GoDaddy's Super Bowl ad.

[AlecWest]

I just noticed this. Apparently, GoDaddy (a registrar service) ran an ad during the Super Bowl. According to a poll taken, 3% of all men and 12.7% of all women found the ad offensive (grin). But according to the blog of GoDaddy's CEO/Founder, Bob Parsons, it generated a whole bunch of hits to the website (and certainly some business, too).

Anyhoo, they actually made two ads. One of them showed up on TV. The other one was a bit longer (but no naughty bits) and, in theory, explains how the ad was accepted (grin - probably not). If you want to see this un-aired ad, here's the location (it's a Flash video - broadband required):

http://a1848.g.akamai.net/7/1848/13927/v001/godaddysof1.download.akamai.com/13755/TL4_...6Web_large.swf

[hech54]

They showed both versions on Leno or Conan...forget which one. So if they can show it there...why couldn't they show the un-edited version during the Super Bowl?
DUMB

[AlecWest]

They showed both versions on Leno or Conan...forget which one. So if they can show it there...why couldn't they show the un-edited version during the Super Bowl?
DUMB

I don't think it was a matter of censorship. The ad linked to above was not an "unedited" version but a totally different ad. In fact, the longer ad didn't even have the men debating each other at first. I suspect the decision was merely an either/or decision ... and that they just chose to run the shorter (and cheaper) ad.

[MackemX]

cool ad 8)

anybody got a link to the other ad?