GoDaddy Acquires Web Hosting Service Media Temple

Posted by danielzeevi under Technology
From http://dashburst.com 3845 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on October 22, 2013 9:44 pm

In a major shakeup to the Web hosting landscape, GoDaddy, the worlds largest domain name registrar and Web hosting provider, has acquired Media Temple.

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Written by lyceum
3838 days ago

Heather: Thanks for your comment and information about Anita Campbell's post on this issue. I will read it. It is a bit fascinating how users could have an opinion on this kind of deal. Will they vote with their wallets?

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Written by lyceum
3838 days ago

Emory Rowland: Thanks for your input. Isn't GoDaddy one of the biggest domain name providers in the United States of America? Does they have more difficult renewal rules than other companies?

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Written by lyceum
3838 days ago

Why did GoDaddy buy Media Temple?

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Written by HeatherStone
3838 days ago

Hi Martin,

BizSugar's sister site, Small Business Trends, has a post on this too. Media Temple hosts for some very big companies like the Wall Street Journal, but smaller businesses use their services too. Essentially, the company appeals to a much more technical Web developer audience than GoDaddy has traditionally. And that seems to be the audience GoDaddy hopes to court with this move. I suggest you read Anita Campbell's article as well for additional insight.

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Written by clickfire
3838 days ago

I think Godaddy is trying to shed their previous image and rebrand as a more serious business solutions destination.

I'm not sure what they mean by "GoDaddy's cryptic domain renewal policies"

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