On: How godaddy got its name (and logo)

[tsally]

Don't use these guys for hosting: http://nodaddy.com/.

[techiferous → tsally]

Any suggestions for good domain name registrars?

[altano → techiferous]

Others have suggested NearlyFreeSpeech.net here and so I signed up with them a while ago (switched from GoDaddy). I've been using it for domain registration, DNS, and web hosting. Since I have ~0 traffic, it's dirt cheap.

It's ideologically the polar opposite of GoDaddy. And the web interface is so much easier to use.

There's no reason not to switch.

[gnosis → techiferous]

namecheap is highly regarded, and I've had good experiences with them myself. (In the interest of full disclosure: I'm not associated with namecheap or any other registrar.).

[dmaclay → techiferous]

Gandi http://en.gandi.net

[cisforcody → techiferous]

If you're interested in using Google Apps, you can register a domain name through Google and they will automatically configure Google Apps for your domain upon setup. http://www.google.com/a/cpanel/domain/new

[brm → techiferous]

name.com: simple interface and free private whois - domains are 8.99 and they almost always have a discount code on their facebook group