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GoDaddy Super Bowl TV ad among most-watched

Along with Bud Light Lime, GoDaddy.com Super Bowl commercial was seen by the most viewers (103.2 million), as reported by The Nielsen Company. The company has also reported an increase in new customers following the exposure.

FuseMail’s Webmail version 3 goes beta

FuseMail has released the beta version of their third Webmail version. Unveiled at the 2009 Parallels Summit in Las Vegas, the newest version provide their users a better in-browser experience as well as web 2.0 features. The software is already made available to 60 to 70 percent of its customers.

GoDaddy gains new customers after Super Bowl ad

GoDaddy reported a 10% increase in new customers after their 2009 Super Bowl campaign, aired after the final 2-minute warning. The commercial features an IndyCar driver Danica Patrick in the Shower. While the ad caused some controversy, GoDaddy stated two out of three women liked the ad.

.TEL restrictions loosened

The registration of .TEL domains has been loosened by UK-based registry operator Telnic Limited. Consumers can now buy a .TEL domain without auctions or waiting lists. The domain extension was launched on December 3 of last year, with trademark owners being given the opportunity to register domains for $399 each. The widely accessible registration of […]

eWebGuru’s reseller hosting plan goes unlimited. Or not.

An unlimited reseller hosting plan is now available at eWebGuru. The plan is supposed to apply for both Linux and Windows and carry no restrictions for either bandwidth or disk space. However, in spite of the press release, company ‘s website does not reflect the news, neither as a form of the announcement, nor in […]

GoDaddy’s Super Bowl aftermath

In the aftermath of the Super Bowl, you may be wondering if the GoDaddy commercials paid off. According to a carefully worded press release, over 60% of people polled “loved” the Shower commercial, starring Danica Patrick. In Shower, Danica Patrick and another woman are controlled by three teenage boys to share a shower together. The […]

CDNetworks forms hosting partnership with SourceForge

Content delivery network CDNetworks is now providing mirror sites for SourceForge.net, a software development website carrying more than 180,000 projects with over 1.9 million registered users. According to reports, CDNetworks will be providing services to SourceForge.net free of charge.

Netfirms teams up with Facebook

In the ever-increasing industry of web hosting, it takes more than an established domain name to get and keep customers. It takes providing the customer with added value. Enter Netfirms. Netfirms was created in 1998 as a domain registrar and web host, and currently serves the US and Canada markets. Unlike common gimmicks of the […]

GoDaddy.com leads in SSL certificate release numbers

According to NetCraft’s report, domain registrar GoDaddy has issued more new SSL certificates than any other provider in 2008. A total of 220,000 new SSL certificates were issued last year and the famous domain registrar was responsible for over 100,000 of them (47% of the market share).

.PRO domains – five times as popular

The number of registrations of a .PRO domain extension has increased more than five times during the past couple of months when the eligibility restrictions became more flexible. Designed for professionals, the process of acquiring such a domain required lengthy examination of credentials before ICANN approved RegistryPro’s wishes to expand the domain’s availability.