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Mon 2nd February 2015
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Blake Irving on Fox & Friends: Super Bowl ad barter was not designed (and we trust him) - GoDaddy’s CEO discusses this year’s Super Bowl ad controversy. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving was on Fox Friends this morning talking about the Super Bowl ad controversy. He claims the original ad and changing it was not a publicity stunt. (See video below.) After watching the final commercial yesterday, I believe him when he says that nixing the first ad was not a publicity stunt. After all, the company ended up with a commercial that: Was produced with stock video footage Had voiceover from someone ... read more ...
Tue 27th January 2015
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GoDaddy to change argumentative Super Bowl Commercial - GoDaddy won’t run controversial “Journey Home” commercial. GoDaddy’s 2015 Super Bowl commercial, which it just released this morning, won’t air on Sunday after all. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving tweeted this afternoon: The ad was criticized by many animal lovers. In many ways, the commercial was classic GoDaddy. It was sure to spark outrage, which got people talking about the company…much like its previous GoDaddy commercials. I wondered this morning if the plan was to get this commercial ... read more ...
Wed 1st October 2014
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Times have changed: GoDaddy CEO to pronounce during women in computing event - CEO of company known for sexy commercials to speak on panel at women in computing conference. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving is speaking at an event celebrating women in computing.GoDaddy’s CEO is speaking on the “Male Allies” panel at next week’s Anita Borg Institute Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing event. Let that soak in for a moment. Such a role for a GoDaddy CEO would not have been imaginable five years ago. The company, known for its objectifying ... read more ...
Mon 30th December 2013
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2013 Top Stories: A new instruction for GoDaddy - GoDaddy has a new CEO and is moving in a new direction. GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving is trying to change the company — and its image.Blake Irving took the helm of domain name registrar and webhosting giant GoDaddy this year. It was a big shift for the company, which had been run by insiders until an investment group bought in to the company in 2011. The investors later installed an interim CEO until Irving came on board. Irving comes from Microsoft and Yahoo!, and brought ... read more ...
Wed 2nd October 2013
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Video: GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving on new TLDs, pre-registrations - GoDaddy CEO explains why new TLDs will be a good thing and hints at company’s pre-registration plans. AZTechBeat has published a video interview (embedded below) with GoDaddy CEO Blake Irving about the forthcoming launch of new top level domain names. In the interview, Irving describes what he sees as the problem with the existing limited number of TLD options. “…there has been what I guess I’ll call a lot of domain name pollution that has happened in the ... read more ...
Fri 23rd August 2013
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GoDaddy CEO named as probable inheritor to Steve Ballmer during Microsoft - Wall Street Journal says Irving might be a candidate for Microsoft’s top spot. With Steve Ballmer heading to the exit at Microsoft within the next year, speculation about his replacement is rampant. One name that has come up: Blake Irving, who took over the reigns at domain name registrar GoDaddy earlier this year. Wall Street Journal published a story naming five possible successors, including Irving. Apparently the list was conjured up after the reporter spoke ... read more ...
Tue 18th December 2012
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2012 Impact Stories: changing of a ensure during Go Daddy - Major changes at the top of the world’s largest domain name registrar. In late 2011 Go Daddy closed on an investment from KKR, Silver Lake, and Technology Crossover Ventures. We all knew changes would result, but how they manifested themselves in the C-suite was a big story this year. When the investment closed last year, Go Daddy founder Bob Parsons stepped down from the CEO position and tapped longtime Go Daddy president Warren Adelman to fill his shoes. The first ... read more ...
Tue 11th December 2012
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Go Daddy names Blake Irving CEO - Domain registrar names its new CEO. Go Daddy has named former Chief Product Officer of Yahoo! and long time Microsoft executive Blake Irving as its new CEO effective January 7, 2013. He replaces interim CEO Scott Wagner, who replaced Warren Adelman in July. Irving will also join the company’s board of directors. Irving was most recently at Yahoo, where he was Chief Product Officer. He left that post in April, according to his LinkedIn profile. He was with Microsoft ... read more ...
 
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Interview: Blake Irving, Go Daddy’s new CEO - Longtime Go Daddy customer now at its helm. This morning I talked with Blake Irving, who was just named Chief Executive Officer of Go Daddy, about why he chose to join the company. It turns out Irving is no stranger to the domain registration and web hosting giant. “I’ve been a Go Daddy customer for five years,” he said. “I host 45 domains with them, and I’ve been a fan of the company since I acquired my first domain.” Irving said he’s also helped friends ... read more ...