I was scouring the Internet earlier today for a domain registrar that could possibly replace my current domain registrar, GoDaddy.com.
For the record, let me say that the switch is something I’m considering but haven’t decided on yet. GoDaddy, as declared by some bloggers in the communities I’m a part of, is a strong supporter of SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act.
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Of late, however, I’ve been hearing reports that GoDaddy had withdrawn its support of SOPA, making GoDaddy’s true stance on the issue an ambiguity to me.
Now this is me not knowing what others already know about SOPA or where GoDaddy’s true loyalties rest. I know I should have taken the time to learn more about all these the moment they became trending topics, but sometimes, procrastination becomes me, something I am not always happy about.
In addition, I have a new blog under construction, and as of this writing, I am of the belief that the blog is ripe for launching, hence, the need for a domain name.
On a related note, my blogger mentor advised me to read more about SOPA as it has the power to potentially affect bloggers, publishers, social networking site users, the whole netizenship as a whole the moment it is passed into law.
That was a fair recommendation, given that, aside from what I had been hearing so far, I had virtually zero knowledge about SOPA.
So read I did. Contrary to my previous posts, I’m not going to provide bullet points about SOPA because the technicalities of the proposal are too complex for a non-tech blogger like me to discuss with confidence.
But all in all, it would seem that the cornerstone on which SOPA is founded is decent enough – to stop online piracy (that’s pretty obvious, isn’t it?) and copyright infringement. Problem is the implementation seems too aggressive that it could potentially kill e-commerce, innovation, freedom of speech, the Internet per se.
Unless the proposal is drafted from scratch, anti-SOPA activists, as I understand it, shall never rest their case.
Bottom line, the moment SOPA is enacted into law, a lot of sites Internet users now enjoy might be compelled to shut down.
As for GoDaddy, CNET reports that, indeed, GoDaddy has withdrawn its previous support of SOPA, but not soon enough to stop the boycott and massive domain transfers that, in my opinion, fueled the company to reverse its decision.
In conclusion, the circulating reports are all true then. That being said, there’s a good chance I just might stick with GoDaddy. Then again, I’m not closing my doors on other domain registrars, so I guess, that’s me crossing the bridge when I see it.
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very well written Maricel, i got my domain name too with GoDaddy
Hey, Kiko, thanks for visiting. I am so far satisfied with the service I’m getting from GoDaddy, so that deciding to switch to a new registrar is a difficult decision for me to make. 😀
You can opt for namecheap made some of my transfers all well ^_^
woooaaah.. I may also be affected by that especially my old blogs.. maybe most do started that way also.. anyway as for may new blogs including Kitchen Trips that it is safe from that.
anyway go daddy is great I too get my domain there but I am hearing that there are other source out there that is cheaper and have greater features
have a nice day
Hey, Faust, thanks for bringing that up. Namecheap is one of the two registrars I’m seriously considering.
Hey, Chef, yes, there’s the dilemma. Switching isn’t an easy thing to do.
Thank you for this information