Business Services Industry

'Go Daddy Connections' Empowers Businesses with Online Networking

Business Wire, Nov 2, 2007

New Virtual Community a Big Boost for Business Owners Seeking an Online Edge

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- If knowledge is power, GoDaddy.com is about to make a huge difference in the lives of business owners with its new Go Daddy Connections networking site. The new interactive resource provides a virtual community for social and business networking, and the best aspect is the power of its base - many millions strong. Go Daddy Connections will 'connect' Go Daddy's 4.6 million customers in a way that promotes the valuable exchange of helpful information, feedback and ideas to better leverage their business assets.

GoDaddy.com is already a world leader when it comes to helping small and medium-sized businesses with Web names, tools, products and support. Now, Go Daddy Connections offers a valuable online community linking business owners and all like-minded Go Daddy customers at no cost. Topics, articles and forums run the gamut but one of the key elements is how to get the most out of your business... online!

"Small and midsize business owners have questions about running their business online and Go Daddy Connections gives them a place to interact and exchange ideas with other business owners," said GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. "In today's world, if you aren't online, you aren't staying competitive - for yourself or your customers."

By the end of the year, according to research firm IDC, roughly 69 percent of small businesses, or 4.5 million firms, will have an online presence. That's an increase of more than a quarter million over last year and you can expect many of these owners will look for ways to get more return on investment with their online presence.

Go Daddy Connections makes it easy for customers to identify important topics, educate themselves and others on business methods or practices, plus share relevant topical data with one another. Users can also rate and provide feedback on the site, as well as promote their own businesses.

To get more out of your online business, visit www.GoDaddyConnections.com.

About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.

Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration and Web site hosting services, as well as a broad array of on-demand and other services. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 24 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every 1.3 seconds. GoDaddy.com is the world's No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world's largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2006, The Go Daddy Group registered approximately one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info.

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