Why You Shouldn't Use Godaddy...

Discussion in 'General Business' started by infodude, Mar 13, 2008.

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    Why Some People Are Saying You Shouldn't Use Godaddy...

    I just read a Mediapost article By Tameka Kee (Referring to a Wired
    blog by Kevin Poulsen):


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    It may not be if you have GoDaddy as your hosting service. The domaining company recently took down a site called RateMyCop.com on grounds that stink of censorship, according to Kevin Poulsen.

    RateMyCop.com allows users to rate and comment on the uniformed officers in their community, and "GoDaddy unceremoniously pulled-the-plug on the site in the wake of outrage from criticism-leery cops," Poulsen said. In an interview, site founder Gino Sesto said he received conflicting statements from GoDaddy about why his site had been taken down, ranging from alleged "suspicious activity," to a claim that the site had passed its three-terabyte bandwidth limit--which Sesto says is impossible.

    The startup garnered media interest this week, as cops around the country complained that they'd be put at risk by having their info (just names and badge numbers) in one database, or face "unfair maligning" by disgruntled citizens. And Poulsen says that GoDaddy caved under the pressure. "Unfortunately for [RateMyCop.com], the company it chose for hosting is known to be quick to censor its customers," Poulsen says.



    Some are saying this is yet another example of GoDaddy imposing draconian
    censorship measures which are completely outside their responsibilities as a hosting provider.

    I myself use them and never had any problems.
     
    infodude, Mar 13, 2008 IP
  2. pipsbank

    pipsbank Banned

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    Yeah me too, have been using Godaddy for the past 3 months and it works well with me.
    But to host a bigger site, Godaddy is not the best place
     
    pipsbank, Mar 13, 2008 IP
  3. Laceygirl

    Laceygirl Notable Member

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    The guy must not be smart.

    godaddy hosting. LOL, what a waste of money.
     
    Laceygirl, Mar 13, 2008 IP
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    thekramershow Banned

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    Wahhhhhhhhhhh - rules...

    Wahhhhhhhhhhh - TOS . . .

    Read about them.
     
    thekramershow, Mar 13, 2008 IP
  5. travinb

    travinb Peon

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    Godaddy is just not meant for people who know the Internet well .. I guess even they are just targetting the regular guys luring em with those superbowl (aha) ads...

    like always ts best to keep domains and hosting separate.. and if possible get domains with those who are stable but still has some catching up to do in terms of numbers..
     
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  6. seo4china

    seo4china Well-Known Member

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    I use Godaddy to register domain names (got about 80 with them), but NEVER for web hosting.
     
    seo4china, Mar 13, 2008 IP
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    Same here. No intent to try their hosting at all.
     
    BuckBuck, Mar 13, 2008 IP
  8. mentos

    mentos Prominent Member

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    Their web hosting is fast and great
     
    mentos, Mar 13, 2008 IP
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    PRC Well-Known Member

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    I have not trid them for hosting, but for domains they are great.
     
    PRC, Mar 13, 2008 IP