Comments on: GoDaddy and Squirrel Nut Zippers: A Love Affair

By: Joe Tech

Joe Tech — Tue, 17 May 2011 22:53:20 +0000

Dani: I love the response. I’m sure some people hate it, and some like it. I love the casual attitude SNZ has about it.

By: Dani

Dani — Tue, 17 May 2011 19:18:52 +0000

I got so frustrated one day I actually complained to SNZ.
Here is their response about it!
http://www.bosshi.com/squirrel-nut-zippers-hold-music/

By: jennifer

jennifer — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:01:02 +0000

I have encountered the Squirrel Nut Zippers music with Godaddy on the phone for the last – oh at least – 6 years, too.

It’s *still* the only music they offer, but I’ve noticed in the last couple of years they now give you the option to press # to avoid hearing it (which only works on the first time you’re on hold for that call – ha!)

I asked them once why they only played this particular album, and they said because Bob Parsons really liked it.

*shrug*

http://cjeweb.com/blog/61/the-squirrel-nut-zippers/

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:39:15 +0000

Margaret is an idiot.

By: David Hostetler

David Hostetler — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:58:55 +0000

True,very true. I’m glad someone pointed this out.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:41:34 +0000

@Margaret obviously you have never been on-hold with the best of Kenny G disc spinning.

That is a hell that no one should endure.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:08:40 +0000

Personally I think that the Godaddy on-hold “music” is one of the most annoying things I have ever heard. It is jangly and screechy.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:28:57 +0000

Ryan: Anyone who can truly call themselves a “domainer” has picked up some embarrassingly crappy domains. I’ve gotten a lot better about my choices, but I still have some horrible ones due to expire in 2008, if that is any indication. Sometimes you speculate on a future market and it goes nowhere, and sometimes you speculate in the right direction. The key is to sit on a domain idea for a day before buying. Most times it will be there tomorrow.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:41:28 +0000

Hey man,

Glad to see you’ve seen some success from domain reselling. I’m hoping things will turn around for me in that dept. I’ve taken some bad advice and have obviously purchased some dumb domains.

I did pick up quite a few revolving around the subprime mortage meltdown, so we’ll see if anything comes out of that!

Thanks again,
Ryan

By: joe

joe — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:02:21 +0000

Ryan: Thanks. I get kind of sporadic calls. Every now and then, GD will call to let me know they’re thinking of me and see if I need anything. My host, APlus.net does the same.

I’ve had some luck with domains. I got almost $1,000 last year for ThreePieceSuits.com, and I way under-sold CheesePizza.com around the same time. Right now, I’m sitting on some good names like (LinuxCellPhones.com and Secure-Computer.net (both on Sedo). With all the buzz about Google’s progress with Android (http://www.joetech.com/2007/11/28/googles-android-in-action-and-10-million-in-developer-bounty/), I figured someone would have made me an offer for LinuxCellPhones.com by now, but we’ll wait and see.