Go Daddy has extended its ongoing effort to promote Internet safety, now targeting cyberbullies. In June, the domain name and Web hosting provider donated $200,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale, Arizona to expand the organization’s technology labs, add new computers, and educate Boys & Girls Club staff and students. The first state-of-the-art lab goes into the Virginia G. Piper Branch of the Boys & Girls Club, which is expected to open later this summer. Go Daddy will also present tutorials that educate about how to identify, report, and resist the urge to engage bullies who use the Internet to harass others.
Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons knows how rough people can be on the Web. “I have seen first-hand how mean-spirited people can be on the Internet,” Parsons said. “Go Daddy wants to help young people learn how to deal with cyberbullies …the right way.” To that end, Parsons’ latest video blog post at www.BobParsons.me suggests ways people can fight cyberbullying.
Go Daddy, which has donated more than $4.7 million to charities already this year, has spent years working to keep the Internet safe for all users, testifying before U.S. Congress about Internet safety and helping create federal laws to protect children online and fight rogue online pharmacies.
“The Go Daddy Technology Lab and the curriculum that comes with it are going to make a big difference for us,” said Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Senior Vice President Jeff Miller. “This will give many kids the equipment and educational tools to help better handle cyberbullying, as well as help teach them a skill that could ultimately lead to a good job!”
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale have been providing children a safe environment since 1954 and serve more than 16,000 people.