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Godaddy?s Ads Bomb According To USA TODAY Ad Meter - The Domains
As you all know Godaddy.com ran 2 ads during the SuperBowl. According to USA Today's Ad Meter which tracks viewers opinions of all the ads on the big game,  Godaddy's commercial's fumbled the ball. Out of the 63 commercials  USA Today tracks, the Godaddy.com ad featuring Danica Patrick getting a message, ranked 63rd while its other commer... Read more from The Domains

Get Your Own URL Shortener with YOURLS - Domain Name Wire
Brand yourself with customized URL shortener. It has always bothered me that URL shorteners are taking over the web.As many people have pointed out, your entire linking history is subject to the lifeline of a third party service.And with many URL shorteners operating on questionable country code domain names, the risks are prevalent. This weekend I set out ... Read more from Domain Name Wire

Survey: Price, Security Most Important When Choosing Domain Registrar - Domain Name Wire
A look at selling points for domain name registrars. Price and security are the most important characteristics customers consider when choosing a domain name registrar, according to a survey of over 500 people in the 5th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey. 171 respondents selected the security of their domain names at the registrar as the most important factor,... Read more from Domain Name Wire

CNN en Espanol: News Network Wants CNN.es Domain Name - Domain Name Wire
News network wants Spanish domain name. Cable News Network, aka CNN, wants to get its hands on the CNN.es domain name.There's just one problem: it was registered back in 2005.So the company has filed a domain dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization to try to get the domain name. At the time of writing CNN.es doesn't resolve to a we... Read more from Domain Name Wire

Google Ad Gets Lots of Love and Godaddy Jumps the Shark with Super Bowl Ads - Domain Name News
Now that the Super Bowl game's 'Brand Bowl' is finished, the polls and opinions are popping up everywhere. This year there seems to be a lot more  reactions and buzz bubbling on the internet, more so than in year's past, thanks in part to social media sites. Who had the cleverest ads? Who was the funniest?  Facebook, Youtube and Twi... Read more from Domain Name News