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GoDaddy Up For Auction

Posted by samzenpus on from the what's-in-a-name? dept.

An anonymous reader writes "GoDaddy.com, the closely held website that registers Internet domain names, has put itself up for sale in an auction that could fetch more than $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said. The company, which currently has more than 43 million domains under management, is well known for its edgy advertising, including Super Bowl commercials and ads featuring different 'Go Daddy Girls,' including racing car driver Danica Patrick."

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  1. This Is Why Privately-Owned Companies Are Bad by Luke+has+no+name · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whoever buys it is able to do a rate hike and truly screw over pre-existing consumers, and that's just if they're feeling generous. There's far worse they could potentially do.

    Everything should be owned by the Government! That way no-one would ever be screwed over.

  2. Re:Going... by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny
    Already taken. gonedaddy.net is available, and so is gonedaddy.org

    Domain Name: GONEDADDY.COM
    Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
    Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
    Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com/
    Name Server: NS.ARTNET.NET
    Name Server: NS2.ANET.NET
    Status: clientTransferProhibited
    Updated Date: 21-jun-2010
    Creation Date: 23-jun-1999
    Expiration Date: 23-jun-2011

    goatdaddy.com is also taken (no, I am NOT going to click on the link and see where it leads), foedaddy.com, gomommy.com, nogodaddy.com, goaddy.com, g0daddy.com, but h0daddy.com is availabile, and so is goatdaddie.com. Knock yourselves out.