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We're giving it your all. Quick Blogcast for Facebook enhanced

2008-12-04T23:03:14Z

We’ve released an updated version of our GoDaddy.com Quick Blogcast for Facebook .

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People visiting your profile can now read and comment upon all your entries from within Facebook, rather than the previous maximum of ten. The number of entries per page can be controlled within the settings page.

We’ve improved the formatting of images and videos from your Quick Blogcast, as well as neatened up a few loose ends that prevented people from posting links within the comments.

At this time, when you post a blog entry, these stories are not showing up on the wall. This is a known issue, and we’re working towards a resolution.

Tips and Workaround:

Adding Blogcast to your profile box:

Since the changeover to the new Facebook format, many people have asked us “where’s it gone?” To ensure that your friends can find your posts, log into Facebook and follow these steps:

Applications > Edit>then, click “Edit settings” for Godaddy.com Quick Blogcast.

You can now add a profile box, which your readers can locate within your Facebook profile under Boxes.

Adding a Blogcast to bookmark to the Application taskbar

For quicker access to your Quick Blogcast application create a bookmark within Facebook’s application toolbar. To do this look for “Bookmark Godaddy.com Quick Blogcast” on the application toolbar when you are within the Quick Blogcast Facebook app.

Wall notification using FriendFeed

As noted above, posting new blog entries doesn’t lead to the expected notification on your wall. While we’re working on this issue, I’d like to suggest this workaround:

If you use an aggregation service, such as Friendfeed, that publishes events to your wall, this can restore notifications to your readers shortly after you publish a new entry on your Blogcast.

Within Friendfeed, all you have to do is add your Blogcast URL to the blog service on the add/edit services page.

Have fun,

John
Widget Wrangler.

“I wonder if that’s available” GoDaddy.com Domain lookup via Twitter

2008-10-01T01:36:00Z

“I wonder if that’s available” GoDaddy.com Domain lookup via Twitter

We have many ways to quickly check on domain name availability on the desktop with our Vista and OSX programs as well as within your browser using Google IG or Facebook pages, but for the most part these are challenging to stick in your pocket. So how could we make that a bit more mobile, and subtle enough, to use at lunch?

This is a way to solve a problem quite a few people I’ve met at events and conferences wanted a solution for. I have not had a week go by were the question “I wonder if that’s available” wasn’t asked in connection with a domain name that came up in conversation Tthe next couple of minutes were spent just trying to get the question into their phone, never mind let alone geting an answer.

The time taken to access the browser, connect (really slow on some models) open the Go Daddy site and type in the domain on a phone without a “real” keyboard and I’ll wait here until you get back. You could do that or. Send us a tweet!

D domaincheck thedomainnameyouwanttocheck.com

What is it?

A way to check on the availability of domain names using the popular service Twitter.

How do I get it?

Go to http://twitter.com/domaincheck and follow us. If you are not already, log in to Twitter. Alternately, you can send a tweet to follow domaincheck from your mobile device* or Twitter client. We’ll automatically follow you to allow direct messaging between us.

How do I use it?

Anytime you want to check the availability of a domain name, just send a tweet to domaincheck in this format:

D coolexample.net, where “coolexample” is the domain you want to check and “net” is the extension. Do not include the www. prefix before your domain name.

Any top-level domain (TLD) that we sell should work, just keep it to under 63 valid characters - only letters, numbers, or hyphens are allowed.. We’ll send our reply as a direct message and an email, in case the SMS fails to reach you.

If the domain is available, we’ll send you a shortened link to the lookup page to register your new domain, or you can call to claim it with the supplied number.

If your domain is not available, try another. You can keep trying until you find your perfect domain.

Should you type in anything other than a domain name, we’ll be devastated, practically inconsolable. Luckily, we are prepared for such an occasion. Go to (http://help.godaddy.com/article/4848) “Working with Go Daddy Domain Check for Twitter” for more information.

What else do I need to know ? know?

This is not public. It is a private message, but please take care to direct message domaincheck, rather than use @domaincheck or typing in a domain and tweeting it to the whole Twitter world, and possibly giving up your brilliant idea.

NOTE: Anything other than a direct message will not work. If you have not already, you may need to turn on direct messaging for your Twitter account.

We can only check a single domain name per tweet. Send as many as you like, but keep it to one per tweet.

You may have to switch on Direct Text Emails within your twitter account if you haven’t done so already.

*Standard message rates may apply – check with your carrier.

You don’t want to be late for this gig.. Go Daddy launches Go Daddy File Folder for use with Facebook®.

2008-08-12T18:15:33Z

Go Daddy’s File Folder for Facebook

What is it?

Go Daddy File Folder is a free, quick, and convenient place to store up to 1GB* of your files online. In this way, you can easily share your photos and files with your Facebook friends. No more worrying about email attachments or inbox storage limits. However, if individual files are over 50MB, then you may want to worry a little, since that exceeds our maximum for a single upload.

What does it cost?

Go Daddy File Folder is free. The cost is merely about 10 seconds of set up and a couple of minutes familiarizing yourself with the options.

What is it not?

Go Daddy File Folder is not an extension of our Go Daddy Online File Folder, which integrates closely with our webmail program and offers features, such as encryption, zip file creation, a file drop box, FTP access, and a tool to keep your desktop and remote files perfectly in sync. For the time being, Go Daddy File Folder is a stand alone service for use within Facebook.

What can I do with it?

With Go Daddy File Folder, you can upload home movie clips, photos, and recordings. You can even use it for work files, such as documents, PDFs, and spreadsheets, so you can share files with coworkers and associates that have access to the folder.

Actually, all the files you upload can be made private, shared amongst friends, or made available to anyone that finds your profile. You can also add a password to further restrict your friends’ access to a file. Please note that any of your other friends that you grant access to your File Folder could easily forward a file or password to another individual. So, a bit of forethought in sharing can save a lot of interesting conversations later on.

Where do I get it?

Log into your Facebook account and go to the GoDaddy.com File Folder.

What else do I need to know?

There’s quite a bit to know about using the Go Daddy File Folder, but that’s why we have help files, comments on our blog, and a love of receiving constructive criticism on how we can improve this program to make it more useful to you. I anticipate a request of more space for free as being popular; so please consider that considered, for the time being.

I hope you enjoy Go Daddy’s File Folder for Facebook, and look forward to hearing about how you’re using it.

*We don’t need to place a small disclaimer in tiny type at the bottom of the article claiming a Gigabyte = 1billion bytes or 1000 MB or anything like that. We’re giving you 1024 MB

Paradise from a light dashboard widget. Official GoDaddy.com Domain Search Dashboard Widget for OSX debuts

2008-06-12T17:27:06Z

The Official GoDaddy.com Domain Search Dashboard Widget for OSX debuts

While It may take you more time to say the name than to download/ install and enact a search on our new domain search for OSX dashboard there’s no reason you can’t do both simultaneously. You’ll need OSX10.4, or better, as we’re using the dashboard functionality that originated within this version of the operating system.

http://godaddywidgets.com/2008/06/12/paradise-from-a-light-dashboard-widget-official-godaddycom-domain-search-dashboard-widget-for-osx-debuts.aspx

To Install:

Click on this link, In Safari you will be asked if you want to install directly. Within other browsers , you may have to download the file, extract it and then double click on

“Go Daddy Domain Search” to install.

You can set the widget to return results in three formats. Note we only show domains that are available with the exception of the main search term. If the item you search for has been taken we’ll let you know. That doesn’t necessarily mean your alternates are not available and I suggest searching for specific domains if you don’t see them in the result.

Onto the choices.

Single search. “Just the domain submitted”

This setting matches the exact domain name only. If you omit the .TLD ( top level domain) we’ll default it to .com

Suggest other domain endings. “Everything but suggestions”.

Suggests alternate suffixes (tlds) to your request

We check the search term as well as which , alternate tld’s are available for that name E.g. a search for Mydomain.com could also show.

Mydomain.org
Mydomain.net
Maydomain.us and so on

Suggest other domain names All TLD’s and suggestions

Same as above but with additional phrases surrounding your search term. This is the default mode and the number of results you receive varied depended on the popularity of the search term.

E.g. a search for Mydomain.com can result in.

Mydomain.org
Mydomain.net
Maydomain.us as well as.
- Newmydomain.org
- Mydomainnow.com

Don’t have OSX 10.4?

You’re in luck. We have other ways to put a domain search on your system.

You can take advantage of the Google Subscribed links and the Google IG gadget for any system you are logged into Google IG.

I don’t have an Apple!

That’s ok we have a similarly appointed sidebar gadget for Vista. You can pick that up here.

I don’t have Vista

Easily solved you can use the aforementioned Google Subscribed links and the Google IG gadget with practically any modern browser.

I don’t have a computer

Now, you are just being silly.

I’ll post more in detail on the other Gadgets but if you have questions, suggestions for a gadget meantime pick a comment

I work with widgets.

2008-06-12T17:09:00Z

I work in widgets. It’s an amusing phrase that, to the last generation on myriad economic examples, referred to the supply and demand for widgets as an abstraction for items of value. I get the feeling that they are looking for me to be wearing an Acme shirt, rather than a GoDaddy.com one, to back this up. One part that hasn’t changed is the adding of value. It’s the aim of the widget team to, as Bill said in his Introduction, to make the parts of Go Daddy you use the most accessible everywhere.

So far we’ve created several widgets for use with Google IG and search, add-ons for Vista, and two Facebook Applications. You can say hello to our little friends below. We’ll be posting more on each of these items in the future. If you have any questions in the meantime, feel free to comment on this post, or on the applications comment section within Facebook if applicable.

iGoogle Domain Search Gadget ( search from domains within your Google homepage)
Quick Blogcast for Facebook ( Share your blog within Facebook.
Domain Center for Facebook ( Domain suggestions and search based on your Facebook Profile)
Vista Domain Search Sidebar Gadget ( Domain search on your Vista sidebar)
Google Domain Search Subscribed Link (Domain search within Google Search)

The latter we’ve just launched. It is so new that it may not yet have found its way into the directory. This is a useful tool for anyone that’s in the habit of checking the availability of domain names as they pop into their head. Yep, no need to change gears to go our main site, change the dropdown on the Firefox search, or fiddle with drop down menus just to pick the tld. Just type in the domain name wanted, without the ‘www’, into your Google search, et voila, your results appear within the search. If the domain is available, you can add it directly to your cart from the results.

John
Widget Wrangler.

Introduction

2008-05-29T05:50:03Z

My name is Bill and I'm the lead developer for the Gadgets team here at Go Daddy. I started the team last October after a two-year stint developing our Quick Blogcast product, the blogging engine that powers this very blog. I've worked at the Daddy for three years now and I look forward to many more years of service.

When I think of the Gadgets team, I like to think of it as Go Daddy Elsewhere. Our purview is pretty much any application on any platform that extends and expands Go Daddy's reach. So far we've got six gadgets out there in the world (we'll give them more detailed coverage in coming entries):

We've got three more in the development pipeline right now that we can't wait to unveil plus tons of ideas for the future!

Adding your Quick Blogcast account to Facebook

2008-05-28T21:04:00Z

We've launched an exciting feature that allows you to integrate your Quick Blogcast with your Facebook™ account. This connection is designed to publicize your blog with your Facebook friends and colleagues in a cozier environment than the wild and woolly World Wide Web. By integrating Quick Blogcast, your Facebook friends see your blog entries in your profile and can be notified of new entries through the News Feed mechanism.

To set up this integration, just go to this set up page, whether you already have a Facebook account or not. If you don't have one, Facebook will prompt you to create one, and then add the integration automatically after the account signup process. You can also visit the Facebook site to obtain more information about the Quick Blogcast Facebook application and ways to get involved.

In addition to adding your blog entries to your profile, you can choose to have the Quick Blogcast Facebook integration allow your friends to comment on your entries from within Facebook. Since we can access your Friends list and you presumably consider those individuals friends (or at least known acquaintances), their comments don't require authentication or the normal spam-blocking technologies that your public view requires. The comments appear automatically on both your Quick Blog and your Facebook site. However, the commenter’s profile image and link only display on the Facebook side.

When you create a new entry on Quick Blogcast, Facebook is automatically notified and updates your profile accordingly. If for some reason that doesn't happen, you can click Refresh Profile within the Quick Blogcast section of Facebook to do it manually. Facebook also posts a notice in your Mini-Feed, which may or may not get picked up by the News Feeds of your friends.

One of the greatest things about this Facebook integration is that it exposes all your friends to your blog. The people we care about don't always remember to check our blogs periodically, and feeds are still not mainstream enough for everybody. But if your friends are on Facebook, then they're presented with your new entries every time they visit.

Let us know what you think by adding a comment here or on the About Integrating Quick Blogcast with Facebook page.

Go Daddy in Pieces Comment rules

2008-05-28T16:21:00Z

This is a moderated blog to discuss Go Daddy's widgets,their features, development, uses and widgets and small applications in general. If you have comments on a widget you would like us to provide, how to improve an existing feature or or just want to let us know how you’re using the program we’re looking forward to chatting with you.

Support issues

This forum is only for Widgets. We're unable to answer support requests or billing inquiries about other GoDaddy.com (R) products. (So please do not send any account information within your comments.) If you require immediate assistance contact us via one of the methods listed in our support link contained within the sidebar.

Moderation

All comments that are on topic and constructive will be posted. Normally comments and trackbacks will appear ,within 24 hours of being posted, but please allow us up to two days to respond. If we require further information about a comment prior to approval, we'll contact you -- provided you have submitted a valid email address

The commenting procedure within the blogging application we use (GoDaddy.com ’s Quick Blogcast) to more effectively counter comment spam.

The first time we receive a comment from an email address unknown to Quick Blogcast, we issue an email asking the sender to confirm their address before passing the comment along. Once the email address has been confirmed we can see your comment.

This is not a retroactive measure, so if you’ve already posted to any of our blogs with your mail address, please be on the lookout for this confirmation.

Content

We don't allow obscene, racist, sexually explicit, inflammatory, or derogatory language, and may either edit the comment prior to posting, or refuse to post the comment entirely. Commercial advertising, links to sites irrelevant to the topic will be removed from comments/trackbacks prior to prior to posting.