GoDaddy accused of interfering with anti-SOPA exodus

[Greenguy]

I had 2 domains there. One I was able to transfer with no problems. The other had an incorrect address on it, so I made the changes & tried again. Then they tell me that I have to wait TWO months before I can transfer it due to the changes?????

[The Epic]

Originally Posted by Greenie

I had 2 domains there. One I was able to transfer with no problems. The other had an incorrect address on it, so I made the changes & tried again. Then they tell me that I have to wait TWO months before I can transfer it due to the changes?????

Was that recent? I believe they used to do that quoting it was due to identity protection, but I think they stopped doing that since. Although I know if you register a new one there is a waiting period.

Two months though is bullshit because if you're domain is coming up for renewal within two months it basically fucks you into paying them for another year.

[Useless]

Nothing to do with domain transfers, but check out this article. Just shows how scummy and clever GoDaddy can be.

http://yoast.com/godaddy-link-building/

GoDaddy’s spammy link building techniques

Over the last few months, I've seen GoDaddy rise up in the rankings for a lot of hosting related terms. At first I suspected they were finally using their very strong domain in a smart way, but then I noticed they ranked for terms I know you can't rank for without a lot of external links, no matter how strong your domain. Let me tell you how I figured out that they got those external links by embedding links in their clients websites.

It's written by Yoast, the creator of the WordPress SEO plugin.