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
The Domains
IAB: Internet Ad Revenue Hits All Time High Of $9.6 Billion In 1st Q
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) 1st quarter 2013 Internet Ad revenue hit an all time record with $9.6 billion in sales representing a 15.6% increase over the $8.3 billion figure reported in the first quarter 2012. “I...
Discussion
IAB: Internet Ad Revenue Hits All Time High Of $9.6 Billion In 1st Q
According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) 1st quarter 2013 Internet Ad revenue hit an all time record with $9.6 billion in sales representing a 15.6% increase over the $8.3 billion figure reported in the first quarter 2012. “I...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 12:41 pm
The Domains
Upworthy.com Buys U.pw As URL Shortener
According to a post on the company blog, Upworthy.com which bills itself as “social media with a mission” that appeals to the The Daily Show” generation”, has just bought the domain name U.pw to use at a URL shortener. The dom...
Discussion
Upworthy.com Buys U.pw As URL Shortener
According to a post on the company blog, Upworthy.com which bills itself as “social media with a mission” that appeals to the The Daily Show” generation”, has just bought the domain name U.pw to use at a URL shortener. The dom...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 12:06 pm
The Domains
Bidding on MUI.com Hits $25K On Namejet With a Day To Go
The domain name MUI.com is at auction at NameJet.com and bidding and already has a high bid of $24,999. The auction has 265 bidders and there are 15 bidders that placed a bid of $1,000 or more. The domain name MUI.com is owned by Tucows.com but was p...
Discussion
Bidding on MUI.com Hits $25K On Namejet With a Day To Go
The domain name MUI.com is at auction at NameJet.com and bidding and already has a high bid of $24,999. The auction has 265 bidders and there are 15 bidders that placed a bid of $1,000 or more. The domain name MUI.com is owned by Tucows.com but was p...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 11:53 am
Domain Name Wire
Samsung news site can keep its domain name despite Adsense ads
Site with Google Adsense ads still may qualify for “non-commercial”, UDRP panel rules. The owner of SamsungHub.com can keep his domain name, a WIPO panel has ruled in a UDRP brought by tech giant Samsung. Kunal Gangar began using the doma...
Discussion
Samsung news site can keep its domain name despite Adsense ads
Site with Google Adsense ads still may qualify for “non-commercial”, UDRP panel rules. The owner of SamsungHub.com can keep his domain name, a WIPO panel has ruled in a UDRP brought by tech giant Samsung. Kunal Gangar began using the doma...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 11:36 am
The Domains
Samsung Loses UDRP On SamsungHub.com
Sansung has just lost a UDRP on the domain name SamsungHub.com which is being used as a re-directed domain to a site that has Adwords. Samsung does have a product named Samsung Hub but that just rolled out in 2011, the domain name was registered in 2...
Discussion
Samsung Loses UDRP On SamsungHub.com
Sansung has just lost a UDRP on the domain name SamsungHub.com which is being used as a re-directed domain to a site that has Adwords. Samsung does have a product named Samsung Hub but that just rolled out in 2011, the domain name was registered in 2...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 11:29 am
Elliot's Blog
Is.com and Prices.com Listed on Sedo
Sedo just issued a press release this morning announcing that the company locked up the Is.com and Prices.com domain names under exclusive brokerage contract, with Dave Evanson serving as the broker. The asking prices for these two domain names ...
Discussion
Is.com and Prices.com Listed on Sedo
Sedo just issued a press release this morning announcing that the company locked up the Is.com and Prices.com domain names under exclusive brokerage contract, with Dave Evanson serving as the broker. The asking prices for these two domain names ...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:59 am
Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain sales from Sedo
End users including Taser snap up domain names. Last week’s Sedo end user sales report is late because I was at the TRAFFIC conference last week. Afternic skipped last week and is doubling up on its report this week, so expect a long Afternic r...
Discussion
14 end user domain sales from Sedo
End users including Taser snap up domain names. Last week’s Sedo end user sales report is late because I was at the TRAFFIC conference last week. Afternic skipped last week and is doubling up on its report this week, so expect a long Afternic r...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:57 am
The Domains
Private New gTLD Auctions Are Underway
According to ApplicantAuction.com the first private auction for new gTLD strings are underway. Although other than .Club which publicly announced it would be participating in the auction which started today, there hasn’t been any public announc...
Discussion
Private New gTLD Auctions Are Underway
According to ApplicantAuction.com the first private auction for new gTLD strings are underway. Although other than .Club which publicly announced it would be participating in the auction which started today, there hasn’t been any public announc...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:54 am
The Domains
German Court Limits Use Of Berlin.com & Requires Disclaimers On Site
A German Appellate court has ruled that World Media Group LLC (World.com) which owns the domain name Berlin.com has to cease using the domain name in connection with a website providing information on Berlin because such use constitutes an infringeme...
Discussion
German Court Limits Use Of Berlin.com & Requires Disclaimers On Site
A German Appellate court has ruled that World Media Group LLC (World.com) which owns the domain name Berlin.com has to cease using the domain name in connection with a website providing information on Berlin because such use constitutes an infringeme...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:36 am
The Domains
TLDH Raises Another $10 Million For New gTLD Auctions
Top Level Domain Holdings just annoucned they have raised an additional $10 million (approximately £6.6 million) conditionally raised from institutional and other investors and directors for new gTLD auctions and to be used for launch and marke...
Discussion
TLDH Raises Another $10 Million For New gTLD Auctions
Top Level Domain Holdings just annoucned they have raised an additional $10 million (approximately £6.6 million) conditionally raised from institutional and other investors and directors for new gTLD auctions and to be used for launch and marke...
Discussion
June 3, 2013, 10:30 am
