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Previous discussion/accusation here (~ 2 years ago): http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326790 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326790 ICANN investigated
by bg_info_guy 14y ago
Previous discussion/accusation here (~ 2 years ago):
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326790 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2326790
ICANN investigated (generally, not godaddy specifically) 3 years ago, no evidence was found:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090807/0048175795.shtml http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090807/0048175795.shtml
GoDaddy's own support background here:
http://support.godaddy.com/godaddy/you-can-trust-go-daddy-with-your-domain-searches/ http://support.godaddy.com/godaddy/you-can-trust-go-daddy-wi...
The current CEO of GoDaddy is not Bob Parsons (the "elephant hunter"). GoDaddy was sold to a group of investors this year and Parsons stepped down shortly after:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304584004576420372308902058.html http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405270230458400457642...
Warren Adelman took over for Parsons last year, followed by current CEO Scott Wagner who took over this month as interim CEO:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/30/godaddy-ceo-steps-down-scott-wagner-named-interim-ceo/ http://techcrunch.com/2012/07/30/godaddy-ceo-steps-down-scot...