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I'm a product manager at GoDaddy helping to head up enhancements for web professionals (hackers, web designers, SEO, etc.). I know we've had a checkered past, b

I'm a product manager at GoDaddy helping to head up enhancements for web professionals (hackers, web designers, SEO, etc.). I know we've had a checkered past, but things are drastically changing and we're making huge commitments to the web professional market. I think you'll find a different company emerge over the next few years. It's going to take some time before the outside world sees what the amazing talent inside is coming out with, but it's coming, and it's exciting.

skore 13y ago
> I know we've had a checkered past, but things are drastically changing[...] Wait, how is this supposed to compute? "Checkered past" (= "sleazy business practices to maximize profit") plus this IPO (= "woo! shareholder value!") suddenly equals "enhancements for web professionals"? I'll believe it when I see it.
thenmar 13y ago
So you want us to pretend all that SOPA stuff just didn't happen? Has the leadership changed?
- seancoleman 13y ago
  The leadership has changed. We have a new CEO, and virtually a whole new leadership team.
  - thenmar 13y ago
    Well, I don't think I'll be moving my domains BACK to godaddy, but I hope the improvements deliver anyway.
  - ewillbefull 13y ago
    Didn't godaddy recently seize a mexican protest website because ICE asked them to?
jamesbritt 13y ago
I think you'll find a different company emerge over the next few years. The question I think many people have is, why hasn't this change already happened? Otherwise this just sounds like some skeevy boyfriend moaning, "No, baby, I'll change, I swear, don't leave me. It's going to be different this time." Over year ago I went to some local hackfesty thing which, after I got settled in, turned out to have GoDaddy as a sponsor. The GoDaddy rep talked about how they're all different now, all new management, etc. But it still smelled of geekwashing. I left at the first break. The site is still the same, the ads are still cringe-inducing. And now you say the change is still yet to come. You need a better story.
ereckers 13y ago
The last time I checked near half of YC companies were using some Godaddy services so you guys can't be all that bad.
- mctx 13y ago
  They probably just can't figure out how to use the site's horrible UI to transfer out
bashinator 13y ago
So you're ditching the incredibly sleazy and offensive advertising?
- wj 13y ago
  I believe they did that with the ownership change last year.
- seancoleman 13y ago
  Yes, it has all stopped.
  - bashinator 13y ago
    Good. The 2013 Superbowl ad in particular just made me feel embarrassed for you folks.

skore 13y ago

> I know we've had a checkered past, but things are drastically changing[...] Wait, how is this supposed to compute? "Checkered past" (= "sleazy business practices to maximize profit") plus this IPO (= "woo! shareholder value!") suddenly equals "enhancements for web professionals"? I'll believe it when I see it.

thenmar 13y ago

So you want us to pretend all that SOPA stuff just didn't happen? Has the leadership changed?

seancoleman 13y ago
The leadership has changed. We have a new CEO, and virtually a whole new leadership team.
- thenmar 13y ago
  Well, I don't think I'll be moving my domains BACK to godaddy, but I hope the improvements deliver anyway.
- ewillbefull 13y ago
  Didn't godaddy recently seize a mexican protest website because ICE asked them to?

jamesbritt 13y ago

I think you'll find a different company emerge over the next few years. The question I think many people have is, why hasn't this change already happened? Otherwise this just sounds like some skeevy boyfriend moaning, "No, baby, I'll change, I swear, don't leave me. It's going to be different this time." Over year ago I went to some local hackfesty thing which, after I got settled in, turned out to have GoDaddy as a sponsor. The GoDaddy rep talked about how they're all different now, all new management, etc. But it still smelled of geekwashing. I left at the first break. The site is still the same, the ads are still cringe-inducing. And now you say the change is still yet to come. You need a better story.

ereckers 13y ago

The last time I checked near half of YC companies were using some Godaddy services so you guys can't be all that bad.

mctx 13y ago
They probably just can't figure out how to use the site's horrible UI to transfer out

bashinator 13y ago

So you're ditching the incredibly sleazy and offensive advertising?

wj 13y ago
I believe they did that with the ownership change last year.
seancoleman 13y ago
Yes, it has all stopped.
- bashinator 13y ago
  Good. The 2013 Superbowl ad in particular just made me feel embarrassed for you folks.