Houston, Texas - (The Hosting News) - August 25, 2008 - Shared, dedicated and reseller web hosting firm, Host Gator, has been ranked by Inc.com, as the 21st fastest-growing private company in the country, on its Inc 5000 list.

Brent Oxley, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of HostGator remarked, ”I started the company with a $1,000 budget from my dorm room in Boca Raton, FL. Today the owners of more than 1.3 million websites depend on our hosting service. We are extremely proud of our strong past growth, but we’re really only getting started.” Mr. Oxley, who turned 25 in March, attributes the growth of the company to its commitment to customer service and dedication to providing customers with the best web hosting experience in the hosting industry.

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies - as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.

HostGator revenue grew by 5297% during the measured period. In addition to being ranked #21 overall, HostGator was also ranked #1 for growth in the Houston metro, #2 for growth in the Business Services category, and #1 for growth within the state of Texas.

The Houston-based company had revenues of $18,700,000 in 2007 compared to revenues of $326,000 in 2004 and projects revenues over the next 12 months will reach $50,000,000. Since moving to Houston in 2006, HostGator has created over 155 positions for highly skilled technicians and systems administrators. It recently completed renovations to accommodate a large increase in hiring activity and expects to add at least 100 new employees in Houston over the next few months.

In January, after reporting a successful fiscal year, has given gifts to support cancer fighting initiatives, while promoting education in underdeveloped countries.

The company gave $100,000 to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, and $25,000 to One Laptop per Child. The gifts were decided upon by HostGator management and staff, including a significant contribution to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

In addition. HostGator donated to the international organization, One Laptop Per Child. The Anderson Cancer Center received a gift of $100,000 and One Laptop per Child received $25,000. The goal of One Laptop per Child is spelled out in its name: to improve the educational opportunities for children in underdeveloped regions by giving every child access to an inexpensive, durable, web-capable laptop. At $100 each, the gift from HostGator should provide at least 250 laptops.

The gift to One Laptop per Child was another easy decision, according to Mr. Oxley, ”If it wasn’t for the internet and computers we wouldn’t be in business. If just one of the kids can further their knowledge in computers and make a career out of it, in some shape or form, it will have been worth every penny.”

At Anderson, one of the country’s largest cancer treatment centers, HostGator’s gift will go to support a variety of programs — from research and clinical trials, to education, counseling and treatments. Mr. Oxley says as HostGator continues to grow and earn profits, it will continue increasing the amount of its annual gifts.

Inc.com, the daily resource for entrepreneurs, delivers how-to guides, advice, tools, breaking news, and rich multi-media to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses. Inc.com offers dynamic marketing solutions to help advertisers effectively reach Inc.com’s audience of business leaders.

Host Gator is a provider of shared, dedicated and reseller web hosting services focused on the consumer and small business markets. Founded in 2002, Host Gator provides hosting for over 1.3 million websites and supports over 50,000 resellers worldwide with 24/7 technical support and web hosting tools, including free billing software for resellers and access to over 4,500 high quality free web templates. Host Gator has offices in Houston, Texas and its data center operations are co-located out of The Planet’s facility in Dallas, Texas, enabling it to access Tier-1 backbone providers such as UUNet, Sprint, Level 3, Global Crossing, Verio and AT and T and AboveNet.

For more information about Host Gator, please visit: www.hostgator.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Website Hosting Directory) - August 6, 2008 - The Arizona animal rescue effort, was recently given a $50,000 donation, for the Humane Society’s annual telethon, by web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy.

Go Daddy also used its expertise to organize online donations, helped answer phones and kept the live event’s Web site running smoothly. If you watched the telethon you know Go Daddy donated in ‘GoDaddy-esque’ style too - having their CEO’s own dogs deliver the donation on live television.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of Go Daddy noted, ”Max and Chief are quite the dynamic duo.”

This is the third consecutive year Go Daddy co-sponsored the telethon to help animals.

Tim Crum, Executive Director of the Arizona Humane Society remarked, ”Members of our organization are still talking about what a huge help Go Daddy was to us from the start. One year, Go Daddy jumped in to save the telethon’s online component, the next year they helped to significantly increase our online contributions and this year they helped us reach our goal in donations.”

While many companies are cutting back resources these days, Go Daddy is expanding its workforce, recorded an Internet-first for number of domain name registrations and made more charitable donations already this year than last.

In 2008, Go Daddy has helped disadvantaged children, Parkinson’s research, domestic violence victims, homeless teenagers, flood victims and now abandoned pets, which might otherwise have to be euthanized.
In a typical year, the Arizona Humane Society shelters nearly 50,000 animals. The annual telethon not only raises much needed money for these animals, but also provides educational programs, including how to better care for your pet, fight animal cruelty and adopt a pet.

The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 28 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

GoDaddy.com has also been honored by various industry organizations and publications as Best Registrar and Best Hosting Company already this year. In 2007, Go Daddy was named Arizona’s Most Innovative Company and Business Leader of the Year.

For more about the Arizona Humane Society please visit: www.azhumane.org.

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

Scottsdale, Arizona - (The Hosting News) - June 16, 2008 - GoDaddy, web hosting domain registrar, has garnered a Linux Journal magazine user ”Favorite Linux-Friendly Web Hosting Company” award, as voted by its readers.

In the last year, GoDaddy added Cron, a service that allows Linux customers to run a task on a scheduled basis. Go Daddy customers can now use this feature to schedule updates of content, email daily archives of forums or create a custom job that fits specific needs. GoDaddy customers also have Database Backup and Restore options, the ability to integrate Google Webmaster Tools and Password Protected Directories, a feature that allows the customer to limit web access through their hosting accounts.

Carlie Fairchild, Linux Journal Publisher remarked, ”Obviously, GoDaddy has made tremendous strides with our readership.”

GoDaddy.com provides Linux customers with newly supported application frameworks as well, including a new web-based File Manager and Editor. GoDaddy.com additionally offers its Hosting Connections portfolio featuring one-click install applications to enhance Web sites. GoDaddy.com has also added a highly requested application, Drupal, a free software program allowing customers to publish and manage Web content.

The Internet hosting and domain registrar has been honored with a range of awards, beyond the Linux distinction. GoDaddy.com was voted ”Best Registrar” by Domain Name Wire recently. Earlier this year, GoDaddy was given the ”Domainers Choice Award for Best Hosting Company - 2008.” Last year, The GoDaddy Group, Inc. appeared on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list.

GoDaddy is also one of the top web host providers in the business and supports more than five million customers and largest domain name registrar, with over 29 million domain names in its portfolio.

GoDaddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. GoDaddy 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. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The GoDaddy Group, Inc. has more than 28 million domain names under management. GoDaddy 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The GoDaddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Nova Scotia, Canada - (Website Hosting Directory) - June 9, 2008 - New update tutorials for web hosting domain registrar, GoDaddy.com, are included in 75 new voice tutorials for three new series, at web hosting tutorial firm, DemoWolf.

The updates include: 14 new voice tutorials for Drupal, 11 new voice tutorials for Gallery, and 47 new Voice tutorials for Fantastico.

In addition, DemoWolf has added 3 new GoDaddy.com Voice tutorials to the Updating DNS, Private Nameserver, and Domain Transfer series of voice tutorials.

Drupal is a popular content management site builder often offered by Linux-based hosts, and available from any host who offers Fantastico, a cPanel-based script auto-installer. For those end-users needing help with using Drupal, these new tutorials will be of great value.

Gallery is also available from within Fantastico, and is a popular photo website builder. It allows end-users to easily create online photo albums and enable others to add to those albums.

Rob Moore, President of DemoWolf noted, ”These new tutorials are similar to the non-voice tutorials released a couple weeks ago, except these new ones have professional voice audio narration included. With voice audio narration, DemoWolf’s flash tutorials are much easier to follow than standard ‘non-voice’ tutorials, and give a more professional appearance for the host that offers them.”

Pricing of the new voice tutorial series ranges from $99.95 for Gallery and Drupal, and $199.95 for the Fantastico series.

Go Daddy is the world’s largest domain name registrar, as well as a leading web hosting company, and is considered a one-stop shop for anyone looking to develop an Internet presence. The company develops most all of its 40-plus products in-house, which keeps prices low. Go Daddy wasawarded the Most Innovative Company in Arizona last year and now serves some 5 million customers world-wide. Go Daddy is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and also has offices in Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, as well as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Denver, Colorado and Washington D.C.

The Go Daddy Group, Inc. is a domain name registrar with more than 27 million domains under management and 24-hour-a-day customer support. More than 4 million customers are serviced by Go Daddy for domain registration, web site hosting, email and related Internet services. Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy also provides a variety of on-demand and other services. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.

DemoWolf has over 1700 ready-made custom branded tutorials for the web hosting industry, including tutorials for cPanel, Plesk, Helm, H-Sphere, Virtuozzo, Direct Admin, Email and FTP applications, Domain Registrars, Private Nameservers, phpMyAdmin, RVSiteBuilder, and many more. DemoWolf is the fastest growing tutorial provider in the industry.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

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Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - June 5, 2008 - GoDaddy’s SSL certificates, have been chosen by major technology suppliers, Dell, Imperva, OPNET and SmugMug.

Dell is an online commerce pioneer and a leader in computer systems and services. Imperva is a leader in application data security. OPNET is a leading provider of solutions for managing networks and applications. SmugMug is a leading photo-sharing site.

Go Daddy SSL Secure Certificates enable a server and a browser to establish a secure, encrypted connection to protect data during transmission. SSL certs are the standard when it comes to protecting important information including, credit card numbers, passwords and social security numbers.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy remarked, ”It’s great to see Dell, Opnet, SmugMug, Imperva and so many other big companies taking advantage of our SSL certificates. All of our customers get the same functionality, stringent vetting standards and reliability as any other cert in the industry. If you could get an identical product for a fraction of the price, why wouldn’t you do it?”

Andy Lark, Vice President of marketing and communications, and head of Dell.com remarked, ”As a company with a strong online presence, security is vital to our success. Privacy and security are an uncompromising commitment we make to millions of customers every day.”

Mark Kraynak, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing at Imperva commented, ”The decision on which certificate provider we chose to use was simple. Go Daddy makes it easy. They have reliable customer support, an excellent product and the price is right.”

These industry heavyweights aren’t the only ones using Go Daddy’s SSL Certificates, smaller businesses see the value as well. In fact, in the latest Netcraft report, Go Daddy showed the largest growth in number of SSL certificates issued.

Mike Prettejohn, Director of Netcraft Ltd. added, ”For four months Go Daddy has continually led all other SSL providers in the number of new certificates issued and has shown the largest overall growth over the past 12 months.”

An SSL Certificate enables encryption of online transactions and communications. GoDaddy.com SSL Certificates are offered in three assurance validation levels: Standard, Deluxe and the new Premium with Extended Validation. All GoDaddy.com certificates offer up to 256-bit encryption.

Recently, Go Daddy’s Founder and CEO, Bob Parsons, is the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree. The University of Baltimore President Robert Bogomolny officially presented Parsons with an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters last week. Parsons was ”hooded” at this year’s commencement ceremony before a standing-room only crowd of about 5,600 people packed into the Lyric Opera Theatre. Present at the festivities, were Mr. Parsons’ mother, brother and sister.

Mr. Parsons served as the keynote speaker for the ceremony in which more than 375 Yale Gordon School of Liberal Arts and Merrick School of Business students graduated. He was interrupted with cheers and laughter more than a dozen times during his fifteen minute address. A Baltimore Sun writer called Parsons’ address ”one of the most rousing of this commencement season.” Others in attendance described it as ”inspiring” and ”refreshing.”

Mr. Parsons founded GoDaddy.com which registers web site addresses and is the world leader almost three times over. While he is a self-taught computer programmer honored for innovation and business savvy, he is perhaps best-known for his marketing genius made famous with his risque 2005 Super Bowl ad. Since that time the media has written extensively about his knack for pushing censorship issues and generating controversy with his advertising year after year.

Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to 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. These include products such as 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 28 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - May 1, 2008 - Web hosting domain registrar, Go Daddy, has debuted the launch of a new media video blog, hosted by its Founder and CEO, Bob Parsons.

”This is not your average corporate communication, nor is it your typical message ‘canned for a Chief Executive Officer representing a world leading company - No, www.BobParsons.tv is an in-your-face, tell-it-like-it-is video blog used to speak directly to customers, employees and even the media. It’s blunt, it’s unvarnished, even irreverent and it’s out there for anyone to see,” proclaims information released by the company.

Go Daddy’s CEO and Founder recently unveiled his latest venture into new media with www.BobParsons.tv, featuring Mr. Parsons’ commentary, invites criticism and addresses topics ranging from Internet industry issues, to business decisions, company controversies or relevant subjects in the news with the help of video clips and other multimedia elements.

Mr. Parsons explained, ”Nobody can speak for me or communicate my thoughts like I do, right? It may be a little rough around the edges and it keeps our legal department on their toes, but posting a video blog, or vlog, is one of the best ways to ensure my message isn’t diluted, convoluted or.. muted.”

Few business leaders provide transparent messages or understand the importance of embracing new technology. Some critics have even questioned the wisdom of letting an executive speak off the cuff and public relation professionals might scoff at publishing an unfiltered message but Parsons sees true value in putting his views ‘on the record.’

In a recent book on blogging, Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online, authors Andy Beal and Dr. Judy Strauss write ”Bob Parsons’ blogging efforts exemplify a radically transparent CEO understands that blogging provides an open and honest connection.”

Mr. Parsons is often referred to as an Internet industry watchdog. His vlog is interactive on all topics - he not only writes it, he personally responds to the reader comments. His original blog, ”Hot Points,” repeatedly ranked as the top CEO blog in the world. The self-taught computer programmer started writing on the Web in late 2004 and used it as a venue for addressing speculation surrounding the company’s first Super Bowl commercial - an ad that eventually triggered a censorship controversy now referenced in marketing textbooks.

Mr. Parsons added, ”It’s just time to try something new. Let’s face it, Web video is already huge - and it’s only going to get bigger.”

This new version also has a new address, using the catchy .TV domain extension. .TV has emerged as a powerful marketing tool and a valuable extension for publishing and viewing video content. As online video continues its rise to Web 2.0 prominence, more and more users have come to rely on .TV domains for their ”daily fix” of web video.

Mr. Parsons concluded, ”We chose the .TV extension for the video blog because it’s the natural home for web video. Dot-TV provides the right platform for marketing, viral video, and entertainment platforms for businesses and people seeking to leverage new media.”

Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to 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. These include products such as 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 28 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Website Hosting Directory) - April 28, 2008 - Web hosting domain registrar, Go Daddy, has been selected by intrusion prevention company,TippingPoint, for its SSL Certificate solution.

The new agreement underscores each company’s commitment to safeguarding data and combating cyber crime through the implementation of the most stringent security standards.

An SSL Certificate, which enables a browser and server to establish a secure, encrypted connection, is the de facto standard for protecting sensitive information from identity theft, hacking and tampering. Businesses, for example, rely on SSL Certificates to thwart hackers from accessing credit card information during online transactions.

James Hamilton, President at TippingPoint noted, ”Both TippingPoint and GoDaddy.com know network security is of paramount importance. The combination of product, price and service made GoDaddy.com SSL Certificates an obvious choice for our networks.”

GoDaddy.com has seen its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) business jump a dramatic 83 percent in the last 16 months. The company, which first started providing the secure certificates in March 2004, is the world’s second largest Certification Authority, according to Netcraft, Ltd.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com noted, ”GoDaddy.com’s SSL Certs provide IT administrators an easy and cost effective way to protect their networks. It just makes sense for a company as committed to online security as TippingPoint to recognize the advantage - our customers get the same functionality, stringent vetting standards and reliability as any other cert in the industry. The difference is GoDaddy.com SSL certs cost a fraction of the price.”

GoDaddy.com offers SSL Certificates with three assurance validation levels: Standard, Deluxe and Premium with Extended Validation. All Go Daddy certificates offer up to 256-bit encryption and are backed with 24/7 customer support.

Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to 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. These include products such as 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 28 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

To learn more about Go Daddy SSL Certificates, please visit: www.godaddy.com/gdshop/ssl/ssl.asp.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 22, 2008 - Web hosting domain registrar, Go Daddy’s representative, Danica Patrick, has become the first woman in history, to win an IndyCar Series race.

Ms. Patrick took the checkered flag at the Japan 300 in Motegi, near Tokyo, in dramatic fashion, finishing more than five seconds ahead of pole-sitter Helio Castroveves after taking the lead with three laps to go. Shortly after leaving the winner’s circle Patrick went online with GoDaddy.com and blogged about her historic victory.

Ms. Patrick explained, ”It’s hard to put into words what it feels like to win. It’s unbelievable. I have worked so hard, for so long, to reach this point. I’m sure it’s going to take a little while for it to sink in.”

Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons never had any doubt about her place in the record books, noting, ”For us, there was never a question of IF Danica could win - we’ve believed in her from day one. She thrives on competition, speed and power. She’s a true competitor.”

Mr. Parsons zeroed in on Patrick’s potential in 2006, when he made her a ”Go Daddy Girl” by signing her as a company spokeswoman. Since then, Patrick has gone on to star in Go Daddy’s revenue generating 2007 and 2008 Super Bowl ads and has been voted IndyCar’s most popular driver.

Mr. Parsons added, ”Go Daddy recognizes Danica as an innovator who is now a part of sports history. We are so happy for her, her team and her whole family.”

Ms. Patrick is a representative for Go Daddy’s products, and her official web site, DanicaRacing.com, is registered and hosted through Go Daddy, allowing her to keep in touch with her fans and the rest of the racing world - no matter how fast she’s moving. Fans can also read more about Patrick’s historic victory by visiting her Go Daddy blog.

This is the Go Daddy Girl’s fourth IndyCar season and her big win came in her 50th IndyCar event. Last year, she finished the season 7th overall and was runner-up in the Detroit race. She made history in 2005 when she scored the best finish by a woman at the Indy 500 and was voted the league’s Rookie of the Year.

Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to 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. These include products such as 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 28 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 17, 2008 - A special designated day to honor Webmasters, has been declared by web hosting domain registrar, Go Daddy, to take place on April 29th as Webmasters’ Day.

Most companies now consider their web site a key aspect of their business plan and bottom line success. According to IDC, two-thirds of small to medium sized business have their Webmaster in-house. Webmasters are typically responsible for the content and stability of Web sites. Having a good Webmaster is invaluable to any company with an online presence. GoDaddy.com has decided to build momentum toward officially honoring these critical professionals.

It’s a move Webmasters organizations applaud and are helping publicize.

Bill Cullifer, Executive Director, World Organization of Webmasters noted, ”We think it’s great Webmasters are being recognized for their efforts. Webmasters are not geeks’ who sit in the server closet, they are integral parts of companies now. During the last ten years, the Internet changed the way we as a society interact. Webmasters are key to Internet development.”

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy commented, ”The Internet wouldn’t be where it is today without this underappreciated group who keep content on the net fresh. I think a day to remind everyone of how vital Webmasters are is way overdue.”

April 29, which falls on Tuesday this year, is a time to celebrate the hard work and dedication Webmasters put in each day. Bake them a cake, give them a gift or send them an e-card.

Mr. Parsons added, ”It’s just the right thing to do for our industry and for hard working Webmaster professionals.”

GoDaddy has created an opportunity to select a card to send to the person responsible for maintaining a business’ web site. Once the card is selected, it will be automatically delivered April 29. There is no cost, nor obligation.

Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to 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. These include products such as 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 28 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

To learn more about webmaster’s day and to select a greeting card, please visit: www.godaddy.com/webmastersday.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - April 11, 2008 - Web hosting domain registrar, Go Daddy, has premiered a new Internationalized Domain Name Service, to enable registration in over 100 native languages.

An IDN is a Web address expressed in a native language, and it’s helping to revolutionize the Internet. In the past, it has been difficult to translate western character domain names to other languages because popular scripts, such as Arabic, Chinese or Cyrillic, contain characters that were not previously supported by web browsers.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com remarked, ”GoDaddy.com is committed to making it easier for consumers all over the world to navigate domain names. With Internationalized Domain Names, users can find what they need in their own language.”

GoDaddy.com has made Internationalized Domain Names available in more than 100 native languages for .com and .net domain names. Go Daddy also plans to make Internationalized Domain Names available in select languages for .info later this month.

Registering an Internationalized Domain Name with GoDaddy.com gives consumers the chance to build a complete Web presence in most any language. That’s because many of the GoDaddy.com products - including Go Daddy web-based Email and web hosting packages - support non-Western language-based characters.

GoDaddy.com Email offers virus protection, spam filtering, phishing fraud protection and 256-bit encryption at no additional charge. GoDaddy.com is the world’s top paid host provider - all its packages feature unparalleled 24×7 Customer Support, world-class data centers and a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee.

Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to 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. These include products such as 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 28 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. GoDaddy.com is also the largest paid hosting provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

To learn more about the new service, please visit: www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/idn.asp.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - March 24, 2008 - Web hosting registrar firm, GoDaddy, as the offshoring of American jobs is once again in the forefront, has made a commitment to keep its workers on American soil.

Responding to news of companies announcing plans to move positions overseas to big government contracts being awarded to European firms, Go Daddy’s pledge comes on the heels of a recent study that indicates offshore spending is on the rise. In a December 2007 news release, Gartner, Inc., an information technology research company, predicted that offshore spending would grow by 40 percent in the U.S. during 2008.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy explained, ”We will not sacrifice quality just because it might save a few dollars. Providing the absolute best customer service has always been one of our hallmarks. It distinguishes us from the competition — always has.”

Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons believes that keeping Go Daddy’s employees local ensures customer care representatives and developers can quickly respond to customer feedback, providing the most responsive support in the business.

Go Daddy is the world’s largest domain name registrar, as well as a leading web hosting company, and is considered a one-stop shop for anyone looking to develop an Internet presence. The company develops most all of its 40-plus products in-house, which keeps prices low. Go Daddy wasawarded the Most Innovative Company in Arizona last year and now serves some 5 million customers world-wide.

While the company is currently evaluating its options for international development, such expansion would not result in a decrease in workers at U.S. offices.

Go Daddy employs more than 1,900 people and the fact it has not offshored a single job is an element that has drawn huge applause from audiences whenever the company’s outspoken CEO speaks publicly.

Mr. Parsons added, ”Go Daddy is first and foremost an American company. What we have here works.”

Go Daddy has been ranked by The Business Journal as One of the Valley’s Best Places to Work for four consecutive years. The company prides itself on its competitive salaries and generous performance rewards. CNN Money has even recognized Go Daddy for its extraordinary perks, which include paying selected employees’ mortgages for a year, giving away expense paid vacations, cars and large screen televisions. Go Daddy pays for the taxes on the prizes it awards too.

Go Daddy is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and also has offices in Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, as well as Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Denver, Colorado and Washington D.C.

The Go Daddy Group, Inc. is a domain name registrar with more than 27 million domains under management and 24-hour-a-day customer support. More than 4 million customers are serviced by Go Daddy for domain registration, web site hosting, email and related Internet services. Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy also provides a variety of on-demand and other services. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.

Scottsdale, Arizona - (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) - March 17, 2008 - The NASCAR Nationwide Series race telecast, at the Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee, was sponsored by web hosting registrar firm, GoDaddy, which aired live on ABC, ESPN and ESPN 2.

The famed Bristol track, widely known as the ”World’s Fastest Half-Mile,” is one of the most popular on the NASCAR circuit, and Go Daddy will be there to deliver all of the excitement, energy and action of race day to fans – from the opening lap to the checkered flag. The Go Daddy name and logo appeared from broadcast segments to the running order, as well as in one of the in-car views.

Bob Parsons, CEO and Founder of GoDaddy.com noted that last year, the series drew millions of TV viewers. Its popularity made the sponsorship an easy decision. Mr. Parsons explained, ”There’s no doubt about it, NASCAR racing is as grassroots American as it gets. It’s fast, fun and a natural fit for Go Daddy.”

Go Daddy first announced its foray into the exciting world of NASCAR in December. That’s when Go Daddy joined with JR Motorsports and Hendrick Motorsports in an agreement that paired the company with one of the sport’s most successful teams - and it’s most popular driver - Dale Earnhardt Jr. Go Daddy is the primary sponsor for the No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series Chevrolets for six races in 2008; the deal also made Earnhardt an official Go Daddy spokesman. Earnhardt will debut the No. 5 Go Daddy Race Car - which he designed - at the Texas Motor Speedway next month. Mark Martin and Ron Fellows will also drive the car in 2008.

In 2007, Go Daddy was the presenting sponsor for the legendary Indy 500 broadcast. The ”NASCAR Nationwide Race from Bristol, Presented by GoDaddy.com,” can be viewed live, Saturday, March 15, on ABC TV at 2 p.m. EDT.

The Go Daddy Group, Inc. is a domain name registrar with more than 22 million domains under management and 24-hour-a-day customer support. More than 4 million customers are serviced by Go Daddy for domain registration, web site hosting, email and related Internet services. Go Daddy is a provider of services designed to enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy also provides a variety of on-demand and other services. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.

For more information about GoDaddy, please visit: www.godaddy.com.