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
Panelist Calls Clause in Name.com Registration Agreement “Extraordinary”
Panelist finds it odd that Name.com makes domain registrant responsible for its own “coming soon” pages. UDRP panelist Warwick A. Rothnie has called a clause in Name.com’s registration agreement related to parked pages an “ext...
Discussion
Panelist Calls Clause in Name.com Registration Agreement “Extraordinary”
Panelist finds it odd that Name.com makes domain registrant responsible for its own “coming soon” pages. UDRP panelist Warwick A. Rothnie has called a clause in Name.com’s registration agreement related to parked pages an “ext...
Discussion
September 19, 2011, 11:09 am
Elliot's Blog
Brand Fail: Qwikster by NetFlix
My wife mentioned that she received an email from Netflix this morning announcing some sort of name change. I did a bit of research, and I saw that the company is spinning off its DVD shipping service into a separate company called Qwikster. Luckily ...
Discussion
Brand Fail: Qwikster by NetFlix
My wife mentioned that she received an email from Netflix this morning announcing some sort of name change. I did a bit of research, and I saw that the company is spinning off its DVD shipping service into a separate company called Qwikster. Luckily ...
Discussion
September 19, 2011, 7:48 am
Domain Shane
Monday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
Hope you enjoyed the weekend. I just got through with the list. Dropday is running so slow I can eat dinner and breakfast and get 8 hours of sleep in between the names loading. Not a great list to start the week but I’ve always like...
Discussion
Monday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks
Hope you enjoyed the weekend. I just got through with the list. Dropday is running so slow I can eat dinner and breakfast and get 8 hours of sleep in between the names loading. Not a great list to start the week but I’ve always like...
Discussion
September 19, 2011, 3:29 am
DomainSherpa
Is Domain Name Typosquatting Worth It?
A study in New Scientist estimates that advertisements placed by Google on typo domains - domain names that are misspelled versions of popular websites - could potentially be producing as much as $500 million per year. And that's only Google...
Discussion
Is Domain Name Typosquatting Worth It?
A study in New Scientist estimates that advertisements placed by Google on typo domains - domain names that are misspelled versions of popular websites - could potentially be producing as much as $500 million per year. And that's only Google...
Discussion
September 19, 2011, 12:00 am
Elliot's Blog
Cheesecake.com Goes on The Market
I received an email from David Clements this weekend announcing that Cheesecake.com is on the market. Clements and a partner launched an e-commerce website over a year ago and has decided to put the business up for sale. According to Clements, &ldquo...
Discussion
Cheesecake.com Goes on The Market
I received an email from David Clements this weekend announcing that Cheesecake.com is on the market. Clements and a partner launched an e-commerce website over a year ago and has decided to put the business up for sale. According to Clements, &ldquo...
Discussion
September 18, 2011, 12:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN To Release New TLD Applicant Guidebook and Site on Monday
Monday is a big day for new top level domain names as latest applicant guidebook is released. ICANN will release the next (final?) applicant guidebook for new top level domain names as well as a new micro site dedicated to the new top level domain na...
Discussion
ICANN To Release New TLD Applicant Guidebook and Site on Monday
Monday is a big day for new top level domain names as latest applicant guidebook is released. ICANN will release the next (final?) applicant guidebook for new top level domain names as well as a new micro site dedicated to the new top level domain na...
Discussion
September 18, 2011, 11:35 am
Elliot's Blog
Top 10 Strange Incoming Google Referrals
It’s the final Saturday of the Summer of 2011, and I hope you are enjoying yourself. I want to share what I think are the top ten strangest incoming referral keywords to my blog this past week. Here they are in no particular order: Ho...
Discussion
Top 10 Strange Incoming Google Referrals
It’s the final Saturday of the Summer of 2011, and I hope you are enjoying yourself. I want to share what I think are the top ten strangest incoming referral keywords to my blog this past week. Here they are in no particular order: Ho...
Discussion
September 17, 2011, 1:10 pm
Domain Shane
A Domain Forum Translation Guide: Part 2
If you are going to use the forums you have to understand the lingo……….and the lies. Behind a veil of anonymity, users are easy to decipher an distinguish. Here’s the second part of the guide followed by the ori...
Discussion
A Domain Forum Translation Guide: Part 2
If you are going to use the forums you have to understand the lingo……….and the lies. Behind a veil of anonymity, users are easy to decipher an distinguish. Here’s the second part of the guide followed by the ori...
Discussion
September 17, 2011, 12:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
Soci.al Domain Hack Sells for $50,000
Soci.al sells to Mark Monitor client. The domain name hack Soci.al has sold for $50,000 according to host.al, which provided a screenshot of the Escrow.com transaction to Domain Name Wire as proof. The Albania country code domain name now sits on bra...
Discussion
Soci.al Domain Hack Sells for $50,000
Soci.al sells to Mark Monitor client. The domain name hack Soci.al has sold for $50,000 according to host.al, which provided a screenshot of the Escrow.com transaction to Domain Name Wire as proof. The Albania country code domain name now sits on bra...
Discussion
September 17, 2011, 12:18 pm
The Domains
Did Michael Vicks Brother Let MikeVick.com & MichaelVick.com Expire? They Are Dropping Sunday
The domain names MichaelVick.com and MikeVick.com are both dropping tomorrow, Sunday September 18th, the same day Michael Vick is returning to Atlanta as the starting quarterback of the Eagles. Both domain names were registered on the same day ...
Discussion
Did Michael Vicks Brother Let MikeVick.com & MichaelVick.com Expire? They Are Dropping Sunday
The domain names MichaelVick.com and MikeVick.com are both dropping tomorrow, Sunday September 18th, the same day Michael Vick is returning to Atlanta as the starting quarterback of the Eagles. Both domain names were registered on the same day ...
Discussion
September 17, 2011, 11:51 am
