information GoDaddy monetizing Dan.com parked domains with PPC ads

[News]

GoDaddy is running some type of A/B testing that displays PPC ads on domains parked with Dan.com. We are talking about domains that utilize the ns1.dan.com and ns2.dan.com nameservers, which by default point to Dan.com landers. These are domains whose registrants expect to display a specific Dan.com template, and nothing else.

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[DAN.COM]

We want to be clear. We have not and do not plan on changing our landers in any way, nor are we performing any A/B tests. Our engineers are investigating, and we will share our findings once the investigation is complete.

 

[DAN.COM]

The domains mentioned to us by Theo at DomainGang are listed in seller accounts that have Cashparking enabled. If they want to turn it off and are having issues, they can reach out to our support team.

Separately, we took a look at Theo's account and saw there was a domain which had been opted in to Cashparking prior to him adding it to his account yesterday. As a result, when he added the domain, it didn’t switch over to the direct For Sale lander. We have resolved that and are also taking steps to ensure that new listings will not inherit the CashParking settings of previous listings going forward.

 

[Acroplex]

Thank you for clarifying the Cashparking options and issue.

There is an updated post here regarding the information and fix. I appreciate resolving this so quickly.

Please note this thread on NamePros was not shared by me.