GoDaddy supports SOPA, customers take business elsewhere

[Lazybones]

http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/godaddy-supports-sopa-custome.html

Thought this would be interesting to post since although SOPA is a US bill it impacts the entire internet..

[Tom]

Yeah, I haven't exactly had a great opinion of GoDaddy to begin with. I think now I'll be transferring all 11 of my domains away.

[Mr. Analog]

Yes please do so, GoDaddy is bad enough WITHOUT the pro-SOPA stance...

[Mr. Analog]

Here's the full list of SOPA supporters:
http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/22/list-of-sopa-supporters/

[Lazybones]

Here's the full list of SOPA supporters:
http://venturebeat.com/2011/12/22/list-of-sopa-supporters/

WTF Marvel is on that list.

[Mr. Analog]

Yes, I shall have to leave the X-Men and join the Justice League.

[Tom]

Interesting, I just got an email from GoDaddy for a 30% off cupon code. Now that doesn't sound special, I get emails /like/ that all the time from Godaddy, except for one difference. It doesn't have any really gotchas, like "You have to spend $50 or more!" Its just a straight 30% off new registrations of .COM, .ORG, .NET, .BIZ, and.US domains. Interesting timing. I know, correlation does not imply causation, but still, interesting timing.

[Mr. Analog]

I suspect they are fully in panic mode right now

[Tom]

I suspect they are fully in panic mode right now

So far the response has been more like "We haven't seen any real effect, blah blah blah". When I see a 30% or more off sale on renewals as well, and /soon/, then I'll think they've started panicking.

[Lazybones]

My inbox has had at least one Christmas / Boxing Day sale offer in it each day this week.. I would not read into that offer too much.

[Tom]

My inbox has had at least one Christmas / Boxing Day sale offer in it each day this week.. I would not read into that offer too much.

Indeed. But this isn't a christmas/boxing day sale. And it doesn't have the usual limitations (must spend X amount of money). I do agree though, its too early to read into it too much. Now if they bring out another one that isn't holiday oriented and gives deals on renewals and other things, then I'll think they are starting to fidget.

[Thorin]

I suspect they are fully in panic mode right now

If they are, I also suspect they're trying really hard not to look like they're in panic mode.

Man, I didn't realize there were so many GoDaddy resellers.  You really have to do research to make sure your money's not going to GoDaddy through a funnel.  Kinda like the shell game.

[Tom]

I suspect they are fully in panic mode right now

If they are, I also suspect they're trying really hard not to look like they're in panic mode.

Man, I didn't realize there were so many GoDaddy resellers.  You really have to do research to make sure your money's not going to GoDaddy through a funnel.  Kinda like the shell game.

Not just resellers, but GoDaddy has alternate personalities. Look for a "Star" in their logo's just like GoDaddy has.

But here's some news: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/12/victory-boycott-forces-godaddy-to-drop-its-support-for-sopa.ars

GoDaddy dropped it's support like a rock.

[Mr. Analog]

I saw something like this coming, brand image is about the only thing GoDaddy has going for it, I suspect lots of painful meetings happened there this morning...

[Lazybones]

http://gizmodo.com/5870920/brave-godaddy-ceo-says-hes-neither-for-nor-against-sopa