Is Wikipedia Leaving GoDaddy Or Not?

Did GoDaddy’s denouncement of SOPA/PIPA change the online encyclopedia’s point of view on the domain registrar or are the folks who run Wikipedia being selective about the next place they ...
Is Wikipedia Leaving GoDaddy Or Not?
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  • Did GoDaddy’s denouncement of SOPA/PIPA change the online encyclopedia’s point of view on the domain registrar or are the folks who run Wikipedia being selective about the next place they register their domain?

    As of now, thanks to the ByeDaddy search engine, a list of the top 100 searched domains still with GoDaddy reveals Wikipedia.org in the top spot, as well as a host — pun intended — of other sites you wouldn’t expect to frequent a SOPA-supporting company with such direct ties to the Internet. Sites like XKCD.com, UrbanDictionary, WordPress, Penny Arcade, TV Tropes, and Groveshark are just a few of the companies paying GoDaddy for their registrar service.

    Perhaps the thinking is GoDaddy’s immunity from SOPA-related shutdowns will trickle down to domains that registered with GoDaddy. As for Wikipedia, apparently, they still plan on leaving GoDaddy, but they are taking their time in regards to picking a new domain registration service. A tweet from Jimmy Wales reveals as much:

    @jsweder @GoDaddy We are moving. They will not get another penny. We are being thoughtful about choosing. 2 days ago via web · powered by @socialditto

    Apparently, Namecheap’s promotional move didn’t appeal to the Wikipedia masters very much at all. With that in mind, here’s the top 100 sites still with GoDaddy’s service, courtesy of the ByeDaddy’s metrics:

    wikipedia.org
    xkcd.com
    myeg.net
    quantic-destiny.com
    ronpaul2012.com
    digg.com
    mmo-champion.com
    cynicalbrit.com
    stackoverflow.com
    urbandictionary.com
    github.com
    wordpress.org
    wordpress.com
    sc2ranks.com
    rootzwiki.com
    wikipedia.com
    twit.tv
    respawn.com
    oceanmarketinginc.com
    tvtropes.org
    penny-arcade.com
    icanhascheezburger.com
    revision3.com
    nasl.tv
    theverge.com
    youjizz.com
    wellplayed.org
    solomid.net
    curse.com
    geekosystem.com
    hfboards.com
    worldofwarcraft.com
    mashable.com
    37signals.com
    giantbomb.com
    gravatar.org
    neogaf.com
    blip.tv
    swtor.com
    craveonline.com
    kevinrose.com
    xkcd.org
    grooveshark.com
    wikibooks.org
    wikia.com
    mspaintadventures.com
    foursquare.com
    destructoid.com
    barackobama.com
    memebase.com
    buzzfeed.com
    wikimedia.org
    explosm.net
    cheezburger.com
    wowhead.com
    stackexchange.com
    thenoisecast.com
    ronpaulforums.com
    openbsd.org
    livejournal.com
    katterhenry.net
    arenajunkies.com
    wocserver.org
    teevox.com
    nexon.net
    kde.org
    esfiworld.com
    airbnb.com
    yogscast.com
    oink.com
    soundcloud.com
    quickmeme.com
    kpopchan.com
    icefilms.info
    firedoglake.com
    fanfiction.net
    failblog.com
    colonyofgamers.com
    codsm.org
    codinghorror.com
    wimp.com
    shoemoney.com
    serverfault.com
    riaa.org
    nicholasforneris.com
    miniclip.com
    lockergnome.com
    lazygamer.net
    jrmracing.com
    feld.com
    break.com
    starcraft2.com
    pof.com
    lesther.info
    interviewstreet.com
    endoftheinter.net
    boardgamegeek.com
    blazemore.net
    archlinuxarm.org
    wingsupply.com

    Did GoDaddy’s SOPA reversal change minds of these site owners or are they simply taking their time, like Wikipedia?

    Lead image courtesy of Natalie Dee.

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