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
Abbott registers 100s of domains in wake of baby formula recall and lawsuits
Defensive registrations primarily relate to lawsuits alleging a link between baby formula and necrotizing enterocolitis. Healthcare company Abbott (NYSE: ABT) registered hundreds of domain names this week in the wake of announcing a recent recall and...
Discussion
Abbott registers 100s of domains in wake of baby formula recall and lawsuits
Defensive registrations primarily relate to lawsuits alleging a link between baby formula and necrotizing enterocolitis. Healthcare company Abbott (NYSE: ABT) registered hundreds of domain names this week in the wake of announcing a recent recall and...
Discussion
February 24, 2022, 3:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
Helium reaches $1.2 billion valuation using Helium.com
The company acquired the domain after an earlier round of funding. What do you get when you cross blockchain, cryptocurrency, and a team of highly skilled developers? In Helium’s case, you get a $1.2 billion valuation. Founded in 2013 by co-fou...
Discussion
Helium reaches $1.2 billion valuation using Helium.com
The company acquired the domain after an earlier round of funding. What do you get when you cross blockchain, cryptocurrency, and a team of highly skilled developers? In Helium’s case, you get a $1.2 billion valuation. Founded in 2013 by co-fou...
Discussion
February 24, 2022, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dan.com’s refresh and an upcoming improvement
Here are some of the new features I like and an upcoming feature I’m looking forward to. Dan.com rolled out a new user interface last week. Many of the changes are small (but nice) usability adjustments. But there are also new and updated featu...
Discussion
Dan.com’s refresh and an upcoming improvement
Here are some of the new features I like and an upcoming feature I’m looking forward to. Dan.com rolled out a new user interface last week. Many of the changes are small (but nice) usability adjustments. But there are also new and updated featu...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 5:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting claim against valuable DAO.com domain denied
Both parties made allegations that are difficult to prove. The domain name dao.com has become more valuable in the past year with the rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, a type of blockchain-based organization. So it was interesting to se...
Discussion
Cybersquatting claim against valuable DAO.com domain denied
Both parties made allegations that are difficult to prove. The domain name dao.com has become more valuable in the past year with the rise of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations, a type of blockchain-based organization. So it was interesting to se...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
Discussion
Here are the latest end user domain sales
A jewelry seller, a machine parts company, and an irrigation business bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have many big sales this past week (at least ones it could publish.) Its top sale was €15,000 for rete. However, it had some nice end us...
Discussion
February 23, 2022, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting cases are going…down?
Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There are man...
Discussion
Cybersquatting cases are going…down?
Nominet reports a record low number of cases filed. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) publishes annual data about its cybersquatting case counts under UDRP, usually reporting record case counts. But this can be misleading. There are man...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why wasn’t this reverse domain name hijacking?
This case follows the classic “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking pattern. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a cybersquatting claim against the domain name gropod.com, but for some reason, didn’t consider if it was...
Discussion
Why wasn’t this reverse domain name hijacking?
This case follows the classic “Plan B” reverse domain name hijacking pattern. A National Arbitration Forum panelist has denied a cybersquatting claim against the domain name gropod.com, but for some reason, didn’t consider if it was...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 4:12 pm
Domain Name Wire
Company fails to upgrade from .com.mx to .com in UDRP
It waited a long time to come after the domain name. Mexican company Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V., aka MIKELS, has failed to convince a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist to award it the domain name mikels.com. Domain investor Stanley...
Discussion
Company fails to upgrade from .com.mx to .com in UDRP
It waited a long time to come after the domain name. Mexican company Industrias Tamer S.A. DE C.V., aka MIKELS, has failed to convince a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist to award it the domain name mikels.com. Domain investor Stanley...
Discussion
February 22, 2022, 2:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Talking BINs and logos with Richard Lau – DNW Podcast #376
Richard Lau explains his domain pricing strategy and gives an update on his Logo.com venture. Richard Lau is a long-time domain investor who has left a mark on the industry. He founded (and later sold) NamesCon and has helped connect a charity, The W...
Discussion
Talking BINs and logos with Richard Lau – DNW Podcast #376
Richard Lau explains his domain pricing strategy and gives an update on his Logo.com venture. Richard Lau is a long-time domain investor who has left a mark on the industry. He founded (and later sold) NamesCon and has helped connect a charity, The W...
Discussion
February 21, 2022, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Time to pay attention to the next round of new TLDs?
They’re coming. Eventually. In 2009, I attended a SedoPro event in Key West, Florida. We talked a bit about the imminent arrival of new top level domain names on one of the panels. Antony Van Couvering, who founded new TLD company Minds + Machi...
Discussion
Time to pay attention to the next round of new TLDs?
They’re coming. Eventually. In 2009, I attended a SedoPro event in Key West, Florida. We talked a bit about the imminent arrival of new top level domain names on one of the panels. Antony Van Couvering, who founded new TLD company Minds + Machi...
Discussion
February 18, 2022, 3:41 pm
