Godaddy.com needs a redesign, some say. My personal pet peeve in my navigations through Godaddy is the feeling that I may have stumbled into another type of site, that is a niche of ill repute other than web hosting. Attractive women posing with “no thanks” at the bottom of page in small print. I’ll stop here.

Anyway, if you have used Godaddy domain registration service or hosting products, you may have noticed the difficulty in to the final destination in checkout process. I’ve noticed some problems too. Here’s a pretty detailed criticism of GoDaddy’s 16-step checkout process which may be “brainless marketing at its finest.” A great article on the sheer stupidity of the GoDaddy checkout process. They truly are the 16 gates of hell. The author asks, “Why would a company do this to its customers?”

What is your impression of the current Godaddy.com site design?

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Will Google Buy GoDaddy?

There has been a bit of buzz about the possiblity of accredited registrar, Google (oh and search engine giant too), buying Godaddy. Could this be possible? Looks Like Google might be lining up to Buy GoDaddy Inc the worlds largest domain registrar, a move that some speculate might help Google remove spam from search engine results. GoDaddy has applied for several patents in the past months. GoDaddy may be trying to attract Google as a buyer.

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Calling any would be Ad Executives out there - This is your chance to make it big! The NFL is going to make the best Super Bowl commercial ever and you have a chance to be a part. You can propose your own Super Bowl ad idea for the best NFL Super Bowl commercial ever. The winning pitch may be produced, and you and your friends will be flown to watch the Super Bowl, of course. Check out the video pitch about the Super Bowl 41 TV Ad by ESPN’s Rich Eisen. Thanks to Harold for sending this along. Good luck ad execs.

Oh, and what does this have to do with web hosting, you ask? I seem to recall that a certain host gained some notoriety with a memorable Super Bowl ad once. Ah, yes, it was Godaddy :)

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Here’s a review of Deluxe Godaddy Hosting from a .NET developer. Of course, the average person doesn’t require develepment tools, but it’s nice to get this perspective on what the catch is and recommendations.

Everyone either talks about how bad Godaddy is, or how cheap they are, but where does Godaddy stand today? I am a .NET developer and also a newly registered Godaddy user I am here to put this issue to rest. Get the current Advantages and Disadvantages of Godaddy from my experiences.

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