GoDaddy News | Sep 05, 2024
GoDaddy opted in all Afternic accounts to its 'Afternic Boost' service, which now costs 5% more on average starting September...
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Company name: GoDaddy
Company website: godaddy.com
Company overview: GoDaddy is a technology company based in Tempe, AZ, specializing in online services for small businesses. The company offers a range of products including domain name registration, website hosting, and various web-based tools aimed at empowering entrepreneurs to start, grow, and optimize their businesses. With a mission to make entrepreneurship more inclusive, GoDaddy supports over 20 million customers globally with 24/7 assistance and innovative solutions like GoDaddy Airo, which leverages AI to enhance business growth.
Latest Updates
- GoDaddy opted in all Afternic accounts to its 'Afternic Boost' service, which now costs 5% more on average starting September.
- Several GoDaddy executives, including CFO Mark McCaffrey, CEO Amanpal Singh Bhutani, and Chief Accounting Officer Nick Daddario, sold shares to cover tax obligations.
- American Family Insurance and AARP have moved their dot-brand gTLDs from Verisign to GoDaddy.
- A Swedish company has sued GoDaddy for clawing back a domain nearly two months after it was sold in an expired domain auction.
- On 28 August 2024, a tool maker for connecting domains to third-party applications defended its antitrust case against GoDaddy in a Virginia federal court, alleging GoDaddy forces customers to use its own configuration product.
- GoDaddy introduced GoDaddy Airo, an all-in-one social media calendar solution that generates and schedules posts for multiple platforms.
- Crisby Studio AB filed a lawsuit against GoDaddy alleging wrongful possession of a domain name two months after purchase.
- GoDaddy now offers extensive tools and educational resources for small business marketing, focusing on brand identity and leveraging AI and digital tools.
- GoDaddy has shut down the integration of Dan.com with Efty, effective immediately.
- GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani revealed that bookings' growth comparisons during the second half of the year will be about 5% more difficult.
- Microsoft has moved its .skype and .office gTLDs from GoDaddy's registry back-end to Nominet's.
- GoDaddy is currently hiring for the position of Principal Product Manager - Developer Platform & App MarketPlace in India.
- Oliver Hoare has joined GoDaddy as Vice President Strategic Partnerships in the United States, previously working in a similar role at another company.
- Gayathri Sukumar has joined GoDaddy as Senior Director in the Greater Seattle Area, previously working at Amazon as STO - Generative AI, Amazon Smart Vehicles.
- GoDaddy will showcase its latest AI-integrated innovations in WordPress Hosting at WordCamp Bogotá on 30-31 August.
- GoDaddy recently discontinued its dedicated server hosting services and urged customers to switch to virtual private servers (VPS), causing frustration among many users.
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