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(The Hosting News) – Go Daddy announced today it is the title sponsor of the Arizona Humane Society’s 12th Annual Pet Telethon and will match online donations, dollar for dollar up to $100K, during the annual fundraiser. This is the second consecutive year the telethon will be presented by the Ariz.-based Web giant.

Go Daddy’s telethon support has become a tradition the past five years, each year strengthening in commitment. By doubling online donations this year, Go Daddy hopes viewers feel encouraged to help animals in need at www.AZHumane.org. The Arizona Humane Society relies solely on donations and fees to operate.

“Go Daddy’s generosity, year after year, is critical to our goal of providing for Arizona’s homeless animals,” said Guy Collison, executive director of the Arizona Humane Society. “Having Go Daddy as the title sponsor means we have a partner that not only leads in donations, but also gives us volunteers to answer phones and the online support needed to keep our website running during the telethon.”

In addition to the annual donation, Go Daddy provides technical support to the Arizona Humane Society. It started in 2006, when the AHS website was unable to handle telethon traffic and crashed. At a moment’s notice, Go Daddy jumped in and provided a new Web address, giving donors a secure, safe place to give. Ever since then, the Humane Society has had its website, www.AZHumane.org, registered and hosted through Go Daddy, the world’s largest Web hosting provider and #1 domain name registrar.

“Go Daddy understands the importance of giving back and when it comes to Arizona’s animals, we’re committed to providing the time and money needed to help,” Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons said. “Go Daddy wants to make every dollar count for the Humane Society, so if you give 10 dollars online, it turns into 20.”

Go Daddy cares about the community and its success allows for a wide variety of charitable giving. In addition to supporting Arizona’s pets, Go Daddy’s philanthropic work involves organizations supporting women, children, education, the military and many other causes. Every year, Go Daddy increases its community outreach. So far this year, Go Daddy has already exceeded the $2.5MM given in 2009.

The Arizona Humane Society shelters nearly 50,000 animals every year. The money raised during the telethon helps house these pets, as well as provide low-cost spay and neuter services, educational programs, including how to better care for pets, fight animal cruelty and adopt a pet.

To watch the Arizona Humane Society’s 12th Annual Pet Telethon presented by GoDaddy.com, tune in Saturday, August 14th, to Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV anytime from 1:30pm to 4:30pm PT.

To donate online and learn more about the Arizona Humane Society, please visit: www.AZHumane.org.

To learn more about establishing your online presence, easily and affordably, visit www.GoDaddy.com.

Go Daddy Doubles Donations to Arizona Humane Society

(The Hosting News) – Go Daddy announced today it is the title sponsor of the Arizona Humane Society’s 12th Annual Pet Telethon and will match online donations, dollar for dollar up to $100K, during the annual fundraiser. This is the second consecutive year the telethon will be presented by the Ariz.-based Web giant.

Go Daddy’s telethon support has become a tradition the past five years, each year strengthening in commitment. By doubling online donations this year, Go Daddy hopes viewers feel encouraged to help animals in need at www.AZHumane.org. The Arizona Humane Society relies solely on donations and fees to operate.

“Go Daddy’s generosity, year after year, is critical to our goal of providing for Arizona’s homeless animals,” said Guy Collison, executive director of the Arizona Humane Society. “Having Go Daddy as the title sponsor means we have a partner that not only leads in donations, but also gives us volunteers to answer phones and the online support needed to keep our website running during the telethon.”

In addition to the annual donation, Go Daddy provides technical support to the Arizona Humane Society. It started in 2006, when the AHS website was unable to handle telethon traffic and crashed. At a moment’s notice, Go Daddy jumped in and provided a new Web address, giving donors a secure, safe place to give. Ever since then, the Humane Society has had its website, www.AZHumane.org, registered and hosted through Go Daddy, the world’s largest Web hosting provider and #1 domain name registrar.

“Go Daddy understands the importance of giving back and when it comes to Arizona’s animals, we’re committed to providing the time and money needed to help,” Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons said. “Go Daddy wants to make every dollar count for the Humane Society, so if you give 10 dollars online, it turns into 20.”

Go Daddy cares about the community and its success allows for a wide variety of charitable giving. In addition to supporting Arizona’s pets, Go Daddy’s philanthropic work involves organizations supporting women, children, education, the military and many other causes. Every year, Go Daddy increases its community outreach. So far this year, Go Daddy has already exceeded the $2.5MM given in 2009.

The Arizona Humane Society shelters nearly 50,000 animals every year. The money raised during the telethon helps house these pets, as well as provide low-cost spay and neuter services, educational programs, including how to better care for pets, fight animal cruelty and adopt a pet.

To watch the Arizona Humane Society’s 12th Annual Pet Telethon presented by GoDaddy.com, tune in Saturday, August 14th, to Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV anytime from 1:30pm to 4:30pm PT.

To donate online and learn more about the Arizona Humane Society, please visit: www.AZHumane.org.

To learn more about establishing your online presence, easily and affordably, visit www.GoDaddy.com.

Source: Go Daddy Doubles Donations to Arizona Humane Society

(The Hosting News) – Arizona-based Go Daddy announced Thursday its plans to expand the firm at its office in eastern Iowa. It is expanding operations in Hiawatha, Iowa, and will immediately hire 60 employees and 100-200 over the next year in the location. The location will house developers and customer service employees. Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons originally started the firm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Go Daddy Expands to Offices In Iowa

(The Hosting News) – Arizona-based Go Daddy announced Thursday its plans to expand the firm at its office in eastern Iowa. It is expanding operations in Hiawatha, Iowa, and will immediately hire 60 employees and 100-200 over the next year in the location. The location will house developers and customer service employees. Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons originally started the firm in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Go Daddy Expands to Offices In Iowa

(The Hosting News) – The Go Daddy portfolio surpassed 40 million domain names today. This marks an important Internet milestone and also demonstrates the significant role the Web plays in the ‘new economy.’

The CEO and founder of Go Daddy, Bob Parsons, was quoted as saying that “the Internet is the heart of the new economy”. He also went onto add that “the Internet is one of the few sectors showing monumental growth and Go Daddy is positioned in the sweet spot of the expansion. Think about it, to have your own Web site, you need a domain name and no one can deliver on a domain like Go Daddy. Our growth is essentially a window into what’s happening with the Internet.”

Since 2000, Internet usage has exploded, growing from 361 million users to more than 1.7 billion users. During that same time, domain name registrations grew at an even faster rate. In recent years, as the economy sputtered, the domain name industry has thrived. Consider this: for the last two consecutive years, Go Daddy has been registering, renewing or transferring a domain name at the rate of one every second of every day.

Go Daddy typically registers a million domain names per month, which was an Internet ‘first’ initially recorded by Go Daddy back in April 2007. Go Daddy now holds a near 50 percent market share of all active new domains registered in the world and is more than three times the size of its closest competitor.

The 40 million-milestone comes as the Internet prepares to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the .COM domain extension.  “Go Daddy is one of the pioneers that has elevated domain names into the mainstream consciousness,” said Mark McLaughlin, VeriSign CEO.  “We’ll be highlighting their story as part of our upcoming dot-COM twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations.”

“Over the next twenty-five years, I see the Internet growing exponentially,” said Parsons. “Think about it, whether you are communicating, learning or conducting business, being on the Internet is where it’s all happening. I’d say if you aren’t online with your business, you really aren’t in the game.”

It’s difficult to argue with Parsons’ prediction, when you consider, at the height of the .COM bubble bursting, almost exactly ten years ago to the day, there were a mere 17 million domains registered worldwide. Today, Go Daddy has more than twice that number of domain names in its portfolio alone.

Go Daddy’s growth is benefiting people looking for jobs right now too. As businesses linked to industries like home sales, manufacturing and publishing struggle in today’s economic climate, Go Daddy has stood out as one of the few companies growing and in ‘hiring mode.’ The domain name registrar and Web host provider proudly refuses to offshore a single customer care position and has hired hundreds of people in corporate, development and customer care positions in recent months. Currently there are more than 100 open positions available at www.GoDaddy.com/Jobs.

Go Daddy Domain Name Total Reaches 40 Million.

(The Hosting News) – The Go Daddy portfolio surpassed 40 million domain names today. This marks an important Internet milestone and also demonstrates the significant role the Web plays in the ‘new economy.’

The CEO and founder of Go Daddy, Bob Parsons, was quoted as saying that “the Internet is the heart of the new economy”. He also went onto add that “the Internet is one of the few sectors showing monumental growth and Go Daddy is positioned in the sweet spot of the expansion. Think about it, to have your own Web site, you need a domain name and no one can deliver on a domain like Go Daddy. Our growth is essentially a window into what’s happening with the Internet.”

Since 2000, Internet usage has exploded, growing from 361 million users to more than 1.7 billion users. During that same time, domain name registrations grew at an even faster rate. In recent years, as the economy sputtered, the domain name industry has thrived. Consider this: for the last two consecutive years, Go Daddy has been registering, renewing or transferring a domain name at the rate of one every second of every day.

Go Daddy typically registers a million domain names per month, which was an Internet ‘first’ initially recorded by Go Daddy back in April 2007. Go Daddy now holds a near 50 percent market share of all active new domains registered in the world and is more than three times the size of its closest competitor.

The 40 million-milestone comes as the Internet prepares to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the .COM domain extension.  “Go Daddy is one of the pioneers that has elevated domain names into the mainstream consciousness,” said Mark McLaughlin, VeriSign CEO.  “We’ll be highlighting their story as part of our upcoming dot-COM twenty-fifth anniversary celebrations.”

“Over the next twenty-five years, I see the Internet growing exponentially,” said Parsons. “Think about it, whether you are communicating, learning or conducting business, being on the Internet is where it’s all happening. I’d say if you aren’t online with your business, you really aren’t in the game.”

It’s difficult to argue with Parsons’ prediction, when you consider, at the height of the .COM bubble bursting, almost exactly ten years ago to the day, there were a mere 17 million domains registered worldwide. Today, Go Daddy has more than twice that number of domain names in its portfolio alone.

Go Daddy’s growth is benefiting people looking for jobs right now too. As businesses linked to industries like home sales, manufacturing and publishing struggle in today’s economic climate, Go Daddy has stood out as one of the few companies growing and in ‘hiring mode.’ The domain name registrar and Web host provider proudly refuses to offshore a single customer care position and has hired hundreds of people in corporate, development and customer care positions in recent months. Currently there are more than 100 open positions available at www.GoDaddy.com/Jobs.

Go Daddy Domain Name Total Reaches 40 Million.

(The Hosting News) – High profile domain name registrar and leading Web hosting provider Go Daddy officially announced the construction of it’s new customer care facility near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This facility is scheduled for an opening Spring 2010 which the aim of expanding Go Daddy’s ability to offer it’s customers high quality customer service. .

Go Daddy serves more than 7.5 million customers worldwide. Currently, Go Daddy operates customer care facilities in Ariz., including at its corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, as well as nearby centers in Tempe and Gilbert.

Go Daddy is planning to hire an estimated 60 people in the next eight weeks for its new customer care center in Iowa. The new facility accommodates 500 employees. Go Daddy plans to expand its workforce over a period of months to eventually fill the new building.

The company has operated an office in Cedar Rapids for close to nine years already. People in that office work for Go Daddy’s marketing, development, legal and business intelligence departments and are set to join the customer care employees at the new office located at 1 Parsons Drive in Hiawatha.

Address sound familiar? The two-story building used to be home to Parsons Technology, a business Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons developed, operated and sold 15 years ago.

“I’m back, baby,” Parsons said of the 1 Parsons Drive purchase. “We bought this building because it made business sense, but I’ll admit it’s nice to get back to 1 Parsons Drive.”

The 50,000-square-foot office space is big enough for further expansion, and given recent history, that will be important in the near future. Last year, Go Daddy expanded its Ariz. facilities and opened a Data Center in the Netherlands. The company also has offices in Denver, Colo. and Washington, D.C.

“Iowa is a great place from which to recruit quality people,” said Vice President of Go Daddy Customer Care Miguel Lopez. “We expect to begin advertising the new open positions next month.”

Go Daddy helps people and companies establish and enhance their online presence and is known for its top-notch customer service and affordability. “We know people like to communicate on the Internet, they like to play games and even shop online. But when it comes to learning things, like how to create a Web site for example, people much prefer to talk to a person,” Parsons said.

Go Daddy does not outsource or offshore any of its more than 1,500 customer care positions. Keeping its employees in-house ensures Go Daddy has the most responsive customer support in the industry.

Iowa customer care positions are set to be online in February. People with a passion for technology are encouraged to apply at www.GoDaddy.com/Jobs. All new employees will receive extensive training.

More than 2,400 people currently work at Go Daddy. For the sixth consecutive year, Go Daddy is listed on Inc. magazine’s “Inc. 500/5000″ as one of the nation’s fastest-growing privately held companies. Deloitte Technology recognizes Go Daddy as an innovative company with remarkable five-year revenue growth (2004-2008) and as one of the fastest-growing technology companies. Go Daddy has also made the CNN Money list of Best Perks for employees.

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(The Hosting News) – High profile domain name registrar and leading Web hosting provider Go Daddy officially announced the construction of it’s new customer care facility near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This facility is scheduled for an opening Spring 2010 which the aim of expanding Go Daddy’s ability to offer it’s customers high quality customer service. .

Go Daddy serves more than 7.5 million customers worldwide. Currently, Go Daddy operates customer care facilities in Ariz., including at its corporate headquarters in Scottsdale, as well as nearby centers in Tempe and Gilbert.

Go Daddy is planning to hire an estimated 60 people in the next eight weeks for its new customer care center in Iowa. The new facility accommodates 500 employees. Go Daddy plans to expand its workforce over a period of months to eventually fill the new building.

The company has operated an office in Cedar Rapids for close to nine years already. People in that office work for Go Daddy’s marketing, development, legal and business intelligence departments and are set to join the customer care employees at the new office located at 1 Parsons Drive in Hiawatha.

Address sound familiar? The two-story building used to be home to Parsons Technology, a business Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons developed, operated and sold 15 years ago.

“I’m back, baby,” Parsons said of the 1 Parsons Drive purchase. “We bought this building because it made business sense, but I’ll admit it’s nice to get back to 1 Parsons Drive.”

The 50,000-square-foot office space is big enough for further expansion, and given recent history, that will be important in the near future. Last year, Go Daddy expanded its Ariz. facilities and opened a Data Center in the Netherlands. The company also has offices in Denver, Colo. and Washington, D.C.

“Iowa is a great place from which to recruit quality people,” said Vice President of Go Daddy Customer Care Miguel Lopez. “We expect to begin advertising the new open positions next month.”

Go Daddy helps people and companies establish and enhance their online presence and is known for its top-notch customer service and affordability. “We know people like to communicate on the Internet, they like to play games and even shop online. But when it comes to learning things, like how to create a Web site for example, people much prefer to talk to a person,” Parsons said.

Go Daddy does not outsource or offshore any of its more than 1,500 customer care positions. Keeping its employees in-house ensures Go Daddy has the most responsive customer support in the industry.

Iowa customer care positions are set to be online in February. People with a passion for technology are encouraged to apply at www.GoDaddy.com/Jobs. All new employees will receive extensive training.

More than 2,400 people currently work at Go Daddy. For the sixth consecutive year, Go Daddy is listed on Inc. magazine’s “Inc. 500/5000″ as one of the nation’s fastest-growing privately held companies. Deloitte Technology recognizes Go Daddy as an innovative company with remarkable five-year revenue growth (2004-2008) and as one of the fastest-growing technology companies. Go Daddy has also made the CNN Money list of Best Perks for employees.

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Scottsdale, Arizona – (The Hosting News) – August 27, 2009 – Web hosting and domain registrar, Go Daddy’s Brad Keselowski, has once again, won the NASCAR Nationwide, with the No. 88 Chevrolet at Carfax 250 at the International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Mr. Keselowski took the lead out of nowhere in the last turn of the race, charging ahead of Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch. In his last pit stop, Mr. Keselowski took only two tires, which some say was instrumental in the dramatic NASCAR win.

Brad Keselowski said in Victory Lane, ”This GoDaddy.com Chevrolet was awesome. I had ‘em. I knew it….I’m speechless.”

Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons helped design the No.88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolets, noting, ”Brad has driven some tremendous races already this season in the No. 88 Go Daddy car — he’s fast, he’s driven and he’s fun to watch.”

This is Mr. Keselowski’s third Nationwide Series win this season in the No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet. Keselowski is part of the JR Motorsports team and mentored by one of NASCAR’s greats, fellow Go Daddy spokesman Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Go Daddy also sponsors Mr. Keselowski this season in seven Sprint Cup Series races, in which he drives the No. 25 GoDaddy.com Chevrolets.

Go Daddy’s foray into racing sponsorships started in 2006 with IndyCar’s Danica Patrick. The Go Daddy Girl is IndyCar’s most popular driver. She made history last season as the first woman ever to win in the IndyCar Series. In February, she made history with GoDaddy.com for starring in this year’s Most Watched Super Bowl commercial, according to TiVo. GoDaddy.com finishes first when it comes to helping people and businesses get online easily and affordably.

Go Daddy is the world’s dominant web hosting domain registrar and is renowned for its industry-best 24/7 customer service. To see more about Go Daddy’s NASCAR cars and drivers, click here.

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. Products include SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 34 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. During 2008, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all new domain names created in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

To learn more, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona – (The Hosting News) – August 27, 2009 – Web hosting and domain registrar, Go Daddy’s Brad Keselowski, has once again, won the NASCAR Nationwide, with the No. 88 Chevrolet at Carfax 250 at the International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Mr. Keselowski took the lead out of nowhere in the last turn of the race, charging ahead of Brian Vickers and Kyle Busch. In his last pit stop, Mr. Keselowski took only two tires, which some say was instrumental in the dramatic NASCAR win.

Brad Keselowski said in Victory Lane, ”This GoDaddy.com Chevrolet was awesome. I had ‘em. I knew it….I’m speechless.”

Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons helped design the No.88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolets, noting, ”Brad has driven some tremendous races already this season in the No. 88 Go Daddy car — he’s fast, he’s driven and he’s fun to watch.”

This is Mr. Keselowski’s third Nationwide Series win this season in the No. 88 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet. Keselowski is part of the JR Motorsports team and mentored by one of NASCAR’s greats, fellow Go Daddy spokesman Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Go Daddy also sponsors Mr. Keselowski this season in seven Sprint Cup Series races, in which he drives the No. 25 GoDaddy.com Chevrolets.

Go Daddy’s foray into racing sponsorships started in 2006 with IndyCar’s Danica Patrick. The Go Daddy Girl is IndyCar’s most popular driver. She made history last season as the first woman ever to win in the IndyCar Series. In February, she made history with GoDaddy.com for starring in this year’s Most Watched Super Bowl commercial, according to TiVo. GoDaddy.com finishes first when it comes to helping people and businesses get online easily and affordably.

Go Daddy is the world’s dominant web hosting domain registrar and is renowned for its industry-best 24/7 customer service. To see more about Go Daddy’s NASCAR cars and drivers, click here.

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. Products include SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 34 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. During 2008, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all new domain names created in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

To learn more, please visit: www.godaddy.com.