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 Name Wire
Minds + Machines files patent for “Domain Name Registration and Resale”
Patent describes system similar to AfternicDLS and SedoMLS but at the registry level. Minds + Machines Chairman Fred Krueger has filed a patent application (pdf) for the resale of domain names, titled “Domain Name Registration and Resale”...
Discussion
Minds + Machines files patent for “Domain Name Registration and Resale”
Patent describes system similar to AfternicDLS and SedoMLS but at the registry level. Minds + Machines Chairman Fred Krueger has filed a patent application (pdf) for the resale of domain names, titled “Domain Name Registration and Resale”...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 4:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy wants to patent way of onboarding new TLDs
GoDaddy files four patents related to adding new TLD options to a registrar. GoDaddy has filed four patent applications describing methods for adding new top level domain names to a registrar’s offerings. Each top level domain name a registrar ...
Discussion
GoDaddy wants to patent way of onboarding new TLDs
GoDaddy files four patents related to adding new TLD options to a registrar. GoDaddy has filed four patent applications describing methods for adding new top level domain names to a registrar’s offerings. Each top level domain name a registrar ...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 4:19 pm
The Domains
.XYZ Becomes 1st New gTLD To Pass 250,000 Registrations
.XYZ has become the first new gTLD to pass 250,000 registrations. The official count according to ntldstats.com, 250,731 domain names. Of that amount 217, 752. are registered at Network Solutions representing over 86% of all registrations. As we alwa...
Discussion
.XYZ Becomes 1st New gTLD To Pass 250,000 Registrations
.XYZ has become the first new gTLD to pass 250,000 registrations. The official count according to ntldstats.com, 250,731 domain names. Of that amount 217, 752. are registered at Network Solutions representing over 86% of all registrations. As we alwa...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 3:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
ShoeBuy.com’s UDRP record drops to 3-4
Company loses a UDRP for the fourth time in just 7 tries. Online shoe retailer ShoeBuy.com might need to re-read the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy. It just lost its fourth UDRP. It’s only won three times. This latest loss comes courtesy of...
Discussion
ShoeBuy.com’s UDRP record drops to 3-4
Company loses a UDRP for the fourth time in just 7 tries. Online shoe retailer ShoeBuy.com might need to re-read the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Policy. It just lost its fourth UDRP. It’s only won three times. This latest loss comes courtesy of...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 3:14 pm
Domain Name Wire
This week’s Expired Domain Name Roundup
Joseph Peterson reports on the past week in expired domain name sales. What’s an UNCH? And how many of them would Dr. Seuss need to sell in order to recoup the $11.6k spent on UNCHS.org? Well, actually, some 36 years ago, ...
Discussion
This week’s Expired Domain Name Roundup
Joseph Peterson reports on the past week in expired domain name sales. What’s an UNCH? And how many of them would Dr. Seuss need to sell in order to recoup the $11.6k spent on UNCHS.org? Well, actually, some 36 years ago, ...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
2nd level .UK domain name registrations top 100,000
A strong sales month for .UK. Over 100,000 second level domain names under .uk have been registered since they became available for registration last month, .uk registry Nominet announced today. About two-thirds have been registered by people who hav...
Discussion
2nd level .UK domain name registrations top 100,000
A strong sales month for .UK. Over 100,000 second level domain names under .uk have been registered since they became available for registration last month, .uk registry Nominet announced today. About two-thirds have been registered by people who hav...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 1:38 pm
The Domains
Another Poor 1st Day For This Weeks New gTLDs: .Vision 905; .Report 845; .Fish 542
Three new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and it was another underwhelming week. The totals include Sunrise registration and those domains registered in the Early Access Program .Vision 905 .Report 845 .Fish 5...
Discussion
Another Poor 1st Day For This Weeks New gTLDs: .Vision 905; .Report 845; .Fish 542
Three new gTLD’s went into their first day of general availability yesterday and it was another underwhelming week. The totals include Sunrise registration and those domains registered in the Early Access Program .Vision 905 .Report 845 .Fish 5...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 1:34 pm
Domain Shane
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 3rd, 2014
In a super hurry today. Writeup may come later but I say that all the time and never do so think of something funny and pretend I said it. PS If you don’t read Mark’s daily picks you really should. The second ...
Discussion
THE BIG AFTERMARKET LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on July 3rd, 2014
In a super hurry today. Writeup may come later but I say that all the time and never do so think of something funny and pretend I said it. PS If you don’t read Mark’s daily picks you really should. The second ...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 11:05 am
The Domains
Silicon Valley VC is the sole Winner of Government Bitcoin Auction
Last week the U.S. government held an auction for 30,000 bitcoins that were previously seized. Reuters is reporting that Tim Draper a well known Silicon Valley VC purchased the coins. In the article Draper noted that he saw the auction as a sign that...
Discussion
Silicon Valley VC is the sole Winner of Government Bitcoin Auction
Last week the U.S. government held an auction for 30,000 bitcoins that were previously seized. Reuters is reporting that Tim Draper a well known Silicon Valley VC purchased the coins. In the article Draper noted that he saw the auction as a sign that...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 7:34 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: Google Domains; Beliebers Don’t Buy .Tattoo; Fight or Flight UDRPs…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Google shakes up the registrar industry with their announcement. What can we expect?* Justin Bieber plugs a .ta...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: Google Domains; Beliebers Don’t Buy .Tattoo; Fight or Flight UDRPs…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* Google shakes up the registrar industry with their announcement. What can we expect?* Justin Bieber plugs a .ta...
Discussion
July 3, 2014, 7:03 am
