What Is GoDaddy.com?

Go Daddy was founded in 1997 as Jomax Technologies by Bob Parsons, who previously founded the software development company Parsons Technology, Inc. The Go Daddy Group, Inc., which includes flagship registrar GoDaddy.com, Wild West Domains (its re-sale brand) as well as Blue Razor (its bulk domain brand) has offices in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and Washington D.C.Go Daddyis currently the largest ICANN - accredited registrar in the world, and is three times the size of its closest competitor.It was first ranked largest ICANN-accredited registrar in April 2005, when it surpassed Network Solutions in market share of total domain names registered.Media speculation for the gain included lower prices and the expansion of the Go Daddy product line.The company also offers Web site design and hosting packages, among other services.

As Go Daddy has grown, it has taken part in activities concerning the Internet in general. For its first anniversary show, founder Bob Parsons interviewed Adam Lovell, founder of WriteAPrisoner.com. In 2007 and 2008, the company increased its presence in Washington D.C., lobbying in favor of legislation that would crack down on unscrupulous online pharmacies and child predators.

In 2006, Go Daddy was sued by Web.com for patent infringement.In 2005, GoDaddy criticized the US Department of Commerce for disallowing private registrations of .us domains.In 2002, Go Daddy sued VeriSign for domain slamming and again in 2003 over its Site Finder service.This latter suit caused controversy over VeriSign's role as the sole maintainer of the .com and the .net top-level domains.

VeriSign shut down Site Finder after receiving a letter from ICANN ordering it to comply with a request to disable the service.

January 16 2009, Go Daddy was hit by a DDoS attack affecting thousands of its shared hosting customers for several hours.From 2003 2005,Go Daddy was recognized as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Arizona.

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