[clue] dec29th = leave GoDaddy [politics/SOPA]

[Mike Bean]

That was fast!   Whoh!   Is there a press release or did I just miss it?
Gizmodo does have a somewhat -spotted- history in terms of journalistic
integrity, I should've considered that they might have missed it.

Bean

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 12:30 PM, <dennisjperkins at comcast.net> wrote:

> They've backpedaled and said they no loner support SOPA.
>
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> *From: *"Mike Bean" <beandaemon at gmail.com>
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> *Sent: *Friday, December 23, 2011 10:15:27 AM
> *Subject: *[clue] dec29th = leave GoDaddy [politics/SOPA]
>
>
> Thinking about the subject, occurred to me that there are some clue-bies
> with some pretty strong feelings about SOPA.  Strong enough to put your
> money where your mouth is?
> (Provided of course that anyone has sites/domain names on GoDaddy)
>
> http://gizmodo.com/5870779/december-29th-is-leave-godaddy-day
>
>
> ****************************************************************************
> December 29th Is Leave GoDaddy Day
>
> Congress pitches awful bill <http://gizmodo.com/sopa>. Dozens of
> companies support awful bill<http://gizmodo.com/5870241/presented-without-comment-every-single-company-supporting-sopa-the-awful-internet-censorship-law>.
> One of those companies is the reviled, asshole-ish GoDaddy. GoDaddy
> dismisses<http://gizmodo.com/5870559/as-if-you-needed-another-reason-to-hate-fcking-godaddy>criticism. Internet decides it doesn't
> need<http://theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/12/reasons-not-upset-reddit/46601/>GoDaddy. Let's do this.
>
> The idea of an organized GoDaddy domain walkout, prompted by lolcat baron Ben
> Huh<http://gizmodo.com/5870638/lolcat-kingpin-threatens-giant-boycott-against-godaddys-sopa-lust>and community
> organization on Reddit<http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/nmnie/godaddy_supports_sopa_im_transferring_51_domains/?limit=500>,
> is a damn good one. GoDaddy has already rolled its eyes at the idea of a
> boycott in a note to ArsTechnica:
>
> Go Daddy has received some emails that appear to stem from the boycott
> prompt, but we have not seen any impact to our business.
>
> If you're currently doing business with GoDaddy, why don't you give them
> some impact on the 29th? [Atlantic Wire<http://theatlanticwire.com/technology/2011/12/reasons-not-upset-reddit/46601/>
> ]
>
>
> ****************************************************************************
>
> Personally, I like to see this kind of activism, but I tend to respect
> anyone's right to make the choice for themselves.  I don't have a site on
> GoDaddy, so I can't support the effort directly, but I thought I'd pass
> along the word, and support them indirectly.  Would it be an abuse to ask
> if someone can pass along the word to the crowd at DenHac?
>
> Bean
>
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