Relic (banned)

join:2003-09-29 Relic (banned) Member marketing unfortunately is far too effective People prove why in business and politics marketing is so prevalent.



Another aspect, however, is that likely most who signed up for domains cared more about prices than the politics of SOPA.



Camelot One

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Greenwood, IN 1 recommendation Camelot One MVM Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective I think its that people are willing to bitch about just about anything, but are just too lazy to do anything more.



On the other hand, GoDaddy switching CEOs and reversing its position probably didn't hurt. A lot of people I talked to felt that leaving after they had switched sides would send the wrong message.



Nightfall

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Grand Rapids, MI Nightfall MVM Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by Camelot One: I think its that people are willing to bitch about just about anything, but are just too lazy to do anything more.



On the other hand, GoDaddy switching CEOs and reversing its position probably didn't hurt. A lot of people I talked to felt that leaving after they had switched sides would send the wrong message.





That and this "dump" day really was a grassroots campaign that really didn't affect many people. If this were something more substantive, then you would have seen more people jumping on the bandwagon. Instead, it was a lame movement to begin with, and as a result had lame results. I have to agree with the last paragraph especially. Companies make mistakes and back the wrong initiatives every now and again. Its easy to look in hindsight and say that something was a mistake to back. Its harder to admit a mistake and reverse a decision.That and this "dump" day really was a grassroots campaign that really didn't affect many people. If this were something more substantive, then you would have seen more people jumping on the bandwagon. Instead, it was a lame movement to begin with, and as a result had lame results.



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said by Camelot One: On the other hand, GoDaddy switching CEOs and reversing its position probably didn't hurt. A lot of people I talked to felt that leaving after they had switched sides would send the wrong message.

But did GoDaddy REALLY drop support of SOPA. The reality won't be known until FEC forms are filed months from now showing who GoDaddy is giving money to in Congress. I'll be willing to bet that GoDaddy is still sending political contributions to SOPA backing congresscritters.



Nightfall

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Grand Rapids, MI 1 recommendation Nightfall MVM Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by FFH5: said by Camelot One: On the other hand, GoDaddy switching CEOs and reversing its position probably didn't hurt. A lot of people I talked to felt that leaving after they had switched sides would send the wrong message.



But did GoDaddy REALLY drop support of SOPA. The reality won't be known until FEC forms are filed months from now showing who GoDaddy is giving money to in Congress. I'll be willing to bet that GoDaddy is still sending political contributions to SOPA backing congresscritters. Lets be honest here. Piracy is illegal. To take a public stance against online piracy isn't like saying that you are against homosexuality or gay marriage. Its not that big of a black eye for GoDaddy to be for SOPA. The only people who it affects are people who feel that pirating movies and music should be legal.

sandman_1

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11111 sandman_1 Member Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective Yes, pirating is illegal. However we already have laws on the books to deal with it and don't need this ridiculous legislation, which will not even hinder piracy at all. I think SOPA will do more harm than good.



Nightfall

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Grand Rapids, MI Nightfall MVM Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by sandman_1: Yes, pirating is illegal. However we already have laws on the books to deal with it and don't need this ridiculous legislation, which will not even hinder piracy at all. I think SOPA will do more harm than good.

The laws on the books are flawed thats for sure. There needs to be change, but I also don't know if the SOPA is that change that we need. I haven't read through SOPA yet to make that judgement.

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92361 biochemistry Premium Member Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective Then maybe you should take your foot out of your mouth.



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said by Nightfall: I haven't read through SOPA yet to make that judgement.



Cliff note version: vimeo.com/31100268



The bills not flawed because of it's intent and purpose, it's flawed because how it goes about trying to implement the anti-piracy measures. Many of the measures will be ineffective (domain name blacklists) or impossible to implement (DNSSEC basically was designed to stop this very type of thing). The bills not flawed because of it's intent and purpose, it's flawed because how it goes about trying to implement the anti-piracy measures. Many of the measures will be ineffective (domain name blacklists) or impossible to implement (DNSSEC basically was designed to stop this very type of thing).



Nightfall

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Grand Rapids, MI Nightfall MVM Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by cdru: said by Nightfall: I haven't read through SOPA yet to make that judgement.



Cliff note version: vimeo.com/31100268



The bills not flawed because of it's intent and purpose, it's flawed because how it goes about trying to implement the anti-piracy measures. Many of the measures will be ineffective (domain name blacklists) or impossible to implement (DNSSEC basically was designed to stop this very type of thing).

The bills not flawed because of it's intent and purpose, it's flawed because how it goes about trying to implement the anti-piracy measures. Many of the measures will be ineffective (domain name blacklists) or impossible to implement (DNSSEC basically was designed to stop this very type of thing). Yup, I already read into it a bit. Thanks for the info.

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That really is close to what I took out of reading SOPA, just wish I could have my time back.



firephoto

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If sopa was about piracy then it wouldn't be blacklisting entire domains due to content contained on a single address at that domain. It also wouldn't treat non-american sites differently than american sites. It's a gift to the multi-billion dollar content industry at the cost of the majority.



And godaddy has no reason to say anything and everything now against sopa since they already got their parts written into the law and the other version of it.



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said by Nightfall: The laws on the books are flawed, that's for sure. There needs to be change, but I also don't know if the SOPA is that change that we need. I haven't read through SOPA yet to make that judgement.



As someone mentioned in another forum here, if SOPA were to pass, things would be very peachy at first. The Pirate Bay and other sites alike would be "blocked", and all those in the US who simply plug in their ISP-provided modems/equipment without any tweaks will no longer be able to get to them.



Here's an example of the way SOPA can be abused though. One of the movie critics hates a recently-released movie and posts a negative review on their web site. The studio will obviously take a financial hit due to the above, and to prevent it, they will go cry in front of AG, who will in turn "block" the site under the guise of "piracy". No proof necessary that the reviewer's web site actually offered the movie for download, provided links to infringing copies or otherwise assisted others in obtaining it illegally. In fact, if you need to bring a competitor's web site down under SOPA, you can simply accuse them of pirating your material. On the flip side, be ready for others to do the same to you.



The funny thing is that under SOPA AG will not be shutting down the infringing sites (it's impossible to do given that most of them are hosted outside the of US), but will merely re-direct DNS records for them to another server with anti-piracy message. Those who can find alternative DNS servers and know how to re-configure their OS or routers to use them can safely continue to visit those sites. When it comes to determined pirates, SOPA will be a minor inconvenience. The main problem with SOPA is that it leaves too much room for abuse and bypasses due process. The fact that AG will get the authority to seize domains on mere accusations of piracy is very disturbing. IMO, it should be up to courts to decide whether to block access to certain sites, not AG.As someone mentioned in another forum here, if SOPA were to pass, things would be very peachy at first. The Pirate Bay and other sites alike would be "blocked", and all those in the US who simply plug in their ISP-provided modems/equipment without any tweaks will no longer be able to get to them.Here's an example of the way SOPA can be abused though. One of the movie critics hates a recently-released movie and posts a negative review on their web site. The studio will obviously take a financial hit due to the above, and to prevent it, they will go cry in front of AG, who will in turn "block" the site under the guise of "piracy". No proof necessary that the reviewer's web site actually offered the movie for download, provided links to infringing copies or otherwise assisted others in obtaining it illegally. In fact, if you need to bring a competitor's web site down under SOPA, you can simply accuse them of pirating your material. On the flip side, be ready for others to do the same to you.The funny thing is that under SOPA AG will not be shutting down the infringing sites (it's impossible to do given that most of them are hosted outside the of US), but will merely re-direct DNS records for them to another server with anti-piracy message. Those who can find alternative DNS servers and know how to re-configure their OS or routers to use them can safely continue to visit those sites. When it comes to determined pirates, SOPA will be a minor inconvenience.



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said by Nightfall: said by sandman_1: Yes, pirating is illegal. However we already have laws on the books to deal with it and don't need this ridiculous legislation, which will not even hinder piracy at all. I think SOPA will do more harm than good.



The laws on the books are flawed thats for sure. There needs to be change, but I also don't know if the SOPA is that change that we need. I haven't read through SOPA yet to make that judgement. please read it. it's like reading a direct copy of 1984

LucasLee

join:2010-11-26 1 edit LucasLee Member Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by Nightfall: I haven't read through SOPA yet to make that judgement.





SOPA is up near the top of the list with the DMCA for stupid legislation written by people that don't understand the alleged problems they are being paid by corporate interests to "solve".



no one beyond owners of Big Content have any reason to support SOPA. and it is in the best interest of anyone that supports a free and open internet to condemn SOPA with their full voice.



effectively popularizing a boycott of a company like GoDaddy and having them publicly change their stance on a major issue is anything but "lame" as others have called this story.



now go read the legislation and stop calling people names to make yourself feel better. really now?SOPA is up near the top of the list with the DMCA for stupid legislation written by people that don't understand the alleged problems they are being paid by corporate interests to "solve".no one beyond owners of Big Content have any reason to support SOPA. and it is in the best interest of anyone that supports a free and open internet to condemn SOPA with their full voice.effectively popularizing a boycott of a company like GoDaddy and having them publicly change their stance on a major issue is anything but "lame" as others have called this story.now go read the legislation and stop calling people names to make yourself feel better.



Nightfall

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Grand Rapids, MI Nightfall MVM Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by LucasLee: said by Nightfall: If you are going to troll, do it with a little more style. The only thing you succeeded in what making an ass out of yourself.





really now?



SOPA is up near the top of the list with the DMCA for stupid legislation written by people that don't understand the alleged problems they are being paid by corporate interests to "solve".



no one beyond owners of Big Content have any reason to support SOPA. and it is in the best interest of anyone that supports a free and open internet to condemn SOPA with their full voice.



effectively popularizing a boycott of a company like GoDaddy and having them publicly change their stance on a major issue is anything but "lame" as others have called this story.



now go read the legislation and stop calling people names to make yourself feel better.

...says the guy practically campaigning for SOPA while simultaneously admitting he has no real clue regarding its contents.really now?SOPA is up near the top of the list with the DMCA for stupid legislation written by people that don't understand the alleged problems they are being paid by corporate interests to "solve".no one beyond owners of Big Content have any reason to support SOPA. and it is in the best interest of anyone that supports a free and open internet to condemn SOPA with their full voice.effectively popularizing a boycott of a company like GoDaddy and having them publicly change their stance on a major issue is anything but "lame" as others have called this story.now go read the legislation and stop calling people names to make yourself feel better. You have a reading comprehension problem. Point taken that I didn't read too much into the SOPA until after I posted, but he made the assumption that I thought that Google was for piracy, which is totally false. I will take my hits, but lets try to be honest in our analysis and not assume anything.

mobbo

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Probably the biggest reason to NOT support SOPA is because it will do absolutely NOTHING to stop online piracy... which is the "intended" purpose of this bill. As it says in the video, all a person has to do in order to re-access a blocked site is type in the IP address. There are already anti-SOPA Firefox and Chrome add-ons. So this bill is already a complete failure even if they pass it. All this bill is doing is giving dangerous people the right to block websites without due process. And the side-effects on the end-users who make user-generated content... such as this post you're reading right now... is very dangerous. DSLReports would have to filter every single thing we post just to make sure we don't post a link to a blocked site and/or copyright materials because, under SOPA, they are liable for all content of the site.



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Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by Nightfall: Lets be honest here. Piracy is illegal. To take a public stance against online piracy isn't like saying that you are against homosexuality or gay marriage. Its not that big of a black eye for GoDaddy to be for SOPA. The only people who it affects are people who feel that pirating movies and music should be legal.





Where we disagree is in using legislation to fundamentally alter the internet under the guise of stopping piracy. Most people agree that piracy is bad and should be stopped.Where we disagree is in using legislation to fundamentally alter the internet under the guise of stopping piracy.



Nightfall

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Grand Rapids, MI Nightfall MVM Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by fifty nine: said by Nightfall: Lets be honest here. Piracy is illegal. To take a public stance against online piracy isn't like saying that you are against homosexuality or gay marriage. Its not that big of a black eye for GoDaddy to be for SOPA. The only people who it affects are people who feel that pirating movies and music should be legal.





Where we disagree is in using legislation to fundamentally alter the internet under the guise of stopping piracy.

Most people agree that piracy is bad and should be stopped.Where we disagree is in using legislation to fundamentally alter the internet under the guise of stopping piracy. I agree 100%. I also disagree with the outlandish penalties for sharing 10 songs.



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Brewster, WA firephoto Premium Member Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by Nightfall: I agree 100%. I also disagree with the outlandish penalties for sharing 10 songs.





In the world of digital distribution, when I want to pay for content I want the person that creates that content, is the face, the sound, the voice to receive the most profit from the sales of that content. This is not the case in the current RIAA system and is far from it. Piracy as it is popularly called in relation to music sharing is the counter to the music being locked down and what the person paying for said music can do with it. As the industry gets better methods to distribute their music they also employ more ways to restrict it's use in traditional ways and erect paywalls to bring in additional revenue for the same content that traditionally did not have these extra costs. For the most part you can't even "own" digital music, you are just allowed to pay for a copy that only you can enjoy.In the world of digital distribution, when I want to pay for content I want the person that creates that content, is the face, the sound, the voice to receive the most profit from the sales of that content. This is not the case in the current RIAA system and is far from it.



fifty nine

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Sussex, NJ 1 edit 1 recommendation fifty nine Member Re: marketing unfortunately is far too effective said by firephoto: For the most part you can't even "own" digital music, you are just allowed to pay for a copy that only you can enjoy.





DRM is just now enforcing what was previously done via the honor system. As it turned out the honor system never really worked because most people view piracy as a victimless crime. It was never intended for people to buy records, tapes, CDs etc and then copy them except for a backup copy for your own use. When you buy those things you buy physical media and a license for your own personal use.DRM is just now enforcing what was previously done via the honor system. As it turned out the honor system never really worked because most people view piracy as a victimless crime.

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Most reasonable people agree on point 1, of course. But the reality is that one now needs to choose a business model which factors in reality as opposed to relying on old-school. Once the cat is out of the bag you'll never put it back. SOPA and legislation is nothing more than old-school mafia-style corporations desperately clinging to 100 year old business models as they see their cash cows leaving the gate. THAT has to change. And no amount of legislation is going to do it.

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That and the fact that they through out all sorts of coupons for $1 domains.

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First off all of the IP related laws we have now are 100% flawed from the DMCA to Copyright itself.



But you also have another issue, in the efforts of the MAFIAA to prevent piracy as well as make more money they actually make life harder on the paying customer. While the paying customer is bypassing previews, ads and waiting through FBI warnings even before reaching the disc menu. the Pirate has taken a dump, gotten popcorn from the microwave and is already 10 minutes into the film.



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Never have cared for any part of GoDaddy. Half the time the web site runs like crap, if it loads at all.



If that ad is supposed to entice me to register a domain with them, I'm glad I'm old enough to think with the head on my shoulders instead of the other one!! That pic, or what my imagination can do with it, doesn't do a single thing for me, except make me think of what kind of low life, non thinking people work at GoDaddy!!



jseymour

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Waterford, MI jseymour Member Not Leaving GoDaddy In A Hurry, But... I've three domains. Two are with GoDaddy. The third was going to be. The third's staying put, for now, while I research alternatives. If I find one I like, all three will go to it.



It's not just GoDaddy's SOPA support, but their constantly pestering me with adverts, as well. It's gotten old.



FWIW: I don't believe a single one of my on-line geek colleagues uses GoDaddy.

talz13

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Avon, OH talz13 Member Re: Not Leaving GoDaddy In A Hurry, But... said by jseymour: I've three domains. Two are with GoDaddy. The third was going to be. The third's staying put, for now, while I research alternatives. If I find one I like, all three will go to it.



It's not just GoDaddy's SOPA support, but their constantly pestering me with adverts, as well. It's gotten old.



FWIW: I don't believe a single one of my on-line geek colleagues uses GoDaddy.

What adverts are you getting from godaddy? I think I might get one piece of snail mail a year from them, and a couple emails when my domains are going to expire.

openbox9

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71144 openbox9 Premium Member Re: Not Leaving GoDaddy In A Hurry, But... I'm curious too. I've got seven domains with GoDaddy and I receive one e-mail per year.



TamaraB

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TamaraB Premium Member Re: Not Leaving GoDaddy In A Hurry, But... said by openbox9: I'm curious too. I've got seven domains with GoDaddy and I receive one e-mail per year.





Bob Well, I get bombarded with email from them a full 4 months before a domain expires WARNING me that a domain is in imminent danger of expiring. With many domains, this is a real nuisance because the spam keeps coming until you renew. Then, unless you are careful, they will prod you into renewing for 2 years, not for 1. Their website reminds me of an old Saigon whore house!Bob



leibold

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leibold MVM Re: Not Leaving GoDaddy In A Hurry, But... I have to disagree with your definition of SPAM.



SPAM is unsolicited email and for me and that means primarily email from any company that I don't have any existing business relationship with. For companies that I do have a business relationship with I would only consider an email SPAM if the sole purpose of the email is the advertising of products and services that are unrelated to the existing business relationship.



I definitely would not consider order/shipping confirmations, billing notices or (as in this case) renewal reminders SPAM (even if the sender chooses to advertise additional products or services along with it). Given the possible problems arising from a missed domain renewal, early and frequent renewal reminders are a good thing in my opinion.

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Um, yea.. it's not "spam"... not by ANY definition, but perhaps your own.



Further, it's pretty clear that you're not very understanding of domain name rules.. the reason you get so many warnings is so that THEY don't have to deal with your phone call asking "why was my name taken away from me" when in fact you forgot to pay for it and it was released.



The reality is that after day 1 of not paying your renewal, it IS subject to being deleted and made available for a domain sniper to take it away from you. They're making every effort to remind you that your domain is due.



Further, the 2 year registration is there as a suggestion to have you protect your name. Domains from GD are about $10 a month.. if you want to be that cheap and register it year by year, that's certainly your option. Many people DO register for multiple years. Their system assumes that people have multiple year registrations, such as I do, and I have MANY of them. You want to know just how easily it is to forget that 5 years has already passed and I've forgotten a domain has expired? I'm very happy I get "bombarded" with reminders that my domain is due to expire, and be null routed and possibly lost.



And "prod" you? Click the drop down, change to 1 year, and stop bitching. They're looking out for your best interest. Please, do us all a favor, and find something worth really bitching about.



jseymour

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said by talz13: What adverts are you getting from godaddy? I think I might get one piece of snail mail a year from them, and a couple emails when my domains are going to expire.





Well, lessee... looking at it... I've got four (4) emails just this month, between "ICANN required domain review" notification, two "RENEW NOW CUZ THE PRICE IS GOING UP" things on a domain that expires the end of next month, and a "My GoDaddy Summary."



Ok, so the ICANN thing is obviously a requirement on their part. But two of the other three, I really do not need.



It's not that big a deal, but I could do w/o some of the noise. I get a lot of legitimate email. The less of it that's unnecessary noise, the happier I am . Sorry, forgot about this thread...Well, lessee... looking at it... I've got four (4) emails just this month, between "ICANN required domain review" notification, two "RENEW NOW CUZ THE PRICE IS GOING UP" things on a domain that expires the end of next month, and a "My GoDaddy Summary."Ok, so the ICANN thing is obviously a requirement on their part. But two of the other three, I really do not need.It's notbig a deal, but I could do w/o some of the noise. I get aof legitimate email. The less of it that's unnecessary noise, the happier I am



dvd536

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said by jseymour: It's not just GoDaddy's SOPA support, but their constantly pestering me with adverts, as well. It's gotten old.

Somethings got to pay for that 4 million dollar end of year party for the employees!

88615298 (banned)

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West Tenness 88615298 (banned) Member Was it really fail? What is the normal net for GoDaddy? If they normally net 40,000 and yesterday they only getted 21,000 I'd say the boycot was successful to an extent.

miqrogroove

join:2010-12-10 1 recommendation miqrogroove Member Numbers Are Wrong That article you quoted is not correct. This story should be retracted.



mod_wastrel

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join:2008-03-28 mod_wastrel Member I think you missed the fact... that most customers [who were going to "boycott"] didn't wait till "Dump GoDaddy Day" to dump GoDaddy... and why should they?



However, want to boycott the real culprit? ...then make every day a "Dump Hollywood Day".

cybercrime

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Honey Brook, PA cybercrime Member i'm boycotting all companys that supporting (SOPA) Im boycotting all companys that support (SOPA) if this bill passes it will be the end of free speach the end of the internet. remember the story that the riaa sued a lady for singing down the street a few years back i remember reading a story about that. total BS you tell me.we will have to get a companys ok to use their name in your letter or you get sued..



Mr Anon

@mchsi.com Mr Anon Anon Ads featuring unclothed Danica Patrick. That is an added bonus? Seriously that would be something I'd want to stay away from.



Also on that note I'd have to say ever since godaddy dropped the hipster bald guy and went with ladies with the porn star look the company had officially gone into crap. Not just for their advertising deals but the way they do and how they do business.



DaveDude

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New Jersey DaveDude Member massive campaign planned I read maybe on zdnet , that yahoo, amazon, and bunch of others were planning on changing there landing pages to call your rep about sopa. I think this is the lul before the storm.

FrontirCynic

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FrontirCynic Member so far they work for me The SOPA thing has gone a little too far. They backed off so you guys win. I dont have time to move 7 domains and loose a bunch of money doing it. As far as the chick advertising, its advertising. You do what you can to get people to pay attention to a very boring business. Plus with the "pornification" of America their stuff is tame. Maybe HP should look into it as a marketing ploy. What they have done so far is apparently not helping sales.



As far as Congress in general well maybe Iran and the 2012 elections will keep them busy for now and they will leave the "tubes" alone. Everytime they try to do something to the "internets" it just backfires anyway and becomes non effective.



Dennis

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I've been reading up on this and all week more than 72k domains have transferred out. At least around 12/24 it was 32k:



»venturebeat.com/2011/12/ ··· in-loss/



How many of the domains transferred in are actually in use...most are just parked. GoDaddy was smart and played the numbers game by registering a bunch of junk domains to play down the impact if you ask me. GoDaddy knew the day, and has the money....all they had to do was write a script or two to have a ton of domains added on the 29th to make the whole thing look like it failed.I've been reading up on this and all week more than 72k domains have transferred out. At least around 12/24 it was 32k:How many of the domains transferred in are actually in use...most are just parked. GoDaddy was smart and played the numbers game by registering a bunch of junk domains to play down the impact if you ask me.



fifty nine

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Sussex, NJ fifty nine Member Re: I call BS It could also be the .XXX effect.



They saw a surge of domain registrations when .XXX came into effect.



naterator

@comcast.net naterator Anon transfers take 7 days Plain and simple transfers can take up to 7 days. I moved 4 domains last week that are still processing, another 20 yesterday.i dont expect the whis to change till next week.. that is where this article FAILS.

RokHed

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Seems like much ado about nothing Seems like much ado about nothing

jeffreydean1

join:2010-05-31 jeffreydean1 Member I transferred my domains away well before the boycott day. I transferred my domains away well before the boycott day. Odd how they're not counting the accounts lost since the shit hit the fan and only a single day's worth.



Most people were pissed off enough that they didn't want to wait and acted immediately after confirming GoDaddy's support of SOPA.



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Brooklyn, NY winsyrstrife Premium Member Was I right or what... Red Alert!



Nemesis02

@sbcglobal.net Nemesis02 Anon Boycott Fizzles? Isn't the point of a boycott to get a company to change their stance on a particular view? Did GoDaddy not change their stance? So if that would be the case, how could it be that it was a failure?



FYI, the data from that site is inaccurate because dailychanges does not show change in registrar but change default dns. GoDaddy owns domaincontrol.com and internettraffic.com, a domain parking service by GoDaddy, changing from domaincontrol.com to internettraffic.com counts as a transfer out and vise versa applies.



So in theory they could just move a bunch of domains and bolster their own stats to make it look like a failure.

tmc8080

join:2004-04-24

Brooklyn, NY tmc8080 Member like flies on... as it stands today, DHS is trying to censor websites with a fly swatter. put up a massive censorship net, and you could see large corporations being hit with the same kinds of infringements and puts them out of commission on the web as well.



you know what happens when rile up a zoo full of monkeys and their weapon of choice, right?!? even godaddy wouldn't be left unscathed by what could happen (written in exemtions and all!).



ctceo

Premium Member

join:2001-04-26

South Bend, IN ctceo Premium Member Such is a monopoly See above.

funny0

join:2010-12-22 funny0 Member and for those that wish to know of the 21K they got , 7 K were already parked domains looks like a godaddy rep pulled a few back form shell corps to make a fight of the losses.

bpvwebdesi

join:2002-10-11

Oak Forest, IL bpvwebdesi Member Connecting the dots . . .



»slickdeals.net/f/3765352 ··· tration?



I am sure this hitting the front pages of most deal website had to work out as a huge offset to cover the losses they were getting.



Truth is the above actions coupled with having to shell out a bunch of cash to drop them en masse probably stopped a huge defection. I am more curious to see the trickle effect of people like myself, who will complete transfers at the time of expiration on my domains. I think something big is being omitted about this. GoDaddy ran a $1 domain special over the last two days, interesting timing?I am sure this hitting the front pages of most deal website had to work out as a huge offset to cover the losses they were getting.Truth is the above actions coupled with having to shell out a bunch of cash to drop them en masse probably stopped a huge defection. I am more curious to see the trickle effect of people like myself, who will complete transfers at the time of expiration on my domains.