Go Daddy

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Go Daddy is an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company that also sells e-business related software and services. In 2009, it reached more than 36 million domain names under management.^[1] Go Daddy is currently the largest ICANN-accredited registrar in the world, and is three times the size of its closest competitor.^[1].

History

Go Daddy was founded in 1997 as Jomax Technologies. The company changed its name to Go Daddy in 1999 when a group of employees were brainstorming on a more memorable name than Jomax Technologies. Someone said "How about Big Daddy?" A quick check revealed that it was taken. "How about Go Daddy?" the founder, Bob Parsons, said. The name was available, so he bought it.^[2] CEO Bob Parsons states the company stuck with the name because it made people smile and remember it.^[2]

Go Daddy has grown to become the largest ICANN-accredited registrar on the internet.^[3] In 2001, soon after Network Solutions was no longer the only place to register a domain, ^[4] In April 2005 it surpassed Network Solutions in market share in terms of total domain names registered. By 2009, Go Daddy had become 3.5 times the size of eNom and 30 times the size of Dotster.

References

External links

• Go Daddy website

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