eWEEK Chases Down Google-GoDaddy Story
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Clint Boulton runs with Domain Name Wire speculation and digs for the facts.
Citing Domain Name Wire’s speculation of a possible Google acquisition of GoDaddy , eWEEK writer Clint Boulton chased down Bob Parsons and a few analysts to vet the theory.
In Boulton’s article, Google-GoDaddy Marriage on Tap?, Parsons alludes to an expanding relationship with Google:
When asked whether Google and GoDaddy are working on expanding their existing relationship or discussing a union, GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons told eWEEK August 27: “I have no comment on that, but I’d like to.”
Parsons noted that GoDaddy remains the “back end for the Google Apps for Your Domains” offering. Moreover, Parsons said GoDaddy provides Google AdWords opportunities to millions of customers, as well as “tools they can use to optimize their Web sites for Google.”
Asked if Google and GoDaddy are making a lot of money from this practice, Parsons said, “I know Google likes it.”
Although Parsons talked, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) wouldn’t take the bait, instead only responding with a generic statement about the value of partnerships.
GoDaddy is the world’s largest registrar, with about 20 million domain names under management. It has filed for dozens of patents covering everything from helping an entrepreneur launch a business to VoIP to email management. It also filed for a patent that is right up Google’s alley: presenting search results based in part on the reputation of the domain name and its owner.
Andrew,
Did you provide the RumCakes.com example given in the article?
That’s Frank Schilling’s domain as I’m sure you know.
It was just amusing that the article discussed GoDaddy using the Google ad feed for their Parked domains and then referred to RumCakes.com as an example.
It’s amusing because from reading Frank’s blog, I believe he uses the Yahoo ad feed.
But maybe I’m mistaken.
Nice article and great for you to be mentioned throughout.
Patrick
Patrick, you are absolutely correct. I was explaining parked domains in general, unrelated to GoDaddy, and RumCakes.com popped into my mind because Frank always talks about it. And yes, as it came out in the story it may be a bit confusing because — as you point out - it’s not a GoDaddy parked page and it uses Yahoo’s feed.
Nice! As a GoDaddy customer, I would welcome an acquisition by Google as I believe it would greatly benefit both companies.
Ditto. Maybe Google could help make GoDaddy’s interface more user friendly.
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