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OUR RESPONSE TO THE FEBRUARY 2002 ISSUE OF
CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE
You may know that in the February 2002 issue of Consumer Reports Magazine, Go Daddy Software, Inc., was mentioned under a column entitled "Leaving a bad taste" which appeared on page 62. In that column the writer talked about various marketers that are trying to take advantage of the September 11th disaster. In the middle of their column they saw fit to display the Go Daddy logo with the following text:
WTCdeathcount.com was "coming soon." When we visited, that address led to an ad for Go Daddy Software.
This makes it look (quite unfairly I should add) like Go Daddy Software is purposely using that terrible domain name to advertise its products. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Here's what did happen: Each and every day thousands of domain names are registered at Go Daddy. Registrations take place through an automated process, and do so on an uncensored basis. This is as it should be, given that we live in a free country. Any name that is registered with us, that is not associated with a web site by its owner, points to what we call a parked page that among other things contains our advertising. That's it and that's all there is to it.
Go Daddy Software did NOT register the name wtcdeathcount.com. Go Daddy doesn't own it. Some individual not affiliated with Go Daddy for reasons we can't even begin to fathom registered it, using our automated registration service. However distasteful the name may be (and we certainly think it is distasteful) it breaks no laws, and the individual who registered it is entitled to the name. Until we read the mention in Consumer Reports Magazine we were not even aware that the name was registered through us or for that matter existed at all. Consumer Reports by the way, didn't bother to call us, didn't bother to ask what the situation was, didn't ask us for a response, none of that. They were far more interested in simply reporting something negative about somebody. And for this, they set their sights on Go Daddy.
Regarding patriotism please know that all of us here at Go Daddy Software are proud to be Americans and love our country. I personally fought as a combat rifleman with the 26th Marines in Viet Nam. I received the Combat Action Ribbon and Purple Heart Medal, among other decorations. After September 11th, Go Daddy was one of the very first companies in our great country to rush forward with a significant cash contribution for the American Red Cross. We were also among the first to voice our support for our President and for everyone victimized by and for those responsible for dealing with that terrible situation.
Unlike some of the others mentioned in the article, who actually had the luxury of being contacted by Consumer Reports prior to the article being published, we will make no apology.
We love our country and believe in our hearts that we've done nothing wrong.
Sincerely,
Go Daddy Software, Inc.
Bob Parsons, President & Founder
I never read the CR article, but that is rather retarted. Is consumer reports that dumb as to think that godaddy made that?
OUR RESPONSE TO THE FEBRUARY 2002 ISSUE OF
CONSUMER REPORTS MAGAZINE
You may know that in the February 2002 issue of Consumer Reports Magazine, Go Daddy Software, Inc., was mentioned under a column entitled "Leaving a bad taste" which appeared on page 62. In that column the writer talked about various marketers that are trying to take advantage of the September 11th disaster. In the middle of their column they saw fit to display the Go Daddy logo with the following text:
WTCdeathcount.com was "coming soon." When we visited, that address led to an ad for Go Daddy Software.
This makes it look (quite unfairly I should add) like Go Daddy Software is purposely using that terrible domain name to advertise its products. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Here's what did happen: Each and every day thousands of domain names are registered at Go Daddy. Registrations take place through an automated process, and do so on an uncensored basis. This is as it should be, given that we live in a free country. Any name that is registered with us, that is not associated with a web site by its owner, points to what we call a parked page that among other things contains our advertising. That's it and that's all there is to it.
Go Daddy Software did NOT register the name wtcdeathcount.com. Go Daddy doesn't own it. Some individual not affiliated with Go Daddy for reasons we can't even begin to fathom registered it, using our automated registration service. However distasteful the name may be (and we certainly think it is distasteful) it breaks no laws, and the individual who registered it is entitled to the name. Until we read the mention in Consumer Reports Magazine we were not even aware that the name was registered through us or for that matter existed at all. Consumer Reports by the way, didn't bother to call us, didn't bother to ask what the situation was, didn't ask us for a response, none of that. They were far more interested in simply reporting something negative about somebody. And for this, they set their sights on Go Daddy.
Regarding patriotism please know that all of us here at Go Daddy Software are proud to be Americans and love our country. I personally fought as a combat rifleman with the 26th Marines in Viet Nam. I received the Combat Action Ribbon and Purple Heart Medal, among other decorations. After September 11th, Go Daddy was one of the very first companies in our great country to rush forward with a significant cash contribution for the American Red Cross. We were also among the first to voice our support for our President and for everyone victimized by and for those responsible for dealing with that terrible situation.
Unlike some of the others mentioned in the article, who actually had the luxury of being contacted by Consumer Reports prior to the article being published, we will make no apology.
We love our country and believe in our hearts that we've done nothing wrong.
Sincerely,
Go Daddy Software, Inc.
Bob Parsons, President & Founder
I never read the CR article, but that is rather retarted. Is consumer reports that dumb as to think that godaddy made that?
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