GoDaddy Super Bowl Ad Controversy

No, this isn't an article about how bad the GoDaddy ad was ... because I saw nothing wrong with it or the one Fox and the NFL pulled. What's interesting is the viral news / blog explosion caused by not running the ad a second time. CEO of Bob Parsons seems to take the situation very seriously, "As you may have noticed our Super Bowl ad only appeared during the scheduled first quarter spot. It was scheduled to run also in the second ad position during the final two minute warning. Our ad never ran a second time. Instead, in its place, we saw an advertisement promoting, of all things, "The Simpsons." We immediately contacted Fox to find out what happened. Here's what we were told: After our first ad was aired, the NFL became upset and they, together with Fox, decided to pull the ad from running a second time. Because we purchased two spots, we were also entitled to a "Brought to you by GoDaddy.com" 5 second marquis spot. They also chose to pull the marquis spot. I'm sure you'll be hearing more about this over the next few days. I believe that it's the first time ever a decision was made to pull an ad after it had already been run once during the same broadcast." Some see this controversy as a win for GoDaddy ... Microsoft blogger Robert Scoble The Big Media Daddy, The New York Times, also potential nudity? This is absurd. View the GoDaddy murdok which publishes over 200 websites and email newsletters.

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