GoDaddy finally goes public — and live streams it on Periscope

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GoDaddy may looks like a startup, but the company, at 18 years old, is a village elder among techies. That may explain why GoDaddy used Periscope during its long-awaited debut on the New York Stock Exchange.

Eighteen years after launching and nine years after its first failed attempt at a public offering, GoDaddy's stock began trading on Wednesday, opening at $26.15 per share, a gain of more than 30% from its IPO price.

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