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GoDaddy sold for USD 2.25 billion

July 4, 2011 by cyclehosting Leave a Comment

GoDaddy, the internet domain web site famous for its provocative Super Bowl commercials, has been sold to KKR & Co. and two other firms for $2.25 billion, people familiar said, according to reports. In a released statement, CEO Bob Parsons said the deal with KKR, Silver Lake and Technology Crossover Ventures was a possibility he … [Read more…]

Posted in: Domains Tagged: Bob Parsons, Go Daddy, godaddy, internet domain web site, KKR, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Private equity firms, sale, Silver Lake, Silver Lake Partners, Super Bowl, technology expertise, USD

How to transfer your domains away from GoDaddy.com

April 5, 2011 by cyclehosting Leave a Comment

The heat is still on and people are still outraged by the public display of GoDaddy CEO Bob Parson’s “elephant-killing” skills. Namecheap had even jumped on the bandwagon with some smart marketing by promoting their BYEBYEGD coupon code at $4.99. Originally they have only made their coupon valid for 24 hours, but due to the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Domains, Guides, Information

Namecheap offering $4.99 transfer to help save elephants

April 1, 2011 by cyclehosting Leave a Comment

Yeah, this is about the strangest deal I’ve seen in the hosting world. The CEO of GoDaddy, Bob Parson, kills an elephant recorded on video, which was uploaded on YouTube and sparked outrage amongst animal activists. So Namecheap decided to offer $4.99 domain transfers for a 24 hour period (limited to 10 domains per account). … [Read more…]

Posted in: Domains, Information Tagged: Bob Parson, competitor, elephant, godaddy, namecheap
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