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LiveAuctioneers.com Ceases Business with GoDaddy to Protest Shooting of Elephant

NEW YORK, NY- Julian R. Ellison, CEO of LiveAuctioneers LLC, is speaking out about a recent incident in which another Internet technology executive – Bob Parsons of domain-hosting company GoDaddy.com – killed an elephant in Zimbabwe with a high-powered rifle. Parsons, who is CEO of GoDaddy, enlisted a video crew to tape the entire episode as it happened, then posted it on his corporate website to the accompaniment of a rock music soundtrack. The video has since been edited to delete the frame showing the actual shooting of the elephant, and the AC/DC song “Hell’s Bells” has been removed. After reading about the elephant slaughter and viewing the video, Ellison issued instructions to his staff to sever all business ties with GoDaddy, which previously provided web hosting for Ellison’s businesses. LiveAuctioneers LLC is the parent company of LiveAuctioneers.com, which provides Internet live-bidding services and support t