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Go Daddy Rolls out the Red Carpet for Webmasters

Business Wire, April 16, 2008

Declares April 29 Webmasters' Day

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Who do you frantically call when your Web site has a problem? Who do contact when you need updates to your Web site? It's your Webmaster - a versatile professional who saves the day time and time again.

If newspaper carriers, cartoonists, doctors and hairstylists all have their own day, it's time for Webmasters to receive the same recognition. That's why, to honor the professionals responsible for the content on Web sites across the world, GoDaddy.com is declaring April 29 Webmasters' Day.

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Most companies now consider their Web site a key aspect of their business plan and bottom line success. According to IDC, two-thirds of small to medium-sized business have their Webmaster in-house. Webmasters are typically responsible for the content and stability of Web sites. Having a good Webmaster is invaluable to any company with an online presence. GoDaddy.com has decided to build momentum toward officially honoring these critical professionals.

It's a move Webmasters organizations applaud and are helping publicize.

"We think it's great Webmasters are being recognized for their efforts. Webmasters are not 'geeks' who sit in the server closet, they are integral parts of companies now," said Bill Cullifer, Executive Director, World Organization of Webmasters. "During the last ten years, the Internet changed the way we as a society interact. Webmasters are key to Internet development."

"The Internet wouldn't be where it is today without this underappreciated group who keep content on the 'net fresh," GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons said. "I think a day to remind everyone of how vital Webmasters are is way overdue."

April 29, which falls on Tuesday this year, is a time to celebrate the hard work and dedication Webmasters put in each day. Bake them a cake, give them a gift or send them an e-card.

Anyone can go to www.GoDaddy.com/WebmastersDay and select a card to send to the person responsible for their Web site. Once you select your card, it will be automatically delivered April 29. There is no cost, nor obligation.

"It's just the right thing to do for our industry and for hard working Webmaster professionals," Parsons said.

For more information about Webmasters' Day, visit: www.GoDaddy.com/WebmastersDay.

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 plans and Web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce Web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 28 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. 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 2007, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all domain names registered in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.

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Business Services Industry

Go Daddy Rolls out the Red Carpet for Webmasters

Business Wire, April 16, 2008

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