Reglikedomain industry desk

GoDaddy plans IPO

As I speculated last December, domain registrar GoDaddy appears to be gearing up for an initial public offering.

News notes today, counting this one at MarketWatch, suggest that GoDaddy could be valued at a quarter billion dollars when it hits the markets. Analysts estimate that GoDaddy’s revenue jumped from under $1M in 2000 to over $75M in 2004 — that’s quite a growth rate!

It will be interesting to see how the firm changes during this process. GoDaddy President Bob Parsons is not one to keep his lips sealed but will have to do so during the so-called “quiet period”. Parsons might also find himself in a position where he needs to keep his political views separate from the firm. His blog has featured stories regarding divisive issues like torture.

Here are some recent articles at Reglike regarding GoDaddy:
–Is GoDaddy violating ICANN’s transfer policy?
–GoDaddy’s TDNAM testing extended auctions
–GoDaddy ad approved for Super Bowl
–Survey: GoDaddy top registrar, eNom tops for big players
–Is GoDaddy typosquatting?

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Other reporting from the domain desk.

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