LiveAuctioneers.com Ceases Business with GoDaddy to Protest Shooting of Elephant

Source: Art Daily

NEW YORK, NY- Julian R. Ellison, CEO of LiveAuctioneers LLC, is speaking out about a recent incident in which another Internet technology executive – Bob Parsons of domain-hosting company GoDaddy.com – killed an elephant in Zimbabwe with a high-powered rifle. Parsons, who is CEO of GoDaddy, enlisted a video crew to tape the entire episode as it happened, then posted it on his corporate website to the accompaniment of a rock music soundtrack. The video has since been edited to delete the frame showing the actual shooting of the elephant, and the AC/DC song “Hell’s Bells” has been removed.

After reading about the elephant slaughter and viewing the video, Ellison issued instructions to his staff to sever all business ties with GoDaddy, which previously provided web hosting for Ellison’s businesses. LiveAuctioneers LLC is the parent company of LiveAuctioneers.com, which provides Internet live-bidding services and support to more than 1,000 auction houses worldwide.

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Win for elephants. (except, of course, the one in the video :0(

I transferred to GoDaddy a few years ago because they were cheaper than register.com, the transfer was a breeze, and renewals have been easy (I have about 25 domain names). They do not host any sites for me.

I was put off, and continue to be put off, by the apparent chauvinism, but chalked that up to a marketing shtick I can live with. Maybe I can live with the hunting video, maybe not. As much as I oppose hunting, I understand its value in certain areas. That said, I'm thinking about my options, and, as far as I can figure, there are none - or at least very few. There seem to be no disinterested evaluations of web hosting services, and, of course, it's more than a little off-putting to read the negative reviews, even if they may constitute a small percentage of consumer opinions about any given service or product provider.

Granted, the opinions of a handful of DUers about a web hosting service is not necessarily any better than what I might find from a Google search, but, what the hell, I have to ask.

What domain registration services are you using? How do you like them? Like meaning some calculation that takes into account service, cost, features, options, etc.

Thanks.

Computer Help and Support Forum: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242

Bravo to you for looking for alternatives to giving your money to such a vile person. :applause:

Their servers use green energy and I have never had a problem over 10yrs.

I'll check it out now.

I was never comfortable with GoDaddy's advertising model and was tired of all of their spam.

Even when checking your dashboard on their site, it was upsell upsell upsell. And their controls themselves were convoluted and confusing.

Their site is designed like it's from 1998.