1 and 1, one of the largest hosting companies in the world, and a domain name registrar, this morning sent an email to it current customers telling them why they oppose both the Protect-IP (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and why customers should join the fight against the current bills. Its a much different tactic taken than other registrars that have taken Godaddy former support … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Godaddy Loses 28,000 More Domains On Saturday
Yesterday we reported on the two day loss from domain names transferred out of Godaddy.com to other domain name registrars in like of their former support of the SOPA Bill. As a quick update DailyChanges.com reported an additional 28,656 domain names transferred out of Godaddy.com. It should be noted that this figure only includes domain names that use Godaddy.com default servers and does … [Read more...]
2 Days Loss From Transfers Out Of Godaddy.com: 37,000
On Thursday as you probably know by now, a poster on Reditt.com called for people to move their domain names away from Godaddy calling December 29th as the day to do so. Yesterday Godaddy.com reversed it position in the early afternoon EST pulling its support for the SOPA Bill. So the remaining question is how many domain names got transferred on Thursday and Friday. We can tell you over … [Read more...]
Facing A Boycott Godaddy Caves In On SOPA & Now “No Longer Supports It”
Wow that was quick. One day after a post on Reddit called for a boycott of Godaddy.com due to its support of the "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA), Godaddy.com just issued a statement saying it no longer supports it. """Go Daddy is no longer supporting SOPA, the "Stop Online Piracy Act" currently working its way through U.S. Congress. "Fighting online piracy is of the utmost importance, … [Read more...]
Red Hot on Reddit.com: “Move Your Domain Away From Godaddy Day” Based Off Of Support Of SOPA
A red hot story on Reddit.com this morning started by one domain holder has already gotten over 1,500 comments. The post that started it all is only a little over 3 hours old on Reddit.com and is entitled: "GoDaddy supports SOPA, I'm transferring 51 domains & suggesting a move your domain day" The poster goes on to say: ""I just finished writing GoDaddy a letter stating why I'm … [Read more...]
PerezHilton.com Says A Godaddy.com Super Bowl Commercial Will Star the New Pussycat Dolls
According to Perezhilton.com the "new" Pussycat Dolls will be featured in one of the upcoming Godaddy.com Super Bowl Commercials. The dolls have gone through a make over since the original group which featured as lead singer, the now X-Factor judge and Dancing with the Stars winner Nicole Scherzinger. According to Perez the New PussyCat Dolls will include Chrystina Sayers formerly of the … [Read more...]
101Domain.com Suffers Securty Breach
101Domain.com has apparently suffered a security breach which "may have resulted in unauthorized access to your personal information and possibly payment information." According to Webhosting.info, 101domain.com has around 10,000 domain names under management. Here is the full message received by 101Domain.com customers: "We are writing to you as a primary contact on your account with … [Read more...]