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December, 2006
Me and O.J. -- If WE did it.
Unless you've been living in a cave, you are aware of the fiasco surrounding the O.J. Simpson "If I Did It" tell all, where...
Fri, December 1 2006 (348 comments)
November, 2006
Starting a new business isn't easy. How to go broke without losing your smile.
The most frequent question I get on my weekly "Life OnLine" podcast goes something like this: "I want to be in business for...
Mon, November 27 2006 (96 comments)
The secret John D. Rockefeller used to build Standard Oil. It's simple. Putting it to work in your business.
Here is one of the most popular articles that has ever appeared on this blog. Given the timeless value of Mr....
Mon, November 13 2006 (87 comments)
Happy 231st Birthday Marines! See Go Daddy's annual tribute here! Video from Zimbabwe. I want your Super Bowl ad input.
It is with great pride that I present our annual birthday tribute to the United States Marine Corps. November 10th...
Fri, November 10 2006 (95 comments)
October, 2006
2 new Go Daddy GirlŪ commercials! Plus hilarious Internet-only cuts. I get accused of going too far -- again. See it all here.
Out of Africa. I just returned this past Sunday from a 21-day safari in Zimbabwe, Africa. It's a beautiful place that...
Sat, October 21 2006 (152 comments)
September, 2006
Meet our new Go Daddy GirlŪ. She's sexy, hot and blazing fast! I go to the Arctic Circle. Brrr. Free Go Daddy ringtones.
Our new Go Daddy Girl is sexy, hot and fast! I'm proud to announce that GoDaddy.com has signed the newest Go Daddy Girl....
Fri, September 15 2006 (223 comments)
August, 2006
Go Daddy pulls its IPO filing! Why I decided to pull it.
At 2 PM today (Tuesday, August 8, 2006) I announced at a meeting broadcast to Go Daddy's 1200+ employees that The Go Daddy...
Tue, August 8 2006 (257 comments)
July, 2006
"Robert, they can't eat you!" My rules for success in business and life in general.
Best of the Blog. Of all the articles I've written for my Blog, this was the most popular. I've received many comments...
Thu, July 6 2006 (206 comments)
Go Daddy's birthday card to America. Plus our tribute to the United States Marine Corps.
Our special 4th of July message. I am proud to call the United States of America home. I am prouder still to call...
Mon, July 3 2006 (48 comments)
June, 2006
35 million names registered in May. Only 8% of registrations were paid. 32 million were part of a scam. It's called "domain kiting."
Domain kiting continues out of control! The numbers are now in for May 2006 and the domain kiting problem continues to rage...
Wed, June 21 2006 (126 comments)
May, 2006
35 million names registered in April. 32 million were part of a kiting scheme. A serious problem gets worse.
Out of 35 million names -- 32 million were part of a kiting scheme. During the month of April 2006, a little more than 35...
Thu, May 11 2006 (320 comments)
April, 2006
The add/drop scheme. How millions of .COM names are used but never paid for.
"Add/drop" abuse is everybody's problem. We Americans have a big problem - actually it's everybody's problem -- and it has...
Fri, April 21 2006 (224 comments)
EURid denies .EU landrush abuse. These guys couldn't spin a top.
The EURid Registry responds. On Tuesday, Patrik Linden the spokesman for the EURid Registry responded to my allegations of...
Wed, April 12 2006 (118 comments)
The .EU Landrush fiasco. New facts emerge. It's worse than we thought!
The .EU Landrush is riddled with problems. In my prior blog article I described the fiasco and gaming that has taken place...
Tue, April 11 2006 (91 comments)
The .EU landrush fiasco. A bumbling registry allows Europe's very own domain name to be highjacked!
Europe's .EU domain is being hijacked! What happens when you match an inept registry with crafty businessmen? The answer...
Sun, April 9 2006 (253 comments)
Big ideas. The easy way I discovered to make them happen.
Small improvements are key. Big ideas are cool. One of my 16 rules for doing business is to try to improve each and every...
Mon, April 3 2006 (83 comments)
February, 2006
2 Super Bowl spots today! See ad & web only cut here! Plus all rejected ads.
Super Bowl Sunday is finally here! We're going to have one 30 second ad that will run twice in today's Super Bowl. We'll...
Sun, February 5 2006 (254 comments)
Our Super Bowl ad gets approved. See it plus rejects here. ABC makes us an offer we can't refuse.
ABC has made us an offer we couldn't refuse. This afternoon we received a phone call from ABC and were made an offer we...
Fri, February 3 2006 (180 comments)
Go Daddy's Super Bowl Ad Is Approved! See the approved ad and our rejected ads here! We buy a second spot.
It's approved! This morning ABC informed us that our ad for this year's Super Bowl was approved. Our ad will show in the...
Thu, February 2 2006 (108 comments)
Still no decision on our 14th and final Super Bowl ad. See rejected ads and storyboards here!
There's still no decision. Today, although they promised to do so, ABC did not get back to us with a decision on our 14th...
Wed, February 1 2006 (38 comments)
January, 2006
Super Bowl ad deadline looming. #13 rejected by ABC. There's still hope. See the Internet only version of "Window Washer" here.
Today we had our 13th submission for a Go Daddy advertisement for this year's Super Bowl rejected by ABC. We're going...
Fri, January 27 2006 (131 comments)
10th Super Bowl submission rejected. Good news and bad news. See the Internet only version of "Window Washer" here.
Good News and Bad News. First the bad news: We learned Friday that ABC has rejected our 10th submission for a commercial...
Tue, January 17 2006 (229 comments)
See the Internet version of our NFC Playoff Game "Window Washer" ad here!
To see the Internet only version of "Window Washer" click here:...
Fri, January 6 2006 (145 comments)
Outrageous Ads. Our new ad for the NFC playoff games. Super Bowl Blues.
Every once and a while I see a news article on the net that is very cool. CNNMoney recently did one called 14 Outrageous...
Wed, January 4 2006 (46 comments)