sjbooher: B for booooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring. So really a D. The only thing saving them from an F is that really, they are the only domain hosting site that the computer illiterate really know about, and that is solely because of their continued Super Bowl presence.
jtherkal: First, Danika Patrick is not causing ANY fuss. None. And what do you want me to see more of? A girl in an unrevealing tank top? Give me a break. The SI Swimsuit Issue just came out. Maybe there’ll be some actual melons in there. F.
sjbooher: Booooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing. F.
jtherkal: The ONLY thing these ever had going for them was that they’d put girls with huge cans in really skimpy tops. This year’s crop of girls didn’t lead me to believe a breast was going to pop out. And there were no jokes about getting oiled up or anything? No redeeming qualities here. F-, for not delivering the goods.
jtherkal: GoDaddy continues with their sex sells tactics, which I guess are working for them. But Danika Patrick again? Isn’t she yesterday’s news by now? How about someone newer and hotter? Megan Fox, perhaps? And after the hoax last year (or was it the year before), I’m not going to be tricked into going to their website to look for some titties. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, nope. F.
sjbooher: Why not Megan Fox? Because she is a complete idiot once she opens her mouth. I still like Danica, but this ad is only ok. I definitely like their second one better. C-.
The Mouth: This commercial took me through a range of emotions. First, I thought it was terrible. I hate commercials that are self-aware, so when that guy says “I used to watch…for the commercials,” I throw up in my mouth a bit. And when the whole party runs over to the monitor, the cheese factor goes through the roof. But wait, I thought, they’re running a sexy Danica Patrick ad on their website. Brilliant. I just got done saying how they should never have strayed from their proven tits-sell strategy. And then I went to the website and saw this:
Awful. Nothing makes a man angrier than going somewhere with the expectation of seeing some tits and then seeing no tits at all. The old bait and switch is never appreciated. And the beaver bit is stolen from–and doesn’t even compare to–these Molsen Canadian ads:
Chasing Beaver: A
Scoring Beaver: A Furry, soft, trimmed.
GoDaddy.com really let me down, although I have to give them some points for trickery. D+.
The Hawk: I pretty much hated this, but the telling factor would be how many people visit the site? Since the site is their business, if this drove traffic, it was a success. Now, anyone who stopped and thought about it would realize Danica Patrick is not getting naked in a million years, and would not have visited. The beaver aspect was only mildly amusing. I’ll agree with D+, unless someone shows me some web traffic stats.
“As the world’s #1 receiver, I wanna be with the world’s #1 domain registrar”! A classic line. Chad Johnson is charismatic and actually pulls this off, although it does seem absurd that a millionaire NFL player has ever spent 1 minute working on his website. And pay attention to the great “Go Daddy!” jingle in the background.