Neowin News Feed for: Godaddy

Microsoft Teams launches its new Payments app in public preview

John Callaham — Mon, 01 May 2023 18:16:01 +0000

The new Payments app will allow small businesses to collect money from an online Microsoft Teams meeting on the desktop or mobile platforms, including support for PayPal, Stripe, and more providers. Read more...

Social media for businesses is now simpler with GoDaddy's latest feature

Anushe Fawaz — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:58:01 +0000

GoDaddy has made an addition to its app that would allow businesses to transform their social media engagement. With the growing E-commerce industry, sellers now need ways to promote online. Read more...

Starboard buys stake in GoDaddy, will push for improved financial performance

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Dec 2021 18:56:01 +0000

The investment company Starboard has purchased a 6.5% stake in GoDaddy which has cost it around $800 million. Starboard typically tries to get seats on boards and boost companies' profitability. Read more...

GoDaddy reports breach to the SEC, says investigation is still ongoing

Paul Hill — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 20:22:01 +0000

GoDaddy has told the SEC that its systems have been compromised since September 6. It noticed the breach on November 17 and is now working to change exposed passwords and other affected data. Read more...

GoDaddy tells "free speech" social network, Gab, to find a new domain host after shooting

Paul Hill — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:42:01 +0000

The "free speech" social network, Gab, has been told by GoDaddy to go find a new domain host following the shooting at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue. The shooter was a user on Gab. Read more...

Anonymous claims it didn't target Daily Stormer, as GoDaddy withdraws hosting for the site [Update]

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:52:01 +0000

After news that the Daily Stormer would lose its hosting services from GoDaddy, following a grotesque article relating to Charlottesville, it seems the site may have made up a fake Anonymous takeover. Read more...

Google expanding into domain registration service sector

Phi Ha — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:07:53 +0000

Google is looking to expand business services by providing a domain registration service to rival the likes of GoDaddy. The company hopes to target the 55% of businesses who have no online presence. Read more...

GoDaddy to offer Microsoft's Office 365 to its small business customers

John Callaham — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:35:51 +0000

Microsoft and GoDaddy have announced a new partnership where the website and domain name provider will offer access to Office 365 to its small business customers. Read more...

GoDaddy.com offers one month credit for downtime

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:28:03 +0000

The GoDaddy.com domain name and website hosting service is giving its many customers a one month credit as compensation for the downtime that hit the company on Monday. Read more...

Wikipedia completes transfer of domains from GoDaddy

John Callaham — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:44:50 +0000

As promised a few months ago, the Wikipedia domain names have now been moved from GoDaddy over to MarkMonitor, thanks in part to GoDaddy's previously announced, and then retracted, support of SOPA. Read more...

Secret Service suspends JotForm.com

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:01:42 +0000

JotForm, a service that allows users to create online forms, was taken down by the U.S. Secret Service for a couple days due to content posted by a user, according to a JotForm co-founder. Read more...

GoDaddy gains domains despite boycott

Nathan Tsui — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:07:18 +0000

GoDaddy's former support of SOPA led to a boycott of the domain registrar company, and while GoDaddy admitted a recent spike in domain transfers, the boycott may not have been very effective. Read more...

GoDaddy admits to a "spike in domain name transfers"

John Callaham — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:16:22 +0000

The domain register GoDaddy admitted to seeing "a spike in domain name transfers" from the company on Thursday in response to its previous support of SOPA legislation. Read more...

SOPA supporters list updated, GoDaddy not included

Michael Stanclift — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:22:28 +0000

GoDaddy is officially off the list of supporters for the Stop Online Piracy Act. But will this change do anything to stop the flood of people who are boycotting the provider for their initial support? Read more...

GoDaddy may be attempting to thwart transfer attempts [Update]

Michael Stanclift — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:09:58 +0000

Domain registrar Namecheap has accused GoDaddy of attempting to thwart the transfer of domains, in violation of ICANN rules. GoDaddy currently faces an Internet boycott for it's support of SOPA. Read more...

GoDaddy faces challenger in the form of ByeDaddy

Paul Ferson — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:50:44 +0000

GoDaddy faces down another challenge, in the form of ByeDaddy; a service which allows you to search for domains registered with the company. Read more...

GoDaddy hit with boycott over SOPA support [Update]

Mike Brown — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 14:06:51 +0000

Domain registrar GoDaddy has been hit with a boycott of its services, after Reddit users discovered the company's support of the controversial SOPA bill. Users are now taking their websites elsewhere. Read more...

Exclusive: WordPress exploit explained

Andrew Lyle — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:51:30 +0000

As Neowin reported earlier this week, WordPress blogs were compromised on what was originally thought to be GoDaddy servers.Â Neowin spoke exclusively with Todd Redfoot, a security expert at GoDaddy, who explained the exploit. GoDaddy reassures... Read more...

WordPress on GoDaddy.com hacked [Updated]

Andrew Lyle — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:30:09 +0000

Update: GoDaddy has posted a message on Neowin.net, confirming that the sites that were compromised do have an outdated version of WordPress, either active or inactive on their hosting plans. GoDaddy also mentioned that... Read more...

GoDaddy follows Google

Austin Davies — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:29:04 +0000

With China's views on the Internet becoming ever more unpopular with western companies, another Internet giant has decided to halt its business in China, according to PC World. The world's leading domain registrar, GoDaddy, has... Read more...

GoDaddy rescues RegisterFly's Internet registry

Wed, 30 May 2007 03:26:25 +0000

GoDaddy.com, the leading registration company for Internet addresses, has agreed to take over and manage more than 850,000 domain names belonging to customers of troubled rival RegisterFly. The deal (details were not disclosed), reached with... Read more...