Dr. Bob Parsons with me – Find your edge

Check out this fun video blog I did with Dr. Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy. It’s actually very good business advice. Find your edge. I certainly did!
Oh, and pop over to his video blog and leave a comment or two (remember… hint hint… me as one of the GoDaddy Girls.. Superbowl… :-) :-) ), he really does read his comments.

You can find his video blog here.

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  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedantickarl

     
    FIRST, I need to watch the video, then I’ll leave a comment. :-)

  • greatestpotential

    :grin: you got the edge oohhh yeahhhh

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedantickarl

     
    Wow!! That was a fun and informative show to watch and Marina made the show the greatest ever. Marina, you were great in that video blog!!!

  • greatestpotential

    Dr. Bob’s success story enlivens my spirit and gives me motivation :!:
    Thanks Bob :!:

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedantickarl

    &nsbsp;
    Does Marina make a good GoDaddy Girl?
    Ohhhh, you betcha!!
    Marina is the best GoDaddy Girl ever!!!!

  • http://sostire.ca/ BillyB

    Relax Marina, the camera loves you… You got an edge, wield it with confidence :cool:

  • http://toastytech.com/guis/bobboot1.gif Bob

    Great video, even without the eye candy; I’ve got a new mentor.
    Having watched another of Dr.Bob’s videos, I’m hooked and I think Marina’s personality fits right in with the fun aspect of the videos and with Dr.Bob’s attitude.

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedantickarl

     
    I second that. :-)

    Thanks for backing up my billion votes for Marina as the new Superbowl GoDaddy Girl and adding your own billion votes.

  • leonard

    nice; Dr Bob :P

  • neuroway

    Both sandwich girls are bleutiful show stoppers. The Ducati man in the center seems to prefer blondes, though. He seems to be a nice man and a very good merchant. However, he seems to be subtly asking for money, but is not in need and is not homeless at all.

    I came here looking for a school. Looks like I landed in a shopping center today? I prefer shirtless girls, damnit!

    All right. Sun’s rising, day’s young, road’s long’n dirty. Gotta move on. Arrivederci bambini!

    “Son, to consume is to vote, except that it hurts more the candidate!”
    – Grompa Wamaboukbouk (to his son), wooly mammoth hunter, 3,000 B.C.

  • leonard

    :roll: So, is Bob one of those [farm-boys]?…Iowa…[Siouan] :lol:

  • leonard

    like all schools;we are fooled :mrgreen:

  • leonard

    Quote
    “I have read your book and much like it.” – Moses Hadas 1900-1966 :grin: :lol: :smile:

  • leonard

    hey wordlovers :smile: [boot]–Word Origins 10; Booty, Panic, Bless Hot Facts Teacher Amber
    …boot me up scoty :lol:

  • neuroway

    Ah, the irresistible appeal of the brunettes. However, there is some mass marketable schtuff about blondes, a je ne sais quoi which is very powerful indeed.

    “A man’s errors are his portals of discovery.”
    – James Joyce (1882 – 1941)

  • originalistrick

    Neat, Marina. Odd, yet interesting, to see you in a supporting role again.

    If you don’t embody the perfect GoDaddy Girl, then I can’t imagine who would.

    Always.

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    neuroway, do you have to see the negative in everything? I did the video because it was fun. I actually DO use GoDaddy for all my domains because they really do have people that answer the phone who also know what they are talking about. In fact, I walked into their phone support room and there were HOT CHICKS in there on the phone, I kid you not.

    Anyway, I thought the video was fun and it also had some interesting information, and of course, he’s a businessman, of course he wants you to know about his company.. but the edge that he was talking about actually applies to his company. So there actually was a lesson in the video, though not etymology, but helpful nonetheless.

  • hs4mm

    I made the following three comments at Dr.Bob’s vblog, and so far only one has been made public:

    1) Marina {would} makes a great GoDaddy Girl since she is not an actress playing the role of one. Rather, she is a creative, intelligent businesswoman who works hard on her independent judgment, is embodied in a sensual, feminine form; and is confident of her mind, her work, and her femininity.

    2) What is the reason for GoDaddy not having a toll free number even for pre-sales questions? Is it because most of its potential customers are likely to be on a “nation-wide-calling-plan”? Or because you are only interested in doing business with people who are willing to pay an ante to indicate their seriousness in doing business (but if so, why isn’t customer service toll free)? Or is it just a cost cutting feature (but if so, aren’t you likely to be losing potential customers)? But I really do not want to speculate, and would like to know you{r} reasons for not having a toll free number for per-sales and customer support.

    3) I believe GoDaddy hosts HotForWords.com. But that site chokes up when it is configured to deliver all of a post’s comments on a single page (similar effect to your “SEE ALL COMMENTS” button below). Also, as Marina mentioned on your latest Radio Show, that site chokes up whenever her appearance on O’Reilly is broadcast. Question: Why does this happen? Is this a problem at GoDaddy’s end, and, if so, how is GoDaddy applying Rule 14 to it?

  • seesixcm6

    Dear Marina
    Your edge must be your great looks, free videos, your acting ability, sense of humor, great video production skills, great set design, great lighting, beautiful hair and makeup, and a great knowledge of the English language.
    Wow-wa-we-wa!
    My edge must be in the specialized knowledge I possess, but the DOD frowns on it if I give away their secets. Oh well, I can always waste my time watching videos from others, learning a foreign language, and texting on various Internet boards!
    Seesixcm6

  • neuroway

    Yepper, Marina.

    I do think I have to see the negative in everything. Just like I have to see the positive in everything. Otherwise, I would be unfair and unbalanced (either positively or negatively). I would probably make more mistakes, and less good choices. I would be on the edge, literally, in a very precarious position, less independent. Just like the public finances of the state of California. :smile:

  • hs4mm

    Update: 1 was posted, 2 was posted and replied to. But 3 has not yet been posted. Since 3 is a legitimate question a serious prospective customer would ask an ISP, GoDaddy.com falls way down in my esteem if 3 is silently discarded.

    Regarding toll free customer service numbers: Some years back, I did not have call forwarding and used a panasonic answering machine. While checking messages from outside the US, I accidentally turned the machine off. To turn it back on, one needed to let it ring 15 times, but the country I was in would disconnect a line after 12 rings. I called Panasonic’s toll free number and their customer support person called my machine and turned it back on.

    If Marina needed GoDaddy tech support while at Cannes, she would have had to call long distance.

  • Anarbol

    ur answer:

    What about iJustine !

    just see the numbers:

    @iJustine: 589,569 followers
    @HotForWords: 19,721 followers

    Marina: philologist, etymologist stuff
    Justine: Tech stuff

  • Anarbol

    What about a cute girl with real boobs and into the tech stuff ?

    like mmm … let’s see …. iJustine !

  • CampKohler – Sacramento CA

    June 28th. JUNE 28TH! The last word was done five days ago.

    I don’t like the looks of this trend. Who cares about GoDaddy?

  • hs4mm

    So what have they told you is the reason for this site to choke when loading single paged comments and when your O’Reilly show airs? Do they say you need to switch over to a higher level offering (at a higher price), or do they say that the problem can’t be solved for any reasonable price? I do not like such speculations, would like to know what GoDaddy actually says about this issue.

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    Godaddy hosts my domains not my server. It’s the sheer number of comments on a page that made me change to pages comments, not any other reason. If you add up 300 comments on a page that’s a lot of words that make the page large.

  • greatestpotential

    In fact, I walked into their phone support room and there were HOT CHICKS in there on the phone, I kid you not.

    thinking these hot chicks get some breaktime to go outside and do some stretches before they have to get back to the phones (applying positive thinking here)

    http://www.allfordmustangs.com/photopost/data/3847/00781.JPG

  • hs4mm

    By hosting your domain, you mean they only do periodic renewal and provide DNS? I know people who have T1 lines to their homes and have their own server in a closet at their homes — is this how you do it too? Or do you mean you rent a dedicated server from GoDaddy? What exactly is your setup?

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com äläx

    i don’t really know how to put this question. hm. do you like hot chicks?

  • http://www.hotforwords.com Marina

    I know a hot chick when I see one. I am serious.. some of the girls on the phones actually looked like GoDaddy girls, which shocked me.

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com äläx

    mhm. you didn’t exactly answer my question, you know.:P

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwO6kIdgVSU PageDoll

    [ Its not over until the fat lady sings ]

    Who was this fat lady and what song did she sing when it was over for the very first time? :grin:

  • greatestpotential

    I know hot guys when I see them doesn’t mean I drool for pony play at the hotdog ranch

    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_azb7-z33VWA/SZ2ExnaYuFI/AAAAAAAAroU/YsBby-MYG0Y/s400/cowboy.jpg

  • neuroway

    Ho CK. You feel like you don’t learn much? Like you don’t care anymore? Like you’re intellectually stalled like a gasless limo? Hey, I’ve got exactly the thing you need, amigo!

    Here comes the ORIGINAL, UUUUUNNNNNIIIIIQUE, BE$$$$$$$T OF THE ROCK’N ROLL CROP Go Daddy O’ song!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!! WOWOWOWWWWW!

  • neuroway

    Go Daddy-O? :smile:

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com äläx

    yes. but it doesn’t mean that you don’t, either.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    Maybe she was politely declining to answer a question about a matter that is not your business. :|

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    Yes, and it’s lovely when you recruit a couple of those “hot chicks” and pose for photos with them and post them for the benefit of those of us who love the aesthetics of three hot chicks smiling at the camera and am I babbling? :oops:

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com äläx

    maybe.

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com äläx

    i wonder how long this thread is gonna get. amusing.:)

  • greatestpotential

    @äläx

    You seem to be implying something with your comment directed at
    me

    therefore I see it only right [homophobe]

    :lol:

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com äläx

    nah, man. i wasn’t implying shit. it’s all in your head. chill.;)
    homophobe? far from it.

  • greatestpotential

    Maybe it would be a successful business. I see potential.

  • http://mentalgrammarhasbeensetup.blogspot.com äläx

    rofl.

  • originalistrick

    Anarbol,

    You just don’t get it.
    Yet.

  • hs4mm

    I re-heard the comment you make toward the end of (~9min30sec into) your GoDaddy Radio interview — here’s what you actually said — I might have made an incorrect assumption:

    Like when I go on, I am on Bill O’Reilly sometimes, on Fox News, every time I go my website crashes. And I have to call the people to make sure the server {interruption with joking comment by host and this thought is never pursued}

    I just assumed that “the people” you had to call were GoDaddy Tech Support people. Maybe at one time they were employees of GoDaddy, but are some other people today.

    So who are “the people” that you have to call?

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    At 1:40 when Dr. Bob is talking about case studies, there are some mathematical symbols and formulas displayed.
    I’m making a case study of my own… How many of those mathematical symbols do you recognize and what do they represent?
    Geeks only please. :D

  • http://wired.reddit.com/sexygeeks_2008/?s=top pedantickarl

     
    ∂    partial differential
    ∑    sumation
    ∫    integral
    ln    log
    ζ    zeta; Riemann zeta function
    θ    thetal set theory; population parameters in the Normal/Gaussian/Bell curve distribution
    σ    sigma
    f(x) function of input value x
    Ï€    pi 3.14159265

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    So Sioux me! :razz:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    There is a local math teacher who works summers as a logger. After winning the log-rolling contest at the Deming Logging Show, he was asked how he did it.

    “I guess I have natural log-rhythm,” he replied. :mrgreen:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    Marina, you are continually feeding us with entertaining videos that stimulate our minds; you are a delight to watch; you provide us with a forum in which to interact with our fellow students, both intellectually and playfully; and it’s all FREE to us! :grin:

    See? I have to see the POSITIVE in everything! And as neuroway notes below, I’m clearly unbalanced! :mrgreen:

    So which of us is more irritating? :razz:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/CantwrCymreig Evan Owen

    [Sosumi] — a Japanese term, or a Nerd Word? :???:

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/animalntaz animalntaz

    That Reba chick looks pretty hot. :grin:

  • neuroway

    Evan,

    Sometimes, I think of you as a gigantic.. no… what do I say.. a GARGANTUAN proton. Your elementary charge is definitely +1.

    “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
    – Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    He has exponential of e :-)
    See? E helps, if taken exponentially. LOL

  • http://www.theendoftheinternet.com/ Chemikal

    Cool, you know your math. :mrgreen:

  • neuroway

    Dr. Bob probably has no more than a high school knowledge of mathematics. He can obviously count his millions, differentiate chinese characters from mathematical symbols, but no more than that. Can you recognize the equation behind the symbols, Chemikal?

    Far away objects, sometimes, can connect very efficiently together (mathematically speaking, of course).

  • wetsuit5

    Marina,

    Thanks for the links.
    Very interesting site.
    Wealth of insight and experience.

  • http://www.youtube.com/user/bsomebody13 bsomebody

    I watched, I learned, but not my cup of Joe.

  • http://toastytech.com/guis/bobboot1.gif Bob
  • henry2rhyme07

    hi Marina, it was a cool video, by the way can i know the name of the other girl with you and bob……………..?

  • matalexwolf

    Easier said than done! :|

  • henry2rhyme07

    hi Marina, it was a cool video, by the way can i know the name of the other girl with you and bob……………..? plz respond

  • greatestpotential

    “hello” henry2rhyme07

    I know you asked Marina about the other girl in the photo shoot but maybe you wanted to know right away. Her first name is Reba

  • henry2rhyme07

    thanks for the reply, is she a model or a celebrity

  • henry2rhyme07

    thanks for the reply, does reba has a personal website?

  • greatestpotential

    @henry2rhyme07

    you’re welcome. know her name is reba, couldn’t tell you much more about her. perhaps someone else here can you help out with that info. folks here are helpful, i’m sure someone will message with a reponse.

  • henry2rhyme07

    i guess marina will have to reply me ;-)

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