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Go Daddy Patent Shows Interest In Generating and Selling Business Cards With Domain Name Registration
The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has filed for two patents that are related to generating and ordering business cards as domain names are registered. The business cards would be offered in print and/or electronic format. The patents were filed on September 2, 2008 and were published today.
Should VistaPrint be worried? I believe they should be because Go Daddy is one of the top most used companies for domain name registration. Electronically generating business cards through Go Daddy eliminates a few steps for business owners that want them. [Domain Name Wire]
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GoDaddy CEO Bob Parson Buys Cher’s House In Hawaii
Above is a picture of a house that Bob Parsons, GoDaddy CEO bought in Hawaii. Parsons bought the property on the main island in Hawaii as part of an auction. Parsons reportedly paid $8.72 million for the property. Cher originally bought the property for $2.9 million in 2004. [WSJ via Domain News Wire]
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AutoTech Roundup: Nissan Juke, Kia Ray Concept, Danica Patrick Wrecks Car At NASCAR Debut, Saab’s $545M Loan, Musk Flying Around In Private Jet
Nissan Juke
Nissan has released official images of the Nissan Juke. At the front of the Juke, there is six pairs of lights including head lamps, fog lights, and large round auxiliary lights. The interior is inspired by a fuel tank of a motorcycle too [CNET].
Kia Ray Concept
Below is a picture of the Kia Ray, a natural gas-powered vehicle that debuted at the Chicago Auto Show. Under the glass hood is a 153 horsepower and 1.4 liter direct-injection engine [AutoMobileBlog].
Patrick Crashes GoDaddy Car In 12 Car Pileup
In her debut at the NASCAR Nationwide race, Danica Patrick crashed the GoDaddy Chevy Impala in a 12 car pile-up.
Saab Approved For $545 Million Loan
Saab has been approved for a $545 million loan. “We are extremely pleased with the decision by the EIB as this was a crucial component in enabling the acquisition of Saab to proceed. Months of hard work have paid off, said Victor Muller, Spyker’s CEO. “We cannot wait to close this transaction now as soon as practically possible. We extend our gratitude to the EIB officials who have worked relentlessly to make this happen.” [eGMcarTech]
Musk Flying Around In Private Jet
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk flew his private jet to Washington D.C. over 12 times since last year according to Autospies. Some of these trips were intended to request government public financing. This is ironic because GM, Chrysler, and Ford executives were heavily criticized by members of Congress for doing the same thing. Musk flew in a Dassault Falcon 900 and landed in Washington in mid-June of 2009. Around that time is when Tesla was given a $465 million loan from the DoE. Tesla is planning to raise an additional $100 million in an IPO. [AutoSpies]
Go Daddy Earns $750 Million In 2009 Revenue
Domain name registration company GoDaddy.com earned $750 million in revenue this past year according to CEO Bob Parsons. Go Daddy started only about 10 years ago and the company did not raise any venture capital thus far. Go Daddy employs about 2,400 people and is actively hiring people. About 1,600 of those 2,400 people work in customer service. The company has roughly 32,000 active reseller accounts and they host over 3.8 million websites.
In terms of domain name registration, Go Daddy has at least one domain name registered every second of the day. GoDaddy has about 33.5 million domains registered. Wild West Domains, its reseller subsidiary has around 3.3 million domains registered.
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