards event. I can vouch – They’re an awesome group of people who do an excellent job keeping the [...]
Drop Shipping in Quick Shopping Cart
You asked. We listened. Quick Shopping Cart® now lets you use drop shipping to fill your orders. Thanks to everyone posting their suggestions on IdeaShare. Once you set up drop shipping warehouses in Quick Shopping Cart, you can assign products to those warehouses and then shipping charges are factored for the warehouse’s location. You can [...]
Customizing CashParking Quick Content
Whether we’re talking about water or a website, the word “stagnant” is never good. When search engines index websites, they are drawn to dynamic content and keywords. If you’re serious about making money on parked pages, you know that static ones aren’t going to cut it. That’s why CashParking® Quick Content is different. In addition [...]
Announcing: Premium DNS!
Premium DNS is now available! Get the power, flexibility, security, and control to fully manage your DNS — or delegate that responsibility to an administrator. Premium DNS includes all of the Standard DNS features, plus these advanced features: Secondary DNS — You can’t run an online business without a reliable backup. Ensure visitors can always [...]
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