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So, I'm a bit curious @dag or @lucky760, who handles the domain registration for Videosift? Not that you have to worry, I'm sure there's absolutely no infringing material to be found here.

Two things that irritate me a bit about this commentary:

a) they gloss over the fact that GoDaddy was involved (some say their legal department directly, others say via lobbyists) in writing the draft AND they are themselves exempt from SOPA, and

b) didn't TYT have a GoDaddy affiliate program at one point? Is it still active? If so, are they going to drop it in response?

For some reason, I expected a bit more of TYT on this count.

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Two things that irritate me a bit about this commentary:
a) they gloss over the fact that GoDaddy was involved (some say their legal department directly, others say via lobbyists) in writing the draft AND they are themselves exempt from SOPA, and
b) didn't TYT have a GoDaddy affiliate program at one point? Is it still active? If so, are they going to drop it in response?
For some reason, I expected a bit more of TYT on this count.


well, if godaddy is partnering with youngturks, i'd say holy crap, good job, turks, for supporting the truth despite the fact that you're sponsored by godaddy. however, i imagine that's no longer the case, considering what they've said here.

Good for Wikipedia and everyone else that is making a stand. Now if it would only do something. Hopefully, there are enough businesses involved that can feel direct impacts that it might make a difference. But, it has to happen quick.

Otherwise, people will get their little shock and surprise on the Internet when it passes and goes into affect. Then I can only hope that people really will begin to crack down and boycott the big boys in this pissing contest--hopefully that doesn't have to happen, because it'll take around five years just to get it overturned, if possible and if people even care.

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VideoSift is not registered with Godaddy - but we do have some other domains with them. I should transfer them out.>> ^therealblankman:

So, I'm a bit curious @dag or @lucky760, who handles the domain registration for Videosift? Not that you have to worry, I'm sure there's absolutely no infringing material to be found here.

A lot of the reports covering this event fail to clarify the difference between domain registration and web hosting.

A domain registration is when you pay a fee for the rights to use a name for a web site.

A web host is where the physical site actually lives.

Companies such as GoDaddy offer both registration and hosting but that is a matter of preference and convenience. Typically, the cost of registering a domain is less than hosting but I know this can vary.

My point being, I wonder how many sites will move their hosting from GD. It would seem that would be a bigger hot to the wallet than a domain transfer.

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>> ^srd:

Two things that irritate me a bit about this commentary:
a) they gloss over the fact that GoDaddy was involved (some say their legal department directly, others say via lobbyists) in writing the draft AND they are themselves exempt from SOPA, and
b) didn't TYT have a GoDaddy affiliate program at one point? Is it still active? If so, are they going to drop it in response?
For some reason, I expected a bit more of TYT on this count.


He did mention this on the show the next day that they did indeed once get sponsorship from GoDaddy, however they have since ceased this arrangement with them (well before the SOPA thing started).