CEO Smackdown: Go Daddy vs. NetSol
Go Daddy
CEO Bob Parsons has taken exception to comments by Network Solutions CEO Champ Mitchell in an interview with news.com, which included comments about Go Daddy. Parsons has responded on his weblog, offering a different take on domain statistics for the two registrars, and challenging NetSol to a public comparison of customer counts:
Both Go Daddy and Network Solutions use the same public accounting firm. I challenge Mr. Mitchell to allow the accounting firm to examine both of our records and to provide a report we can make public, that will attest to our number of active customers. If Mr. Mitchell agrees to this challenge I think he will find out that the number of customers at The Go Daddy Group is far from "only a fraction" of those at The Network Solutions Group of companies.
I wonder if Network Solutions' spokesdog Rapid Rocco will
use his blog to accept the challenge.
Posted by RichM 
August 14, 2005 | Permalink | Newsletter
May 4, 2005
Go Daddy Launches Domain Auction Service
Go Daddy has launched The Domain Name Aftermarket, a new auction service that will provide buyers with access to the giant registrars' expiring domains. Seeking to leverage Go Daddy's inventory and visibility, the service has $4.95 membership fee, and commissions are 7.5 percent of the sale price, with a $10 minimum and escrow service from Escrow.com. This continues the trend of big registrars staking out territory in the domain name aftermarket. Go Daddy is now the Internet's largest registrar, with more than 6.5 million names under management.
Posted by RichM May 4, 2005 | Permalink | Newsletter
April 26, 2005
Go Daddy Passes NetSol as Top Registrar
Go Daddy says it has now passed Network Solutions to become the world’s top domain name registrar, citing the latest data from Name Intelligence, Inc.
On April 17, Go Daddy passed Network Solutions, finishing the day with 6,830,420 domains under management to NetSol's 6,822,496, according to RegistrarStats. The leadership change, which has been inevitable for some time given the trajectories of the two providers, nonetheless marked the end of an era.
"GoDaddy.com’s rise to the preeminent domain name registrar is a watershed event in the history of the domain name industry," said Jay Westerdal, CEO, of Name Intelligence. "This is the first time that any registrar, other than Network Solutions, has ever held the No. 1 position."
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Posted by RichM April 26, 2005 | Permalink | Newsletter
Go Daddy Passes NetSol as Top Registrar
Go Daddy says it has now passed Network Solutions to become the world’s top domain name registrar, citing the latest data from Name Intelligence, Inc.
On April 17, Go Daddy passed Network Solutions, finishing the day with 6,830,420 domains under management to NetSol's 6,822,496, according to RegistrarStats. The leadership change, which has been inevitable for some time given the trajectories of the two providers, nonetheless marked the end of an era.
"GoDaddy.com’s rise to the preeminent domain name registrar is a watershed event in the history of the domain name industry," said Jay Westerdal, CEO, of Name Intelligence. "This is the first time that any registrar, other than Network Solutions, has ever held the No. 1 position."
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Posted by RichM April 26, 2005 | Permalink | Newsletter
