Dump GoDaddy Day (Dec. 29) Arrives, But 72K+ Customers Have Already Fled

Today is December 29th, and if you follow issues relating to freedom of speech on the internet, you might recall it's also the day Reddit users set aside to officially be "Dump GoDaddy Day." If you missed it, ... continue

GoDaddy Responds To Blocked Namecheap URL Transfers

GoDaddy on Monday responded to claims from customers that the site did not allow for domain name transfers away from their services following the company's controversial SOPA support. The world's largest registrar said they were not attempting to ... continue

GoDaddy Caves on SOPA, Pulls Support

Less than a day after having the loaded web-pistol of Reddit pointed at their heads, web hosting company GoDaddy has revised their controversial position of supporting the ill-conceived Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), detailing the withdrawal of ... continue

GoDaddy Backs Down From SOPA Support After Customers Flee

GoDaddy on Friday said in a public statement that they have backed down from supporting the Stop Online Piracy Act, more commonly referred to as SOPA. While executives at GoDaddy continue to maintain that firing internet piracy is ... continue

So, who else in on that list of SOPA lovers anyway?

Short back history for those of you who have been living under a rock or all your time on Facebook. SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Act, and on the surface sounds like a really noble thing, ... continue

So, when is the U.S. Government going to seize the Google domain?

One of the most worrisome things is happening on the web right now and with increasing frequency. Domains are being seized by the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security under the auspices of ICE. ... continue

GoDaddy Goes Up For Sale At Private Auction

Internet domain name registry and website hosting company GoDaddy.com is going up for sale at private auction. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the privately held company hopes to fetch upwards of $1 billion. Qatalyst Partners has ... continue

Tech giants rising up against China over censorship … Ya, Okay … would you like to buy a bridge?

It doesn't take much skill in prognostication to figure out when I got up this morning and started perusing my morning feeds that the whole China vs Google and their coattail riders would still be hitting the ... continue

SmartSpace Aims to Make Social Media Simple

GoDaddy is trying to snag its share of the social media market with a new all-in-one 2.0 tool called SmartSpace. The service gives you a pre-made social setup available immediately upon domain registration, letting you blog ... continue

Report: GoDaddy Banned in China

China has blocked all access to domain registrar GoDaddy, according to a report by censorship blog Moonlight. The block started before the end of the Olympics, Moonlight says, and can be traced to a router within ... continue