Welcome to DomainToad
DomainToad is a free and easy way to read your domain name related news.
We aggregate the most popular sources of information and present them in chronological order.
If you would like to have daily headlines sent directly to your email every day, sign up for our newsletter!
We aggregate the most popular sources of information and present them in chronological order.
If you would like to have daily headlines sent directly to your email every day, sign up for our newsletter!
Latest News
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 16th, 2013
Today’s headlines will undoubtedly be about the US government defaulting or not on their bills. The results effect all kinds of institutions, especially the stock market. It will be a great time to buy if their is a big drop and should get a ni...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Wednesday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on October 16th, 2013
Today’s headlines will undoubtedly be about the US government defaulting or not on their bills. The results effect all kinds of institutions, especially the stock market. It will be a great time to buy if their is a big drop and should get a ni...
Discussion
October 16, 2013, 6:32 am
The Domains
Unintended Consequences As Aus Registry Study Turns Into Story “Domain Names Fading Out of Fashion”
Yesterday Aus Registry release a study showing only 25% of all Australians own a domain name. Aus registry which runs the .Au registry and also is the back end provider for many new gTLD’s commissioned the study of 10,000 Australians ...
Discussion
Unintended Consequences As Aus Registry Study Turns Into Story “Domain Names Fading Out of Fashion”
Yesterday Aus Registry release a study showing only 25% of all Australians own a domain name. Aus registry which runs the .Au registry and also is the back end provider for many new gTLD’s commissioned the study of 10,000 Australians ...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 8:17 pm
The Domains
Godaddy/Afternic.com Sells $1,780,000 in Domain Names Led By Likers.com For $28K
Godaddy.com/Afternic.com just released its weekly sales report for the week of 10/7/13 – 10/13/13 Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1,000, summed to $1,779,357. Sales were led by Likers.com for...
Discussion
Godaddy/Afternic.com Sells $1,780,000 in Domain Names Led By Likers.com For $28K
Godaddy.com/Afternic.com just released its weekly sales report for the week of 10/7/13 – 10/13/13 Total domain sales for the week, including confidential sales and sales under $1,000, summed to $1,779,357. Sales were led by Likers.com for...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 6:11 pm
The Domains
Last Sold In 2005 For $1.4 Million, VIP.com Is Sold To Publicly Held VipShop.com
Publicly traded VipShop.com (NYSE: VIPS) whose site is VipShop.com has quietly acquired the domain name VIP.com. The company has a market cap of $3.77 billion dollars. It appears according to DomainTools.com the company acquired the domain just a few...
Discussion
Last Sold In 2005 For $1.4 Million, VIP.com Is Sold To Publicly Held VipShop.com
Publicly traded VipShop.com (NYSE: VIPS) whose site is VipShop.com has quietly acquired the domain name VIP.com. The company has a market cap of $3.77 billion dollars. It appears according to DomainTools.com the company acquired the domain just a few...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 6:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
15 year old domain lost in UDRP because “renewed in bad faith”
Panel uses 2012 renewal date as basis for transferring domain name. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Big5.com be transferred 15 years after it was registered, basing UDRP principles on the last date the domain name was r...
Discussion
15 year old domain lost in UDRP because “renewed in bad faith”
Panel uses 2012 renewal date as basis for transferring domain name. A National Arbitration Forum panel has ordered the domain name Big5.com be transferred 15 years after it was registered, basing UDRP principles on the last date the domain name was r...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 5:02 pm
The Domains
Demand Media Shares Hit 52 Week Low After Rosenblatt Resigns
Shares of Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) hit a 52 week low today closing at $5.34 down almost 9% in the first day of trading since Richard Rosenblatt resigned as CEO and Chairman Share hit inter-day low of $5.31. Demand Media, Inc. is now over almost 50% ...
Discussion
Demand Media Shares Hit 52 Week Low After Rosenblatt Resigns
Shares of Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) hit a 52 week low today closing at $5.34 down almost 9% in the first day of trading since Richard Rosenblatt resigned as CEO and Chairman Share hit inter-day low of $5.31. Demand Media, Inc. is now over almost 50% ...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 4:49 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Transactions Total $1MM Led By USA.org For $57K
Sedo.com just published their domain transactions for the week 10/7/13 – 10/13/13 totaling $1MM. Over the past week, 698 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1MM. This amounts to $53.1MM in year-to...
Discussion
Sedo.com Transactions Total $1MM Led By USA.org For $57K
Sedo.com just published their domain transactions for the week 10/7/13 – 10/13/13 totaling $1MM. Over the past week, 698 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling over $1MM. This amounts to $53.1MM in year-to...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 3:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Four .xxx domain names sell for $600,000
Registry sells four more premium adult domain names. ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain name, announced today that it sold four premium .xxx domain names for $600,000. Adult entertainment company Really Useful Limited bought M...
Discussion
Four .xxx domain names sell for $600,000
Registry sells four more premium adult domain names. ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain name, announced today that it sold four premium .xxx domain names for $600,000. Adult entertainment company Really Useful Limited bought M...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 3:47 pm
Domain Name News
Go Daddy Acquires Media Temple
As reported by TechCrunch, Go Daddy has acquired hosting company Media Temple, also know as (mt). Financial details of the acquisition, which did not include website builder Virb, which is being spun out, were not published. The two companies are goi...
Discussion
Go Daddy Acquires Media Temple
As reported by TechCrunch, Go Daddy has acquired hosting company Media Temple, also know as (mt). Financial details of the acquisition, which did not include website builder Virb, which is being spun out, were not published. The two companies are goi...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 3:22 pm
The Domains
Teen.XXX Sells For $400K; 3 More Domains For $200K & Really Useful Says .XXX Performing Better Than .Com’s
According to a press release we just received from ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry, Really Useful Limited, which is one of the world’s leading adult producers, has invested over $600,000 in new .XXX domains buying Teen.XXX for $...
Discussion
Teen.XXX Sells For $400K; 3 More Domains For $200K & Really Useful Says .XXX Performing Better Than .Com’s
According to a press release we just received from ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX registry, Really Useful Limited, which is one of the world’s leading adult producers, has invested over $600,000 in new .XXX domains buying Teen.XXX for $...
Discussion
October 15, 2013, 3:19 pm
