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!
Blog View:
Domain Name Wire
What domains Target, CareerBuilder, and others bought on Afternic this week
Target, CareerBuilder, and the franchisor for TCBY stores make domain purchases. As promised, here’s the Afternic sales report for the past week. Some big name buyers picked up domains through the Afternic network. Retail giant Target bought Ta...
Discussion
What domains Target, CareerBuilder, and others bought on Afternic this week
Target, CareerBuilder, and the franchisor for TCBY stores make domain purchases. As promised, here’s the Afternic sales report for the past week. Some big name buyers picked up domains through the Afternic network. Retail giant Target bought Ta...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo end user sales: SocialismSucks.com, Torrents.com, and more
Sedo’s end user sales include Torrents.com at 84,700 EUR. This week I’m trying something a little different with my end user sales lists: I’m breaking Sedo and Afternic into two separate posts. Keep in mind that these end user repor...
Discussion
Sedo end user sales: SocialismSucks.com, Torrents.com, and more
Sedo’s end user sales include Torrents.com at 84,700 EUR. This week I’m trying something a little different with my end user sales lists: I’m breaking Sedo and Afternic into two separate posts. Keep in mind that these end user repor...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 12:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Guy files UDRP against his brother
Something tells me these guys didn’t get together for Christmas this year. You know familial relations have hit a new low when you filed a UDRP against your brother. That’s what happened in a recent case filed with National Arbitration Fo...
Discussion
Guy files UDRP against his brother
Something tells me these guys didn’t get together for Christmas this year. You know familial relations have hit a new low when you filed a UDRP against your brother. That’s what happened in a recent case filed with National Arbitration Fo...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 10:08 am
Domain Name Wire
A safe way to offload your infringing domain names?
Lawyer lets you offload your trademark-infringing domain names. About five years ago I was talking to a domainer who had some trademark-infringing domains in his portfolio. He didn’t want them. He just wanted to get rid of them. “What if ...
Discussion
A safe way to offload your infringing domain names?
Lawyer lets you offload your trademark-infringing domain names. About five years ago I was talking to a domainer who had some trademark-infringing domains in his portfolio. He didn’t want them. He just wanted to get rid of them. “What if ...
Discussion
January 23, 2013, 9:43 am
Domain Name Wire
2013 and domain parking: who’s best?
Will newcomers or long time parking favorites top this year’s list? The domain name parking industry has seen incredible upheaval over the past five years. 2012 was no different, with a surprising number of recently-launched parking companies m...
Discussion
2013 and domain parking: who’s best?
Will newcomers or long time parking favorites top this year’s list? The domain name parking industry has seen incredible upheaval over the past five years. 2012 was no different, with a surprising number of recently-launched parking companies m...
Discussion
January 22, 2013, 11:52 am
Domain Name Wire
Bali.com, JF.com, and Message.com added to Webfest live auction
Big names added to live Moniker domain name auction. The list of domains for next month’s live auction during Webfest is growing. Bali.com has been added with a reserve range of $750,000 to $1,000,000. The site is owned by a Bali travel company...
Discussion
Bali.com, JF.com, and Message.com added to Webfest live auction
Big names added to live Moniker domain name auction. The list of domains for next month’s live auction during Webfest is growing. Bali.com has been added with a reserve range of $750,000 to $1,000,000. The site is owned by a Bali travel company...
Discussion
January 22, 2013, 10:00 am
Domain Name Wire
Estibot launches new expired domain finder Dropping.com
A new expired domain service from the creators of Estibot. Estibot has launched a new expired domain search service called Dropping.com. Dropping.com aggregates expiring domain data from backorder services, marketplaces, and registrars and then provi...
Discussion
Estibot launches new expired domain finder Dropping.com
A new expired domain service from the creators of Estibot. Estibot has launched a new expired domain search service called Dropping.com. Dropping.com aggregates expiring domain data from backorder services, marketplaces, and registrars and then provi...
Discussion
January 22, 2013, 9:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Two cases show the inconsistency of RDNH
Two cases, three different view of reverse domain name hijacking. Two recent UDRP cases show the inconsistency of how reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH) is applied. In the first case, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Inc. v. Ashantiplc Ltd, the pan...
Discussion
Two cases show the inconsistency of RDNH
Two cases, three different view of reverse domain name hijacking. Two recent UDRP cases show the inconsistency of how reverse domain name hijacking (RDNH) is applied. In the first case, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, Inc. v. Ashantiplc Ltd, the pan...
Discussion
January 21, 2013, 11:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrar powers Kim Dotcom’s new Mega
Instra has partnered with Kim Dotcom to power the new Mega. Last February I stumbled into the lobby of the Fairmont Santa Monica after a DomainFest party. It was about 3 in the morning and it had been a long night. I ran into Tony Lentino, founder of...
Discussion
Domain registrar powers Kim Dotcom’s new Mega
Instra has partnered with Kim Dotcom to power the new Mega. Last February I stumbled into the lobby of the Fairmont Santa Monica after a DomainFest party. It was about 3 in the morning and it had been a long night. I ran into Tony Lentino, founder of...
Discussion
January 17, 2013, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sign.com owner threatens Signs.com
Company sends cease & desist letter, claiming Signs.com violates Sign.com service mark. This one is so crazy it’s almost funny — although I’m sure it’s not funny for the owner of Signs.com. SA International, the owner of S...
Discussion
Sign.com owner threatens Signs.com
Company sends cease & desist letter, claiming Signs.com violates Sign.com service mark. This one is so crazy it’s almost funny — although I’m sure it’s not funny for the owner of Signs.com. SA International, the owner of S...
Discussion
January 17, 2013, 10:22 am
